Decentralize.tv » Consumerism http://decentralize.tv/home Don't hate the media, become the media. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:51:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc OTEP – Smash The Control Machine http://decentralize.tv/home/2009/09/05/otep-smash-the-control-machine/ http://decentralize.tv/home/2009/09/05/otep-smash-the-control-machine/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2009 08:16:11 +0000 Josiah http://decentralize.tv/home/?p=1472

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxYGfQ54gfA

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U7w92UW52E


“Our FAST FOOD NATION exposed. Before you take another bite, you must see this movie (there’s shit in the meat!) Take action at Backwardshamburger.com then get the full story on the big screen with Fast Food Nation, the movie.”

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More documentaries: 9/11: Press for Truth, Zeitgeist: Addendum, Anarchism in America,
The Story of Stuff, The Take, Killing Us Softly 3, Sugar: The Bitter Truth.

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I, as an anarchist, particularly like this one. I’m so glad all the Obama vs. McCain insanity is finally over.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3_95F5e-Ac

“Sony Releases Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn’t Fucking Work”

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AyVh1_vWYQ

“The Onion: Supreme Court: Death Penalty Is ‘Totally Badass’”

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyph_DZa_GQ

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Here’s day two of our web-concert honoring Bush’s legacy. Enjoy.

Against Me! -- Baby, I’m an Anarchist (Lyrics)

Adam Freeland -- We Want Your Soul

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvwK-3cQ6gE

Anti-Flag -- War Sucks Let’s Party

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3hHejyY3hI

Come on back now, ya hear!

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLBE5QAYXp8


The Story of Stuff is a fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. It exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.

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]]> http://decentralize.tv/home/2009/01/09/submedia-is-back/feed/ 0 The Plight of the Immokalee Tomato Pickers http://decentralize.tv/home/2008/10/11/the-plight-of-the-immokalee-tomato-pickers/ http://decentralize.tv/home/2008/10/11/the-plight-of-the-immokalee-tomato-pickers/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:32:47 +0000 Yunus http://decentralize.tv/home/?p=286 I have long supported the Coalıtıon of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and joıned wıth them ın protests agaınst Burger Kıng ın Chıcago, sınce then they have taken down BK and brought them to the bargaınıng table. Now theır attentıon ıs focused on Chıpotlé. Fınd out how you can help theır fıght for socıal justıce at www.ciw-online.org

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Credit to: globalissues.org (study from 1998)
According to UNICEF, 30,000 children die each day due to poverty.
3 billion people live on under two dollars a day. Now look at what the world spends its money on:

Global Priority (the amount spent on these products in one year)

Cosmetics in the United States: $8 billion
Ice cream in Europe: $11 billion
Perfumes in Europe and the United States: $12 billion
Pet foods in Europe and the United States: $17 billion
Business entertainment in Japan: $35 billion
Cigarettes in Europe: $50 billion
Alcoholic drinks in Europe: $105 billion
Narcotics drugs in the world: $400 billion
Military spending in the world: $780 billion

The moral of this story is “NO, you don’t need more shit!”
And for those of you who think it would take soooo much money to fix the world, look at this:

Additional costs to achieve universal access to basic social services in ALL developing countries:

Basic education for all: $6 billion
Water and sanitation for all: $9 billion
Reproductive health for all women: $12 billion
Basic health and nutrition: $13 billion

“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” -Esther de Waal

“The combined military expenditures of all the world’s governments in 1987 were so large that all of the social programs of the United Nations (192 nations) could be financed for three hundred years by this expenditure.” -William H. Koetke

“You are not your job.
You are not your bank account.
You are not the clothes you wear.
You are not the contents of your wallet.
You are not your bowel cancer.
You are not your grand latte!
You are not the car you drive.
You ARE NOT your fucking khakis!”
.

“Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don’t need.”
“The things you own end up owning you.”
-Fight Club (movie)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvwK-3cQ6gE

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