Kalle Lasn on CNN Buy Nothing Day

[ShinjukuHH]

The economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the ecology.

I forgot who said that.

[MISSHIEVOUS]

OMG I had an oral on this video in English class today!!

[NextStarfish]

I used this video in a recent blog post promoting Buy Nothing Day on Nextstarfish

[SunnieDee18]

What about the all the Tribes and Countries that have unlimited resources for themselves and leave a vast majority starving and dying all over the World Iran, Syria, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kenya, and so many more. Tho non consumer lifestyles in these places the divide between the haves and have nots is not because of consumerism. It is Greed on behalf of the oppressive LEADERS... America is guilty of Greed too. We need to take personal responsibility. EVERYONE. Stop blaming each other!

[copycopley]

"Oh - come one, environmental problems?"



[unharmonix]

Kalle Lasn is a total boss for going on TV and saying that, nice work! _b

[emmacourtney]

that lady is a b**** i want to slap her. how utterly rude and pigheaded. the ultimate symbol of misinformed americans

[onehundreddollars]

"Come on, environmental problems?1?" Wow, is it really that fucking hard to figure out? Can you really not comprehend how millions of people buying new products would generate at least waste from packaging, if not the consumption of more natural resources?

[ZEKuhlman]

Fucking dumbass liberals.

[pfriverrat]

i may not agree with this group insulting people here in the states, but i will back this group, if it gets me out of the nagging of not going shopping on black friday. lol

[carlawon]

Btw, our over comsumptions have cost us the future of the gulf oily coast.. everyone! we are ALL responsible!

[carlawon]

stupid bitch.. she cant wait to leave her overpaid job and hit nordstrom and buy all her crap made from child labor . ... she so stupid.. she cant see our way of consumpton is destroying our future. What a brain dead bimbo!

[Cruth8987]

i respect that CNN actually aired the advertisement

[coquitonia]

I'm glad, beacuse reading the message of the people here i understand that i am not the only one thinking htat this woman has only a nice smile.

[1stBONER]

i like this guy, he seems to be very knowledgeable :)

is this every year?

[TheReefermadness]

The interviewer is an airhead. She is a perfect example of why North America is leading the world to ruin.

[BoboJunket]

I hope the interviewer here doesn't consider herself a journalist because she comes across as an insincere idiot. How can a supposedly educated person (I assume one must be somewhat educated to obtain a position as a "news" anchor) be so incredulous about out of control consumerism being linked to enviromental problems? HELLO! Where does she think all this stuff on the shelves comes from?

plastic= oil

paper= trees

glass= sand from riverbeds

metal= mines

cotton= water+fertilizer+land

[lowrider5140]

your a fucking idiot. If your telling me that the world is 100% Green your full of it.

Get your fucking facts straight. Did you know that out of all the products in North America (excluding food), only 11% of the materials used to make them are made in factory?

And you need an education. Since when is cotton made out of Water, Fertilizer, and Land? Cotton grows on brushells.

Your missing the entire point of this event. It's simply keeping money in your pocket, and not giving it to companies.

[BoboJunket]

Wow thanks for sending such a nice message to my email on Thanksgiving weekend. You're the fucking idiot. How does that feel?

First of all, you can't GROW anything (including cotton) without soil, water and nutrients. Take a f'n Bio class or a chemistry class. MY POINT was that everything in stores is made with natural resources NOT that all products are natural. 2 different things, you f'n idiot. MY POINT was that of course consumerism is responsible for environmental problems, you f'n idiot.

[dylanousley]

Hahaha! Are you serious?! "Since when is cotton made out of Water, Fertilizer, and Land? Cotton grows on brushells." Haha - really?!?

You just made my morning - I can't stop laughing.

[lowrider5140]

AHA I CANT STOP LAUGHING EITHER YOU IDIOT! LOL!

Go Google Cotton and go to wikipedia. Here let me show you the first sentence..

Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant, a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa.

[alexcandy1411]

Successful cultivation of cotton requires a long frost-free period, plenty of sunshine, and a moderate rainfall, usually from 600 to 1200 mm (24 to 48 inches)

I know this is old but, I believe rain is water, and I bet you that you won't be waiting for rain when you want to max your profits. Im no greenie but still.

[hempstee]

haha she is hilarious. I am glad to see that people are laughing. kalle is completely right, of course, and in some ways she does represent "mainstream" american thinking as it is represented right now. great video to show the two sides of the story. in many ways the entire pro-consumerist argument Does hinge on the catchphrase "come onnn!" there just isn't a lot of substance to back it up

[MrBrindleStyle]

I considered the interviewer may be setting up a dialogue- which would be less accessible to the viewer as a rant...

[eduardoalvear]

Clearly he's not preaching to the choir. Her blasé, patronizing tone is not only unprofessional, but offensive to anyone who doesn't suffer from the media trance. I guarantee you that she has never visited a developing country unless it was from a cruise ship. Read "Cult Jam" and form your own conclusions.

[carlawon]

@eduardoalvear i agree!

[vampireofstyx]

i think kalle lasn is charming, lol.

one of those few people out there who has patience to let other people talk even if they don't agree with him. Unlike those pompous bigot over at Fox News

[c0rex]

oh stfu barbie

[cherri84]

I think she is stupid and one of these ignorant people who still believe in the easter bunny just because they like to stay dumb.

she just don´t want to take responsability for her actions! so she claims that he has a naiv ideology. well stay dumb but don´t go on television!!!

[crawnwax]

if we destroy the economy what do we replace it with? do we all just starve? it seems like a lose lose

[alexguiry]

speak for your self lady don't say "we absolutely love it"

[logain5]

understand the evil that is behind cnn... what about the subliminal tag streaming below him as he appears on televison for his buy nothing day??? "More than 1,000 people were waiting outside wal-mart" now what kind of important ticker news is that? enough is enough is enough already. cnn should be turned off due to secret agendas under the guise of a real news program and not real news coverage... well what is real news unless you see it with your own eyes...

[thaillistreillist]

the only thing that dumb bitch needs to consume is my cock in her mouth

[delerium2k]

I hope that woman doesn't call herself a journalist.

[notarecordplayer]

they usually do. robots give terrible interviews. "cannot computer. error, error, must buy more things to keep loneliness at bay"

[bourgeoisscum]

Oh god, that woman is a douche bag.

[lumpagogo]

@bourgeoisscum

Khalil "Taliban" Lahsson

[demon139139]

this presenter is so far from the big picture!

[Luzidus]

that was my first thought too ^^

[elefunt67]

that chick is dumb.

[JurkoffJay]

Laugh it up bitch!

[coreysmith7]

Rational ideas? Oh come on! Come on!

[antymisiek]

talking about consumption on CNN - what the ignorance!!! it's like a rapist (pedofile) chatting with younsters.

[antymisiek]

she is just a slave. not a bitch or and idiot. that's a difference.

[TClems]

god, what a bitch.

[fancycouture]

I hate CNN. This woman is an idiot.

[mofo100]

hell yeah...

stupid woman , she say always "come on come on..."...

[eatthepope]

everyone should read his book Culture Jam. he has a profound insight into our modern problems and inevitable crash.

[bananian]

well at least CNN was willing to make a news about this. But I sure hope the average North American isn't as ignorant as the anchor here. (What the hell do you think you're consuming, Lady?! thin air?)

[katharineham]

that woman is horrible!

[BALTHORTEHSTOUT]

Kalle Lasn is such a retarded prick.

[queensharai]

I'm wondering though if she could possibly be that stupid... Maybe she has been told to make him look stupid and silly infront of the dumb masses. He's really good, not letting himself get provoked by her comments!

[claytonian]

she does turn out to be an idiot as the interview goes on

[martinruben2]

Shes damn stupid. The way shes jokin provokes my anger

[trash77]

haha

She's an idiot

[jsweney]

oh this is why i can't watch tv anymore

[thewirrow]

why did u repost this?

[gridworks1]

This is hilarious. Seriously... television, and especially this sort of "news" program are a joke.

[zakirkibria]

Where do CNN finds this kind of news anchor? Disgusting! CNN sucks!

[seecatzuriel]

..indicative of the status quo in her responses // still, the vanguard needs to stop barking and bite // it's no longer the time of the lamb..