[permaculture-oceania] End of Suburbia cancellation - commiseration

[Russ Grayson]

Well, Virginia, I couldn't agree with you more. Is it a case of too much
time in the garden for these people and not enough time with their heads up
in the world? (no criticism of Robyn's valuable work meant here, not any
slight at her friends and collegues).

The bushland work these people appear to be involved in is useful but, like
gardening, it will do little to introduce social change. And as for
"worrying" people, well, there's an old journalist saying that goes
something like 'comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable'.

So, if the film afflicts people in their nice comfortable lives? Well, too
bad because, if it proves to be correct eventually, or even an approximation
of what happens, then a little affliction now might save a great deal more
later.

You know, in the days when even right wing neocon commentators talk about
the end of oil (the one I have in mind was using it to promote nuclear
energy, though there were misconceptions in his article about the types of
energy use that doesn't fit here), it really is hard to deny it. The ostrich
head-in-the-sand-hear-no-evil reaction to this news surely invites the
critical response it has received on this listserver.

Good that you tried, Robyn.

...Russ


On 31/7/06 12:15 AM, "Virginia Solomon" <vsolomon at netspace.net.au> wrote:

> It is not only disappointing, but positively horrifying that people are
> being asked to cancel showings of this important documentary because it
> might "worry" people! It SHOULD worry people.
> 
> I show it once every three weeks to a different class of Year 9 students
> at school. How can we get people to accept responsibility for the
> evolution of our communities and to move into the descent confidently if
> they are ignorant of the facts? Perhaps we should be following EoS with
> the Power of Community for a positive view... thanks for that link, I
> will try to get that too to show the kids.
> 
> Commiserations Robyn, and I hope the launch at Annangrove Park went well
> anyway.
> Cheers
> Virginia Solomon
> Eltham College
> 
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