Our Insanity

INTRO - Insanity DEfined - GlobaLIZation - Pollution - CONsumption - CONpyramids - SOLution - CONnections
 GLOBAL WARming - Pestilence - No Matter - All Empires Fall - Dolphins & Rats - Best Thing - EXIT

CONpyramids

Metaphor - Scene from The One (w/ Jet Li)
Watch on Youtube
 

 

intro on pyramids

http://www.forbes.com/opinions/2008/12/12/corporate-leadership-autos-oped-cx_rf_rk_1212fismankhurana.html

 

December 13, 2008 - Fund Fraud Hits Big Names (Wall Street Journal)

December 12, 2008 - Suits expected against Madoff Scheme (Marketwatch)

Charities count missing millions in Madoff case (MSNBC - WA Post)

insert photo of Madoff - point out nose

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_L._Madoff

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/3759702/Bernard-Madoff-Wall-Streets-Wizard-of-Oz.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7782731.stm - also copy to Word DNA CON

 Bedtime Stories: Emperor's New Clothes
Watch on Youtube

 

 

 

wealth in hands, social pyramid

The world's wealth in hands of the few (Scotsman)

TWO per cent of adults on the planet command more than half of the world's wealth,
while the bottom 50 per cent possesses just 1 per cent, according to comprehensive new research.

Sounds like a pyramid!

insert image....collage of pyramids

Cursed Valley of Pyramids - Tucume, Peru
Watch on Youtube below. 6 parts play sequentially 

 

CONglomerates & Corporations run amok

Are CEOs Really Overpaid? - Newsweek:- MSNBC

What do you think? This is one reason why I WILL NOT DEbate. The mere fact that the question
is asked when the levels have become so ridiculous, is 'ridiculous' in itself. Insanity!

Documentary

The Corporation

The rules defining corporations, and abuses by the vast majority, if not ALL mid to large sized corporations has fucked up the world.

Perhaps there should be more co-ops
or
perhaps there should just be some TRUTHful people.

The Corporation in 23 parts.
Watch on Youtube
 

Documentary

Frontline:
Secret History of Credit Card
(Watch online!)

See how tricky the banks can be! Greed! What did the executives of the top banks take home in pay recently?

How much money is sitting in off shore bank accounts?

Doesn't matter now - their time is over.

 

 

Frontline:
Tax Me if You Can
(Watch online!) 

See how corrupt many global corporations are in avoiding US tax.
This behavior applies in countries around the world.
www.transparency.org

Offshore banking is like a disease. GREED!

[ Judgement will be handed down
on those offshore 'tropical' places ]

Documentary

Frontline

Other Frontline videos you can watch online

Frontline is an investigative show on US PBS - Public Broadcasting Station.

Counterpart to BBC in UK and ABC in Australia.
Sorry - I don't know the names of any other
countries' public station investigative groups..

 
 

Confessions of an Economic Hitman

You might wonder - if you are an American, at least, if you think CONglomerates treat you crappy at home, what do you think they do -- when you are not looking!

 

The Face of the CON

Materialism

 

Oct 24, 2005 - U.S. Material Wealth Leads to Clutter (USA Today)- oh really....one look at a few US garages would tell us this.
This applies anywhere in the world.

TLC Channel TV Clean Sweep - it must be bad if there is a TV show dedicated to helping people throw out all the junk they've accumulated

 

Let go of the things that hold you down emotionally. Save the emotions for other people - not material items.

 

Book

Material World

 

 

Material World Book

 

Documentary

Zapatista

Watch this DVD to get some insights on the impact of
globalization that remains hidden from consumers.
If 'poor' people are affected like this -
imagine what happens around the world.
Oh - you don't need to imagine it - I'm showing it to you.

You can learn a lot from guys in black hoods. I did.

Zapatista
Watch on Google Video - 1 part

 

Place Called Chiapas
Watch on Google Video - 1 part