Freedom River

Concentrating on an area of growing concern in our society--the indifference that makes people blind to the injustices around them--this animated parable traces how the erosion of freedom, like the pollution of natural resources, can occur so gradually that both evade the attention of a busy and preoccupied nation. (Narrated by Orson Welles)

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• politics
• allegory
• animation
• freedom
• river

[ashtaykat]

There are too many voices and not enough river anymore. We have all had to move away from the river of freedom because of the garbage we have let stew in it. Whether that river is indicative of our gov'ts or peace of living without trashing our world does not matter. This is a wonderful video from an era that would have seriously frowned apon it.

Now we accept seeing videos like this but most of us will carry on and toss another rotten apple into the stream!

Thanks for sharing

Ohkwa:ri'

[Twinkabela]

I sincerelly think that this message is beyond the simple definition of government, because if you think carefully people who are on the government are just as human as you and me. This is a general message to harmony and respect, to honesty and justice. We are all free, but we need to respect that not everyone is equal to us, and stop rebelling and causing rebelion. War only generates war.

If everyone applaudes this matter it will just keep on going and going. If people took a stand...

[raincityusa2010]

Well, not sure what the hell this video is supposed to be about concerning immigration, but the US still accepts more immigrants every year than all of Europe combined... and how many people are immigrating to China, India or Brazil, some... but not many.. get real

[einrib4truth]

What an absolutely amazingly poignant story!! WE HAVE TO "Wake-Up!" from our Orchestrated mind-numbing greed and materialistic trance and understand that the Whole World has been massively Lied to and Deceived by one single group of individuals; (FACT!) Please; read: wake-upbeforeitstoolate(dot)co­m or start researching into "Who Owns What!" because the masses are totally oblivious that this group has through their stolen wealth and nepotism stealthily taken CONTROL of virtually ALL industries

[einrib4truth]

What an absolutely amazingly poignant story!! WE HAVE TO "Wake-Up!" from our Orchestrated mind-numbing greed and materialistic trance and understand that the Whole World has been massively Lied to and Deceived by one single group of individuals; (FACT!) Please; read: wake-upbeforeitstoolate(dot)co­m or start researching into "Who Owns What!" because the masses are totally oblivious that this group has; through their stolen wealth stealthily and nepotism; taken control of virtually ALL industries

[caisamadrid]

We are always being told to give up freedom for the sake of security... national or otherwise. We end up with a polluted river. Nietzsche said "Live dangerously" and maybe we need to take that advice. Throw away those guarentees of safety and accept the unknown. along with the freedom that accompanies it.

[orange70383]

It's telling everyone the power is not actually in the hands of the powerful, it exists in our collective hands. Don't be fooled by those who put a reality in our minds that is false.

[Ovalshine]

@IndisguiseIam Whoops, I wasn't trying to be that general. I was focusing on the US alone. My mistake.

I'm probably a rare breed that considers "compliment" as a pure sentiment, but point taken regardless. Still, thanks for the kind words. :)

[Ovalshine]

@IndisguiseIam The phrase was always that the punishment must fit the crime and of course in modern society, the punishment is commonly worse than the crime. Crime, with each passing day, garners less and less victims. Punishment, with each passing day, is more likely to be carried out after their sentence is completed. Exceptions? Sure. Consistency isn't in many people's language.

I appreciate the compliment. :)

[TomMullenTV]

the usual Marxist crap out of Hollywood.

[dmgoddard]

Some of us are working to restore the river... and SUCCEEDING

freestateproject(dot)org