Speech by a school girl in UN conference on environment

[KitchenKiller95]

this should be repeated every single year

[BlaineC1972]

I think some responders need to go to their sanctuary. Very sad.

"The Cynic's Sanctuary"

[bigonebr]

What a bunch of propaganda bs! Some adults brainwashed this kid and traines her to recite a speech for the Green mission. Everyone need to wake up and look pass the surface. Behind the voice of this "innocent" girl is an adult with a hidden agenda contrary to what her speech claims. My children will be more worried about jobs and making a living than some fucking animals in the rainforest. This kid needs a reality check, not some science article written by a liberal scientist. Al Gore probably

[007KittyKate]

cool

[nataliecat190]

WELL I THINK IT GOES FOR TOO LONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

O.o

And doesn't this girl play Hermione Granger?

[varasano]

Wow. This girl has been indoctrinated with lots of leftist propaganda...

[jesselewis13]

@varasano here we go.. what bullshit do you believe?

[nightlight091]

It kept me silent for 6 minutes staring.......and im a talktive person...

[micnolmadtube]

Change does not come by itself. You have to make it happen! Just like I am trying to via the zeitgeist movement.

[alicegaram]

i cried watching this... :(

[Sobieskii1]

It's so sad...Maybe in those moment the "great masters" maybe they've got a piont...but only that...they are too "powerful and strong" so they can't do anything to make the world better place for EVERYONE not for only their asses....They are cowards and won't do anything..so sad for them :|

[superawesomegirly]

Well. IF there wasn't bad people the world would be great.....

[micnolmadtube]

@superawesomegirly It's not people who are bad it's the system that holds them in a bad place. Just think about how much happiness you have to give when you have a really bad headache or if you were living under oppression. Don't be so quick to judge.

[JohnF30Music]

Let's see what she has done to help the environment now that she is 30 years old

[hgalxxcruXal]

@JohnF30Music she's already done a lot. she's a scientist now..

[neoblitzkrieg17]

and there goes...NOTHING CHANGED!!!We keep on complaining about the changes of the earth but we don't know how to blame the root cause-ourselves...

[EvilSob1]

i dont know this girls name, but i salute her honesty, her bravery and her compassion. may we all think and feel as she does some day, and perhaps, just mabye, our species will have some hope for a better tomorrow.

[blouangels]

agree with you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[EvilSob1]

when we have healed our selfs, in mind body and spirt, we can begin to heal the world, it is strong, and it can recover, it only needs us to take the first step, a cancer cannot heal whielt he tumour grows, but once the tumour is removed, the healing process will begin, and once it begins, it will grow from strenght to strength. love is not weakness, it is the most powerful force in exsistance. LOVE CONQUERS ALL!

[EvilSob1]

WAKE UP! we all must change our ways and our thinking, it is a simple choice, a choice between fear and love! not hippy flower love. tur unconditional love for everyone and everything that is around you. it is the world that you live in, and anything else than love for it, is a declarartion of war, not the earth but on yourslef, and a being at war with itself is a being that is doomed to extinction! the world is dieing, and so are you1 heal yourself so that you can begin to heal the world......

[EvilSob1]

i saw in apost below taylor22222222 made this comment "ill take this perfect advice from a perfect stranger". you are a huge syptom of the problem. None of us are strangers, we are not our names, we are not our jobs, we are not strangers. we are all members of the same race, the same speciecs. what is essence in you, is essence in her, and it is essence in me, we allwant the same things, food shelter, peace, and love in our lives, if you you have been conditioned to forget these things!

[drfaiso1]

no standing ovation?

[loachendormi]

That was in 1992.

Twenty years later nothing has changed, proving those bastards weren't listening back then!!!!!

[04h239]

couldn't put it any better myself, you are 100% correct

[Romperjet]

unless she is addressing CEOs and billionaires, she's talking to the wrong people. middle class people already give a LOT to charities and the poor in general.

also, nothing we can do will stop a mass extinction if that is what is happening now. just ask the dinosaurs. the best we can hope to do is adapt and survive it.

[micnolmadtube]

@Romperjet If the extinction is being propelled by human acts then we cannot and should not "just survive it". We can do what ever we want, it is only a matter of working together. Nothing is impossible. If it was it would not exist.

[taylor22222222]

...not NeArLY that powerful as to change nature or change the weather or to make animals extinct (ie: polar bears). They tell you and show you about polar bears in alaska that are starving and warming up yet they leave out the part where when they need food, it's from another animal, they shred apart their prey tearing it limb from limb blood shooting in all directions as they eat and chew and claw into it, you tell me that's cute and cuddly.

[Romperjet]

of course a predator is not going to be "cute and cuddly" when it's eating. that doesn't mean that the animal's power and beauty can't be appreciated - from a safe distance. ;-) that also doesn't mean we should shrug our shoulders when they begin to go extinct. we may not be causing the die-offs or the global shifts, but they are happening and we need to take heed. we must prepare for a changing climate and face the fact that we WILL run out of oil. we need another energy system, pronto.

[taylor22222222]

You moron, you can't change nature, you can sure as heck try and spend trillions of dollars and sometimes you can be successful, but nature is nature. You live and then you die, quit spending your life to attempt to save a few bears, it's sad it really is, but that's life.

-by the way, around 98% of all living things that have ever existed on the earth, are extinct-

[FerrousFred]

You can't change nature? Have you ever done any gardening? Driving? Eating? Buying stuff? We ALL change nature. As a species we're supposed to be like loving parents as we're at the top, but we're not. The issue here is probably our own extinction. We don't simply 'live & die' - we're supposed to give & take a little, from our first breath to our last shit. Not just TAKE. Perhaps you should read a few books about it before giving your puerile views. Oh, and I hope you never have kids either.

[taylor22222222]

Little do these morons know, who are brainwashing these kids, that you can't stop nature from it's course, it's natural for animals and plants to go extinct and to die off, 98% of all living things on the earth are extinct, 98% of everything that was once here, is now gone. Surely, you can point that to our industrialization. Oh and by the way, you can't possibly believe that humans (everyone on the earth united) can make a half of a difference in stopping global warming, because humans are...

[FerrousFred]

... necrotrophic? A necrotrope is a parasite which consumes its host until they both die. By the way, your argument about percentage of species is irrelevant to the amount necessary for a healthy biosphere. Life adapts to what's needed to perpetuate life - sacrifice of species is no big deal if there are enough to guarantee that it will carry on. The trouble today is that we might be losing more species than we can depend on for our own guaranteed survival. Watch 'a case of the humans' video.

[taylor22222222]

It's funny that the same about of people accusing me of a blind fear monger are equal to the same people who say I have absolutely no regard toward my own survival let alone others. You have zero impact on what I think, so don't bother wasting more of your time.

[FerrousFred]

It's hilarious that if I DID have zero impact on your psyche, you would't even bother to reply. Your hypocrisy reveals lots about your personality. You seem to be full of contradictions, and had better get back to reign supreme in your own little kingdom before you start revealing more about your bigoted self. By the way, it's not wasting my time - it clarifies & confirms my suspicions of folk like your good self. Pity - you seem like a fully sentient being, albeit with a few issues.

[taylor22222222]

Alright albeit, maybe you're bugging the crap out of me...as I'm sure the feeling is mutual among others you speak with. Because honestly, you're only acting like big brother with a blatantly over inflated ego. Hey I know, try doing something productive. I'm about to go do volunteer community service I've been planning for the last couple days, why don't you do something like that instead of trying to be superior to some random person on the web?

[FerrousFred]

Hey, that's great! I'm glad for you as this culture seems to thrive on keeping people apart. You might meet other people with different views on the world too. I don't believe you about the 'Big Brother' thing - have you actually read 1984? Anyway, I do what I can to make this place a better one for all, including volunteering & conservation, so please don't get more bugged. Also, I believe it's the best option to get many opinions about something before forming my own. After all, you commented!

[taylor22222222]

Straight out, I want to know what it is exactly that you want. Rather than bash whatever I say or think...what do you really want me to do? Obviously there is something you desperately want otherwise you wouldn't be so quick to scream off that you think you're the only one whose right about something. Like I said, you seem to have too big of an ego for your own good, just...slow it down...try empathizing or reasoning with people. Btw I'm 14 How old are you? ;)

[FerrousFred]

Please re-read the thread. I simply want you to realize that giving opinions is easy, but justifying them is not. There is enough on the web to make terrorists think they're right, environmentalists think they're right, schoolkids think they're right, and all I want is the truth, especially about the earth. You know, the place they mine to make all those pretty machines you love so much. Look up COLTAN, look up POPULATION GROWTH, look up PEAK OIL, and make your own mind up. That's what I want.

[taylor22222222]

Wow....you don't even know me. You start judging the whole person based on one or two of their comments. I used to live in Bakersfield California for God sakes...that's a pollution wasteland, I know what those conditions are like and I understand the consequences of what most of us do. I also do believe I made comments about a year ago...have you ever stopped to think that maybe I've changed my mind or have been convinced otherwise since then...I think that even the chance of that is great.

[percybeth]

Beautiful speech.

And I'm 10,000th view.

[trevgk]

great video, good message to the so-called "LEADERS" who are incapable. Maybe now she can do another speech about the other youth types, the vandals and scum youth who steal from and kill innocent people for no reason!!

[hootavoota]

unfortunately, nothing will change, there will always be war/poverty/destruction... we're human, its what we've done since day 1 :(

[taylor22222222]

Yep, that's very true, and even more unfortunate! There are people willing to kill other people for numerous reasons, could be religion, could be jealousy, could be that they were raised that way and still believe that way, and then there are people willing to defend themselves so there is always going to be war. I live in the US and I take a lot of offence from people who told this girl these things, making it look like it's our fault that they are that way, it's not the wealthy country's...

[taylor22222222]

fault, it's their own country's fault, it's their government's fault, taking their money and spending it for themselves. (most cases it is) I don't mind at all helping people, but I've seen people go and take money out of that money jar and go buy a pack of cigarettes and alcohol.

[taylor22222222]

Haha okay, Idk who convinced you to believe that but whatever.

[naimasimpson]

... in which you come from, it is a harsh reality to understand that the one's who we may praise and look up to, are the one's who are worshiping and living by the elements that create and dictate such affliction in the first place. Please don't take offence, as I think it would be more wise for you to do your own research and come back with proof, rather than harbouring resentful emotion's or feelings of hurt because of what I have stated. We are all being mislead, not only you.

[taylor22222222]

you are so out of your mind, it's unreal. haha, i'm so glad im not you thanks for making my day.

[naimasimpson]

Clearly you are so overly offended, hence the amount of rudeness coming from you. I suggest that you use all that energy youve gained from your bitterness to blow off some steam by perhaps doing a few push-ups?...

[taylor22222222]

Well, I'm glad you're thinking of me....( :/ ) now go away before you really freak me out, quit thinking of me so much...

[naimasimpson]

... Really, rudeness will get you no where in life, and you'll certainly find it difficult in maturing or evolving as a human being if you keep up the attitude. Good luck for your future, I hope some day you find great humbleness and understanding, and that you learn to have control over your emotions. Take care 

[taylor22222222]

haha alright, I'll take this "perfect" advice from a "perfect" stranger. I just don't like to dwell on politics and on who's right and who's wrong, sooo I replyed a few things of what I think of you, and hoping I'd get the best of you...so far I've made progress...go ahead, reply me another, fire away.

[MynameisAido]

She is so inspiring. I really hope she had the opportunity to reach out to people.

[TheNeutralOne]

She has a child at 12 years old?

[sounduser]

Like anyone in power really gives a fuck!!! Well apart from there own pocket :D

[derghb]

Smart politicians know when they have to clap their hands lest they look like soulless greedy bastards.

But now on to something completely different! Did you know that you can masturbate alot to awesome porno, smoke pot or play lots of videogames? Why not try to eat some yummy potato chips or drink some Coca Cola? If thats not for you, then you can pray to the lord or watch tv, watch awesome movies or just chill out on the internet on any of its awesome sites like youtube!

Dont think too much!

[Birdlady10]

Still speaks to the people. It's been almost 20 years and nothing has changed. This is more important than ever.

[simpleswim998]

you go girl! finnally someone who has a brain!

[half18life]

My dreams have been clouded and my hopes smashed for our future. Look what we have done, and look at what we leave for our children and grandchildren to clean up. Shame on us.

They are not stupid or blind to it. I am an old man with only a dream left. How will it all turn out down the road? But what do we care, we will not be here to carry the blame.

[HAdhvaryu]

Her father righly said -We are, what we do, and not what we say.' My father use to say "An ounce of practise is more worth than tons of preaching/teaching."

Let's all muster some courage for bold actions.

[HAdhvaryu]

Her father righly said -We are, what we do, and not what we say.' My father use to say "An ounce of practise is more worth than tons of preaching/teaching."

Let's all muster some courage for bold actions.

[hillhead420]

so sad... so sad but true.. why does no one care about this.. people are so selfish.. wtf is wrong with people!!!! THERE NEEDS TO BE CHANGE OR PEOPLE WILL DIE!!!

[beasbie]

People are already dead

[deedub69]

She is David Suzuki's daughter

[FreshCutMedia]

Where is she now?

[jeryatrix]

Finally, a real candidate for President???

[mberger47]

Share the wealth around the world!

[ThePyroChild]

amazing. save the earth. She's extremely brave to make a speech in front of the united nations

[sopezzo56]

Wow! Where can I sign up to support this organization????

[bubblleez]

amazing speach. she is wonderful. i prase her for her braveness