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Post by Breeze on Jul 8, 2007 3:38:31 GMT -5
Have you seen any of the concerts organized yesterday (07.07.2007) for saving our planet? I was surprised to see that there's someone out here who's thinking about the future of Earth.
but still, there are sooo many members of parliament in Romania who use the state's money in their own interest. (just heard this at the TV yesterday).
It's funny how these contrast. xD
*the second part is a kind of vent... however, I would like to know what do you think about the concert (if you saw it)
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Post by Larry Laffer on Jul 8, 2007 5:30:14 GMT -5
but still, there are sooo many members of parliament in Romania who use the state's money in their own interest. (just heard this at the TV yesterday). You're obviously behind with the times if you've just heard that!  As for the concert: I've missed it! |
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Post by Breeze on Jul 8, 2007 5:48:10 GMT -5
You're obviously behind with the times if you've just heard that! lol, yes, I guess I am. the only time I watch the news is when I wait for something important to come and there's nothing else to do. =) |
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Post by usagiss on Jul 8, 2007 11:25:42 GMT -5
I thought the concerts were pretty good some bands werent that great but over all i think most of them were okay  |
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Post by Betty Ann on Jul 15, 2007 10:19:16 GMT -5
I read an article recently that said that these concerts aren't actually raising ANY money for helping Earth AND they aren't actually raising awareness, either. Apparently, they worked back in the 80s when the charitable music boom hit, but now that sort of thing doesn't do any good any more. Not only that, but it uses it a ton of energy and resources to do the concert, and creates massive amounts of waste.
Kinda like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, huh?
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Post by waves on Jul 16, 2007 16:52:44 GMT -5
^ It's pretty ironic, if you ask me. I saw a little of it and it seemed like any other concert, I suppose. I guess the youth of today just don't care enough about the planet or are otherwise too lazy to do anything about it.
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Post by Betty Ann on Jul 16, 2007 19:31:14 GMT -5
^ It's pretty ironic, if you ask me. I saw a little of it and it seemed like any other concert, I suppose. I guess the youth of today just don't care enough about the planet or are otherwise too lazy to do anything about it. I think the problem is more that it's just been overdone to death, and people don't even pay attention to it anymore. Not only that, but sooooooooo many people seem to be environmentalists NOT for the environment, but for monetary gain. Most of them are huge hypocrites who go on and on about how we should all drive hybrid cars and cut out so many of our amenities, but they refuse to do the same themselves. Like Al Gore's house, or all the celebrities who drive Priuses but then fly around on private jets which waste a HUGE amount of fuel. That sort of behavior makes me (and many other people, I'm sure) think that the whole environmentalism thing is a scam coming from some of these people, who are just seeking attention/fame/money/whatever. Anyway, I think people should care about the environment, but we've got to use common sense about it! I mean, honestly... how much energy/resources does this "awareness" concert waste? |
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Post by waves on Jul 16, 2007 20:53:35 GMT -5
Mm hmm, Betty Ann, you make a good point. Also, a lot of people hardly care about the environment because they know they won't be there to see it in a hundred years, so why should they worry about a future that doesn't include them? But it doesn't make sense to me because I'm sure most of those people are going to have kids, and who wants their children to suffer terrible natural disasters? Sigh, people.
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Post by Betty Ann on Jul 16, 2007 22:25:57 GMT -5
Mm hmm, Betty Ann, you make a good point. Also, a lot of people hardly care about the environment because they know they won't be there to see it in a hundred years, so why should they worry about a future that doesn't include them? But it doesn't make sense to me because I'm sure most of those people are going to have kids, and who wants their children to suffer terrible natural disasters? Sigh, people. That reminds me of something... I saw this VERY disturbing movie about Christian fundamentalists called "Jesus Camp" which showed this whole group of people who thought that Jesus was coming back any day now, so they shouldn't care about the environment. Basically, they believed that God put the Earth here for people to trash until Jesus came back and all that. They were also essentially saying that people who care about the environment were going against God's will. The worst part? They were teaching their children this nonsense! |
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Post by supremegoddess on Jul 17, 2007 2:27:57 GMT -5
I remember seeing something about the Live Earth concerts on TV. The places were absolutely packed. Needless to say, there was tonnes of litter left.
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Post by waves on Jul 17, 2007 20:38:46 GMT -5
^ Packed, filthy AND sweaty!! Mm hmm, Betty Ann, you make a good point. Also, a lot of people hardly care about the environment because they know they won't be there to see it in a hundred years, so why should they worry about a future that doesn't include them? But it doesn't make sense to me because I'm sure most of those people are going to have kids, and who wants their children to suffer terrible natural disasters? Sigh, people. That reminds me of something... I saw this VERY disturbing movie about Christian fundamentalists called "Jesus Camp" which showed this whole group of people who thought that Jesus was coming back any day now, so they shouldn't care about the environment. Basically, they believed that God put the Earth here for people to trash until Jesus came back and all that. They were also essentially saying that people who care about the environment were going against God's will. The worst part? They were teaching their children this nonsense! Religion against the environment? How unfair is that?! Considering there are so many more Christians than there are environmentalists in this world. I don't understand how people can be so unreasonable. If only children listened to Sailor Moon's words of wisdom as rabidly, heh. Seriously, people who follow the Bible word for word truly scare the bajeezes out of me. |
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Post by Betty Ann on Jul 17, 2007 22:00:18 GMT -5
If only children listened to Sailor Moon's words of wisdom as rabidly, heh. Sailor Moon Says!! lolz  |
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Post by Breeze on Jul 19, 2007 0:49:15 GMT -5
I read an article recently that said that these concerts aren't actually raising ANY money for helping Earth AND they aren't actually raising awareness, either. Apparently, they worked back in the 80s when the charitable music boom hit, but now that sort of thing doesn't do any good any more. Not only that, but it uses it a ton of energy and resources to do the concert, and creates massive amounts of waste. Kinda like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, huh? how...  this makes me angry. |
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