Beam me to Planet Gore !
So this begs the question. Why aren’t WE getting out there with kid-friendly presentations to sell our viewpoint?
This is nothing more than propaganda. It could be considered “religious propaganda” because of the worship mother earth Gaia tie-in.
Wonder what kind of “stuff” the film maker owns? For sure a computer and the “stuff” necessary to produce her propaganda about stuff. The new priests I presume.
“that is being used in thousands of schools...”
What did the PTA and school board say? Was there no review of classroom materials?
I am one of the millions who have watched the video on the Web site.
“The Story of Stuff” is great educational material for children. It has great production values and works on several levels.
If Junior comes home spouting the wisdom he learned from “The Story of Stuff”, parents can benefit in at least three ways. First, they can use the message of “The Story of Stuff” to explain why there will be no presents under the tree this Christmas ... and no tree, either.
When Junior protests, his parents can then use “The Story of Stuff” to illustrate how the State and its agencies use propaganda to indoctrinate its servants.
Parents can then guide Junior to apply critical thinking to determine whether to believe “The Story of Stuff” or his parents’ refutation.
Most children will agree with the parents and reject the thesis of “The Story of Stuff”. If Junior is unable to understand the parents’ refutation of “The Story of Stuff” or will not denounce it, he should be further tested for the causes for his mental retardation and/or psychosis.
So parents can use their school’s screening of “The Story of Stuff” to accomplish three things:
1) A one-time savings on Christmas this year,
2) An object lesson in how the State uses propaganda to corrupt the minds of young people, and
3) An irrefutible mental-health screening.