Talk - Arundhati Roy and David Barsamian - Seattle 2004

[cramamurthy]

In listening to her, there is no doubt that you question your own motives and objectives behind your thoughts and actions.Her thoughts are like a mirror to our own conscience

[lilabitch]

"Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing." --Arundhati Roy

I can hear her breathing too!

[raazs35]

she reminds me of the Oracle in Matrix

[DesiHumanist]

J. Krihnamurti is one of my favorite philosopher.

[umawwi]

Arundhati Roy is quite amazing. I hope that she keeps writing!

[lucybean975]

The importance (and sheer beauty) of her work is impossible to calculate. It's such an honor to watch someone who's so fully awake and alive.

[Rockerboy2007]

I wonder what she advocates as a replacement for corporate globalized economy

[abcpqr78]

Awesome...Views expressed by Arundhati are mind boggling..He clarity of thought on the issues simply amaze me

[qaz00]

classic speech!thanks for posting

[alfredunhill]

how refreshing to hear someone who gets the indoctrination and propoganda..great post

[idasputem]

WELL EXPRESSED! Thank you Arundhati Roy

[Tinfoilhatlady]

i love love love her

[curlygurly27]

she looks like an older version of aishwarya rai right?....Roy is a great example of beauty with brains :)

[itsaruntube]

just love her views..keep it up arundhati.... thanks a lot for being inspiration to me....

[atypicalguy]

Well spoken and quite attractive.

[Andrew5544]

Excellent Talk

[vjshatz]

Not to be frightened here is a political act.

[miketheday]

I loved her analogy of our elections being like picking out a washing detergent, the both come from Proctor & Gamble.

Great video! Thank you for posting it. 5***** and saved to my favorites to watch the remaining hour later.

Peace :)

[AiresQX4]

This video has been up since February and only

553 people have watched this. But if someone makes a video talking about Hannah Montana

or how their fart smelled this morning it will get hundreds of thousands of views in just a day or two!! This is why the World is like this. Not enough people care!! Everyone wants to have fun and that's it!!

[scottmcnulty]

RIGHT ON, Aires QX4. You are correct; the United States is definitely apathetic. I have been saying this for years (about how we as a nation care more about Brad Pitt and Angelina's pregnancy and their cell phone ringtones than any issues whatsoever.)

[rajatarsh]

@AiresQX4

really you are correct so lets just not hope but also lets make people care..

[ironladyarundhati]

@AiresQX4 People with brains can be counted.

[cookiecutit]

In a country of billion people we just have one true voice.

[mikevraziel]

I am Indian and I cant agree more ! True voice indeed.

[shiankiang]

I really miss seeing her on Democracy Now. Didn't she give up social protest, and return to fiction-writing?

[amaraca]

War does not define MY AMERICA. War shall not define me as a person. It's a phrase to repeat, something to understand.

[davidpersonalpage]

She is one of my favourite writers and commentators. Thanks a lot for posting.

[armghan]

Arundhati Roy is the best voice of resistance

[suren1946]

@armghan

Best? I would put her behind Norman Finkelstein and Noam Chomsky...

[Harbringe]

@suren1946 The difference between a Norman Finkelstein or a Noam Chomsky and a Arundhati Roy is that Arundhati speaks from a perspective of being in the front lines of resistance all her life ,even as a child she grew up knowing and living in spite of the oppression.She knows the things Finkelstein or Chomsky speak of because she has lived it and thats what makes her best