The Big Picture With Avi Lewis

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Hey Michele, FYI<br />
<p>---<br>We have met the enemy and he is us<br />
Pogo<br />
A mind is a fire to be kindled, not a vessel to be filled.<br />
Plutarch

or<br />
<a href="http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8494.htm">http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8494.htm</a><p>---<br>We have met the enemy and he is us<br />
Pogo<br />
A mind is a fire to be kindled, not a vessel to be filled.<br />
Plutarch

This is a fine documentary. Dwight Eisenhower, in some rare film clips, is once again shown to be one of the greatest U.S. presidents ever. Ike is rolling over in his grave now because of the corporatist military-industrial-security-thinktank-government complex takeover of Amerika and the "free world", as it was known back then.

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Michael

Tonights documentary and debate was very interesting and very satisfying. Thank you CBC and Avi Lewis. He had some great guests. I hope lots of people saw it.

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"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." Friedrich Nietzsche

The Big Picture with Avi Lewis was very scary indeed. The documentary was with David Attenborough and was titled "Can we save the planet?" Very distressing information and reconfirmed for me that being a non-consummer is where our power lies.

I have to say that Elizabeth May was present and she is no gutless wonder. She says it like it is and boy do I find that attractive. Coupled with the fact that she understands the urgency with which we need to do something. She honestly is the kind of leader every country on the planet needs and I think her timing is impeccable in terms of an ally in government.

One of the guest speakers said he felt sorry for the Conservative Bob Mills, MP for Red Deer and Conservative Environment Critic because he was defending the indefensible being Rona Anderson's comment about meeting Kyoto would mean taking all the cars, trains, planes etc. off the roads and out of the skies.

No one has allowed any national debate about the Alberta tar sands as though it is somehown taboo because of the wealth it brings into the country so Avi opened it up quite nicely. He is someone that also has no shame in asking the hard questions. Good show.

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"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." Friedrich Nietzsche

"he was defending the indefensible being Rona Anderson's comment about meeting Kyoto would mean taking all the cars, trains, planes etc. off the roads and out of the skies."

(did you mean Rona Ambrose?)

I'd just like to point out her FUD with that comment. Every 'total air pollution' by source study I've ever seen shows that transport is a small percentage of pollution, and industry is the majority source - but the fear mongering is always on 'the collapse of society' angle, not on reigning in industry.

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"I think it's important to always carry enough technology to restart civilization, should it be necessary." Mark Tilden

Thanks Dr. Caleb,

Yes I did mean Rona Ambrose and I also meant that "Can we save Planet Earth" was the title of the documentary. I now realize I need to go to bed at that hour of the a. m. rather than try and make conversation. I obviously unlease tricksters that hang out in my brain like spam.

Did you get to see the doc and debate by the way?

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"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." Friedrich Nietzsche

Yes, I watch almost everything Mr. Attenbourough does. Excellent piece too. He's Britian's David Suzuki.


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"I think it's important to always carry enough technology to restart civilization, should it be necessary." Mark Tilden