Derrick Jensen on Ecological Destruction

http://www.whatawaytogomovie.com presents another clip as part of the "Why Are Things Falling Apart?" series. In this clip Derrick Jensen discusses the dominant culture's urge for death.

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• global death urge
• apocalypse
• ritual transformation
• end of the world

[kmay7504]

why the fuck are great videos like this only getting viewed by something like one or two people a day. this is the kind of message that we need to spread to every smart, conscious American. Wake the fuck up

[changingone77]

Derrick Jensen is brilliant and necessary.  His books have literally changed my life.

[randy95023]

If every adult on the planet watched "What a Way To Go" with an open mind the world would be changed forever. To think that you are only one person brings on a sense of hopelessness. Fortunately ALL 7 Billion of US are just ONE Person. I've watched "What a Way To Go" at least a dozen times and filled at least two notebooks with thoughts about it. It FORCES the viewer to think. (Having studied Economics for over 30 years gives me a quite unique perspective...)

Peace, Randy

[llothar68]

@kmay7504

5313 views - thats it - all smart, conscious Americans have now seen the clip.

[grundgemonster]

This guy is like the second coming or something!

[bodryn]

@dinokralt What ideology would that be, I wonder?

[dinokralt]

@bodryn doesn't common sense tell you that the solutions which are necessary to remedy his apoctolyptic prophesy reek of ideology?

[bodryn]

@dinokralt I think there comes a point in anybody's life that they realize there is no one person out there with all the answers. I think he can be quite enlightening, along with folks like Jacques Fresco, Alan Watts, et al, but ultimately we have to exercise our own common sense in regard to our own situation in the world.

[dinokralt]

@bodryn i would never argue against the idea that there is not some truth in what Jansen is saying. I just feel that his massive speculative understanding of the causes and the subsequent remedies of the problems are massively infused with ideology. I would never wish to make such a man a leader of my personel worldview.

[arumdevil]

@kmay7504 I haven't checked this for this video as I've only just come across this guy, but I know many videos on topics like this have their view counts reset to make it seem like they're not watched.

[bodryn]

@dinokralt4 You can call him a dreamer or whatever, but I think Jensen speaks the truth. People need to at least know what's going on in the world, even if they don't know what to do about it.

[dinokralt4]

wikipedia: Jensen says that he sees civilization to be inherently unsustainable and based on violence. He argues that the modern industrial economy is fundamentally at odds with healthy relationships, the natural environment, and indigenous peoples. .... Accordingly, he exhorts readers and audiences to help bring an end to industrial civilization. this man is much more intelligent and creative then myself, but to truly rally behind these ideas causes appears to be pure ideology.

[xxpinksugar]

This video deserves more views. I can think of 20 useless videos that have billions of views. THIS IS WHAT MATTERS.

[leafyseadragon1]

Derrick, I LOVE YOU

[mindrunfree]

All I can say is, 'Wow."

[keithnotis]

pass it on then. facebook, twitter, etc etc. When someone sends you a dumb joke send them a smart link. it does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds. --Samuel Adams.

[phr231]

exactly

[Christinecedar]

I agree with you kmay7504: Wake the fuck up! and more humans should be listening to Derrick Jensen NOW!

[dnHooligan]

denial.

[DoJaenin]

Not just Americans ;)

And yeah, it can be frustrating when at the same time, some irrelevant poop joke gets 100 times the views this gets... all the more proof that what Jensen and others are saying is true.

[delerium2k]

Wise words.