Pretty powerful video from our friends at Greenpeace. I guess this video came out a little while back - but I haven’t seen it making the rounds before. Check it out!
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Matt likes to ride his bike around the San Francisco area, climb rocks, play soccer, wrestle with dogs, hit the drums, strum the guitar, eat yummy vegan food, and find ways to constructively challenge the social and ecological destruction capitalism presents us with. He works with Rising Tide North America and Bay Rising Affinity Group.
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That was easily one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a long time. Very nice. And yes, it is time to draw the line.
Holy Crap. Does that kid have access to fire arms?
Hahaha, I had the same thought andrew. I do not want to mess with that kid.
I’m just glad he’s on our side…
Can’t say I’m a fan of this… way too angry and the recycling of the Bush rhetoric (”You’re either with us or against us”) is unsettling. Who is this designed to appeal to?
Oh man. That video is….ridiculous. Not in the best of ways. Maybe if we are trying to start clean energy street gangs…After I saw that I wanted to go hide from this kid, not go out and fight the good fight.
To clarify: If this is meant to convince anybody to join the fight for climate justice, it is not an effective tool. However, I do think it is entertaining to watch if you don’t take it too seriously.
And I do agree with the time to draw lines bit, there are a huge number of people (ie politicians) in the gray zone - saying all the right things, but never taking any action.
Adi: I disagree. “With us or against us” can be a very powerful statement. It is the context and meaning that really matters when it is used. I see striking differences between it’s use by Bush and this child. I think it’s far more disturbing and reckless when a man with so much power and responsiblity says it. Children making vague threats to adults is spooky, if not thought-provoking — just look at how many responses this post has elicited (and herein lies the purpose!)
Amy: At 3:38am I don’t think many videos would make me want to go out and fight the good fight either
I think many are right to point out that this child’s apparent anger - while justified in my opinion - may not make for the most effective call to arms.
Still, listen to this words, recognize the intensity with which they are spoken, and realize the truth in his message: climate change doesn’t just put “the future” at risk - it puts our future at risk, the future that today’s young people will inherit, live our lives in, raise our children in.
This video helps show that for today’s youth - and for those yet unborn, if only they could speak - the climate crisis is real, it is urgent, and it is of the highest priority: our very future hangs in the balance.
And yet we cannot solve it without the assistance of today’s adults - those who hold positions of power, wealth and responsibility. Unless we begin today to make the necessary investments and set the public policies that change course towards a sustainable future, today’s youth will be left without the tools we’ll need to rise to our greatest challenge: de-carbonizing the planet and building a sustainable energy future.
To those in power today we must say: “We’re your children and grandchildren, your neighbors, friends and as some of us enter the workforce, your co-workers.
Who’s side are you on? Will you help us? Or will you condemn us to a dark future? We are ready to rise to the challenge - but we can’t do it alone!”
Thanks, Matt, for posting this. I too missed it when it was released. Cheers,
Jesse Jenkins
This video, featuring a not-so-angry child, is far more effective:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-_LBXWMCAM