EPTYes, what is happening in most of Africa is horrible, however attempts like this do not help in any way. You are drawing focus to a single aspect of a complex issue, pretending that just solving that would solve the whole problem. Guess what, it won't.
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sulliwan
85 Posts
Yes, what is happening in most of Africa is horrible, however attempts like this do not help in any way. You are drawing focus to a single aspect of a complex issue, pretending that just solving that would solve the whole problem. Guess what, it won't. | ||
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Excludos
Norway8251 Posts
On October 23 2011 11:33 R4TM wrote: please people open you eyes, this is real, i read that someone masturbated watch this movie, should be banned and should get a psychiatrist immediatly over canada. No one on this thread has said this doesn't happen. However, the movie sets out to make us the bad guys, for buying phones. And hammers it in with a hilariously badly shoot/written shortfilm. No one is going to take this seriously. Besides, there is absolutely nothing we can do about it. Congo needs to figure this shit out themselves. | ||
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Gnight
77 Posts
On October 23 2011 20:17 Excludos wrote: No one on this thread has said this doesn't happen. However, the movie sets out to make us the bad guys, for buying phones. And hammers it in with a hilariously badly shoot/written shortfilm. No one is going to take this seriously. Besides, there is absolutely nothing we can do about it. Congo needs to figure this shit out themselves. He most likely meant that people shouldn't underestimate how the situation is in Congo, not that people think that it isn't happening. >.< Furthermore, the video doesn't set out to make us the bad guys in this all, at least not to me. If you feel that they do, well that's something called "impression" and clearly everyone will have a different one on this video. You find that they want to make us look like the bad guys, I see them trying to make us (the consumers) realise what the story is behind certain products most of us buy without a second thought. Now (or perhaps you knew it even before the video) you know how it goes and as you said, you do believe it's true, still you will buy phones with this knowledge? Seeing you believe you... heck "we" can't do anything about it (your words), I am pretty certain you shrug this all away and are more then happy to buy a new phone no matter how it's made. Your life, your choice of course, but it's support nonetheless. Perhaps in words you don't support them, but your actions surely say otherwise, wheter meant or not. It may only take 1 person to make a difference. Sure, it's perhaps rare for 1 person to really make a huge difference in the world, but the moment everyone in the world actually realises that 1 person can make a difference and acts upon this, is the moment we might actually can make a difference. When we come to realise that we might actually move forward as the human race instead of backwards into more shit that comes out of our asses. That's just how I see it though. Also, let Congo solve it on themselves? Is it really that bad to help the ones in need? To lend a hand to people who need it? Sure, it's their problem and they will have to deal with it, but there's nothing wrong with helping them solving this problem. And the problem goes beyond just Congo, think it's pretty clear here on how. Ooh well, I somewhere hope that karma exist and people with such a attitude as yours will be left to care for their own problems on their own, because it's your shit that you need to figure out on your own, right? Why should anyone else care for that enough to help? As for my opinion on the video, it brought the message clearly, one I already knew, and it was disturbing enough in my eyes. I know alot of people are used to way worse images, but that's the media/entertainment of these days, they numbed down alot of people. Even so, wheter you find such a act disturbing to watch or not, such acts, where ever they may happen and whatever reason, are not one people should accept nor support in any way. The majority of consumers keep their eyes closed on their purchases and unfortunately this will most likely continue till the end of times. I feel like most humans are merely sheeps, caring and following only the ones around them blindly while ignoring the cries of suffering that reaches their ear from the ones that are outside their flock. Just my cents on it. | ||
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TechnoZerg
Australia75 Posts
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Diks
Belgium1880 Posts
Stop trying to make the news of the world like being a proxy, because it's playing on the field where you only care about you and the one you know or relate. Since when raping and killing white people sends a better message than showing the actual africans ? I signed the petition but I think this 6 minutes movie is wrongly made. Just make a good documentary and interview on Masika and the cell phone business around. They can't just do a sensionalist clip out of context just for the sake of it. | ||
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optical630
United Kingdom768 Posts
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Probe1
United States17920 Posts
That wouldn't change shit though. | ||
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BerserKr
Chile101 Posts
On October 23 2011 11:33 R4TM wrote: please people open you eyes, this is real, i read that someone masturbated watch this movie, should be banned and should get a psychiatrist immediatly over canada. I think it's just a matter of "tough internet guy", or plainly trolling. I he actually masturbated to it, I would be worried about his mental health, but I doubt this is the case to be honest. | ||
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Krehlmar
Sweden1149 Posts
On October 23 2011 20:17 Excludos wrote: No one on this thread has said this doesn't happen. However, the movie sets out to make us the bad guys, for buying phones. And hammers it in with a hilariously badly shoot/written shortfilm. No one is going to take this seriously. Besides, there is absolutely nothing we can do about it. Congo needs to figure this shit out themselves. Great way to deny any part of a system that is built on the slavery of a third of the worlds population so that we can buy cheap shoes and phones. | ||
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stroggos
New Zealand1543 Posts
On October 23 2011 08:46 Soulish wrote: isn't congo just bananas and rubber? no, there are conflict minerals in congo, such as tantalum. tantalum is a rare mineral that is used to make computers. We could've easily done something about the congo war imo, if people stopped being so retarded. And we wouldn't have to do something dumb like stop buying cellphones either. | ||
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SuperStyle
United States976 Posts
Thought its about Congo natives. It would be actually believable then. | ||
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Kroml
Turkey308 Posts
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SwitchAUS
Australia106 Posts
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GigaFlop
United States1146 Posts
On October 24 2011 02:16 Kroml. wrote: this is the real Masika btw, telling her story, I found this harder to watch than that musical clip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYUsMD3BbZg&feature=related I think this gets the story across better. However, it doesn't tie in to the whole minerals-in-your-cellphone message, which is the point these people want to get across. | ||
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Licmyobelisk
Philippines3682 Posts
fuck after hearing her story I just want every asshole soldier in congo to die a horrible death. | ||
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whitelly
Czech Republic50 Posts
this poor african country needs every bit of capital and money they can get.And do not forget,another new cell phone means another new job for poor africano! Well i cant but agree with you,it is a bit rough around the edges but,hey,every country has to go through process of industrialization. User was banned for this post. | ||
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jANii_
Slovenia19 Posts
[spoiler alert] This proves probes are smarter then kanye gayfish west trying to be extraterrestrial with kate perry, he does look kinda like a zergling User was banned for this post. | ||
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HellRoxYa
Sweden1614 Posts
On October 24 2011 03:35 whitelly wrote: Oh come on.If rape,violence and fear is the way to raise GDP,so be it! this poor african country needs every bit of capital and money they can get.And do not forget,another new cell phone means another new job for poor africano! Well i cant but agree with you,it is a bit rough around the edges but,hey,every country has to go through process of industrialization. I don't recall mass rape and pillaging (or rebellion) for that matter in the US, UK or the rest of Europe while we were industrializing. This can only lead me to conclude that it is not part of the industrialization process. I also doubt that it raises GDP in and of itself. I kind of read your post as a troll (or sarcasm) but you seem so serious at the same time. | ||
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Rockztar
Denmark210 Posts
On October 23 2011 01:34 parkin wrote: Cant they just mine the minerals without the raping? I asked myself that before and after watching. Pardon me for asking OP, but how are the victims of rape(for example the ones in the movie) related to blood minerals? | ||
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Symbioth
Poland103 Posts
We construct weapons powerful enough to eradicate entire cities in a matter of seconds but we can`t, we absolutely fucking can`t help ourselves and stop insane shit like this from happening. Oh really. If everyone believes something is impossible, then well, for all the practical reasons, it very well might be but the problem is why everyone believes so and not that it is impossible in reality. Unfortunately, there are too many people brainwashed into believing humanity is not really their business, their business is confined to themselves and few others. They and their survival-based worldviews is what animates and makes shit likes this possible. | ||
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