"An Inconvenient Truth"

[AK Infinity]

Please Let the Truth be Heard!

I just saw the movie an "An Inconvenient Truth" and I just couldn't stop crying after I walked out of the theater. First of all, let me fully vouch for my manhood. I can beat someone down fairy easily and people don't normally ever challenge me so I'm not a softy by any stretch of the imagination, but next to the unvarnished truth of this movie --which only affirmed what I already knew--I ain't shit. That's why I have to post it here, because nothing is more vital to our understanding of the universe than mother earth. I mean, we smoke and grow Marijuana who are better equipped to understand what faces our home than us?

Let me break it down to ya GC, I'm a passionate believer in the goodness of man, the innate goodness at least so whenever I get an opportunity to dwell on that I do. Sorry if I seem to go on and on but I really feel like there are people on this site that believe the exact same things. I can't sit still or be quiet about the world ya see, not when there are so many things we can do to help her. Don't get me wrong bros I'm a down and dirty stoner, love pussy, straight shots of Jack Daniels, stoner jargon and stoner culture so I don't think I'm better than nobody. There are people on this site that are far smarter than me and I believe myself to be somewhat gifted.

Please just go see the movie, not because it's going to impart you with some bit of knowledge you've never heard of before but because by going to see it you're making economic noise at the box office. Maybe corporate America will start listening and by reason of their greed impart truth to masses. If it worked for "The Passion of the Christ," it could work for a group of old and new age hippies too. (This is the texture of this modern age, it ain't true until we see it with our own eyes. Its utterly cynical, so utterly contemptuous of compassion and connection that I could vomit blood.)

Think about how terrible it would be if you were cradling a dying loved one in your arms and then magnify it by six billion lost and desperate souls. Do you feel me?

It doesn't have to be this way.

Peace.

[Rasta_Man]

I'm cynical about the future of our civilization.

I reiterate to you again:

"If there is hope, it likes in the proles"

[AK Infinity]

"Life's too beautiful to lose hope.
Life's too beautiful to lose hope.
Life's too beautiful to lose hope.
Life's too beautiful to lose hope.
Life's too beautiful to lose hope.
Life's too beautiful to lose hope."

~From the hopeful stutter of AK Infinity~

Stay green!

[Digit]

YES!!!! WOOHOO!!!! AT LAST, THE TRUTH SHALL REACH THE MASSES AND WE CAN ALL TAKE APROPRIATE STEPS!!!


i had seen Al Gores speach in about 2004, and i'm so glad many more will get to see this message now he has taken a leaf out of michael moores book of feature leangth documentarys with cinematic release.


i have yet to see this, but i know whats coming... i know of nothing else that could inspire so much compassion for our mother earth in those of us seaping into a little too much seperation and disconnection. there is so much more joy to be had when living connected through the trials of truth.


6 billion?? nay, i find kindredness with all life on earth, from mamals to plants, from fish to algae, we are all one. an infinity of infinities contained in that one, we are not alone. consciousness of that oneness allows each part with that reccognition to cease harm, in reccognition that it only harms the self.


go grow a tree, and buy a solar panel, take up study of our home, our cradle, this gaia, am, urantia, terra, earth or any other name you may have heard for the "third rock from sol". we can do so much, the universe awaits our actions, the consciouss being beneath our feet awaits our collective salvation.

we are the ones we've been waiting for.

Liberatae Tuta Meh! love yas.

see where we want to be in a hundred years from now? all that lush vegetation... mmmmm tis a wonderful world... let it be so. live it.

[AK Infinity]

"Treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It was loaned to you by your children."


~Kenyan Proverb~

[Digit]

maybe time for a "warm war" rather than the "cold war"... lets bring gorbachev back, and give gore his rightful chance to show the world what america could be, saviour rather than doom bringer.

i'm not saying this to start any political diatribical jibberish, just giving a nod and a wink to two of the greatest figures of power and their intensive eccological stance.

if only all our world "leaders" were so inclined to do the right thing rather than the short term convieniences.


ps, that kenyan proverb is so fiting. especially given that we (us tall walking apes) come from central africa, kenya area (barring additional alien gene theorys).

also, that "we are the ones we've been waiting for" is from the "hopi"

[Ebinezer02:4]

i think something needs to be done.....but i see this as mainly a political attempt by gore and the dems........dont think for a sec im bushes best friend, but politicians care very little. accept for politics.

[Digit]

anyone know how to watch this online? or even some of the earlier versions of Al's speaches?

ebinezer... have you seen it? if it looks like political maneuvering it must have really lost something from the work done to it by all the peeps who've turned it into a feature film.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...44470709189270 heres some trailers n stuffs. in the trailer you hear gore say its not a political issue but a moral issue......... i say it is a necessary survival issue. we ignore this, we die, in great suffering. and then truely all left will learn that ignorance is NOT bliss.

[AK Infinity]

Originally Posted by Ebinezer02:4

i think something needs to be done.....but i see this as mainly a political attempt by gore and the dems........dont think for a sec im bushes best friend, but politicians care very little. accept for politics.

Hey bro I can understand your mistrust of the political establishment but what he's saying goes beyond the environmental lobby. Politicians have earned quite a reputation these days--deservedly so--but you have to look at the data, it's too pronounced for us to abdicate our personal responsibility in favor of an anti-political stance. Rome is burning goddamn it and we all have bloody fucking violins.

In some ways it's easier to bash Al Gore so that people don't have to deal with the unpleasant reality of what we've done to this planet. Turn away if you wish but nothing good has ever come of apathy.

“The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives.”


~Native American proverb~

Peace!

[Digit]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...9963&q=climate

here's an earlier version of gore's speach .... it takes a little while to get going as the initial speakers aren't quite as well experienced in public speaking. i'm sure there will be a few pieces not in the film and vice versa, so its not just for those who have yet to see the feature.

[AK Infinity]

I do not see a delegation
for the four-footed.
I see no seat for the eagles.

We forget and we consider
ourselves superior.
But we are after all
a mere part of Creation.

And we must consider
to understand where we are.
And we stand somewhere between
the mountain and the Ant.

Somewhere and only there
as part and parcel
of the Creation.

~Chief Oren Lyons~

Peace.

[Ebinezer02:4]

ok people, if you say so. but why is Gore doing this? i havent really checked, but i dont think hes an expert on this. somewhere, someone really knows whats going on based on the research they have done. gore has nothing to do with it and just wants to gain a little popularity.

[AK Infinity]

Is it possible that he might actually believe in and know what he's talking about?

"This is not a political issue, it's a moral one."

~Al Gore~


Peace.

[KAdernal]

Originally Posted by AK Infinity

Is it possible that he might actually believe in and know what he's talking about?

"This is not a political issue, it's a moral one."

~Al Gore~


Peace.

Its possible he might know, but unlikley. Politicians are top notch actors, its no surprise that al gore has made it into a feature film. plus he did invent the internet so hes got connections.

Someone wanted to make a film, they needed a face to prsent the facts, gore was willing to do it to gain back some mainstream attention, perhaps he really does care about the enviornmnet-- in fact im sure he does-- but it doesnt take away from teh fact that someone did research and all Gore did was spew out information he got from other places.

The fact that Al Gore is the face for this film to me isnt a big deal, someone had to present the information, I think the reality of what the movie about is merrit enough to go check it out, as I plan on doing in the near future.

[pemberton]

I am about as left leaning as a person can get... I drive my car, which is very fuel efficient, only as a last resort or if riding my bike just isn’t realistic. I take every possible opportunity to conserve, recycle, and reduce my environmental impact. I'm also studying Environmental Engineering, and I hope to make a career out of protecting and repairing the environment. However, I am not fully convinced that Global Warming is actually being caused by human action.

There have been dozens of periods of natural, abrupt climate change throughout the existence of our planet, with the most recent being about 5000 years ago. Most of them occurred before humans were even walking the earth. There is more and more evidence that suggests this may be one of those periods, and many leading scientists, including those who once supported the theory of human caused global warming are starting to accept the evidence. In fact, there is mounting evidence that the planet is actually entering a global cooling stage. Many countries are currently experiencing record low temperatures (the US included), and according to the near clockwork cycle of ice ages throughout history, the next ice age is set to begin by 2012, if it hasn’t begun already.

A month ago if you had tried to tell me that global warming wasn’t real, and that humans weren’t causing it I would have laughed in your face. I was recently challenged to back up my claims for global warming with some hard evidence and data, and the more research I do, the more I’m starting to disbelieve the whole concept of global warming. I’m definitely on the sidelines for this issue, but I try to do everything in my power to protect the environment, and I think everyone should be doing the same to ensure a better future for our planet.

The fact of the matter is, no one knows for sure if global warming is for real. If there was enough evidence to prove the theory, there wouldn’t be any debate, and the entire human race would be breaking its back to curb emissions and build an infrastructure for alternate energy sources. There are plenty of REAL problems plaguing humanity today. War, poverty, disease, racism, etc should not take a back seat to anything.

For a final thought, consider this… Fear is a powerful tool used by corporations and governments alike, and the fear of global warming is generating billions of dollars each year from ridiculously overpriced “green” products and services. Companies will do anything to earn that extra dollar, even if it means exploiting the good intentions of people trying to protect the environment.