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Pump TheMovie
Pump TheMovie
by Tanada » Tue 12 May 2015, 06:34:41
Netflix started distributing a movie that most of you are going to want to see. The movie is PUMP, by the Fuel Freedom Association, about the restriction on fuel choices in the USA. The movie has a fairly optimistic tone which was like a breath of fresh air after the constant doom drumbeat we have gotten into the habit of around here. Jeremy Rifkin and many others are interviewed in the movie interspersed with facts about how we got where we are, what future demand looks like and so on. Most of it is information members around here are already familiar with but now that this movie has wide distribution we might get a few new members joining our ranks here.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Alfred Tennyson', 'W')e are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
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Re: Pump TheMovie
by Subjectivist » Tue 12 May 2015, 08:16:49
Got it on Netflix right now, seems old hat to me but probably shocking new information for the average American.
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Re: Pump TheMovie
by Outcast_Searcher » Tue 12 May 2015, 12:01:30
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', 'I')t seems there is little or nothing new to this movie. Having read the comments on Netflix and reviews at mrqe.com it seems the movie is just another conspiracy-driven anti-establishment anti-science screed.
Well said pstarr. I saw this a few days ago on Netflix, and this was my basic reaction, overall.
It's little wonder how limited the progress societies make, given how shallow or simply biased the overall discussions are about any complex subjects. (How can intelligent policy come from THAT?)
Given the track record of the perma-doomer blogs, I wouldn't bet a fast crash doomer's money on their predictions.
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Re: Pump TheMovie
by Tanada » Tue 12 May 2015, 13:44:15
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Outcast_Searcher', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', 'I')t seems there is little or nothing new to this movie. Having read the comments on Netflix and reviews at mrqe.com it seems the movie is just another conspiracy-driven anti-establishment anti-science screed.
Well said pstarr. I saw this a few days ago on Netflix, and this was my basic reaction, overall.
It's little wonder how limited the progress societies make, given how shallow or simply biased the overall discussions are about any complex subjects. (How can intelligent policy come from THAT?)
Thanks. It's nice to make contact. I believe you and I have crappy attitudes.
You are correct, you two have a crappy attitude. This movie is intended to clue in the mass majority of Americans about alternatives to straight up gasoline for their fuel of choice. Expecting a deep technical discussion is not only unrealistic, it is counter productive in the extreme because the mass majority DOES NOT CARE about all those technical details.
Modern Americans are not fascinated by why their car/truck can burn Gas/Ethanol/Methanol, they care about two things. 1) Can I use it and 2) Is it cheaper if I use it.
From that point of view I think this movie is an excellent starter to get people at least peripherally aware that gasoline is not the be all end all of fuel for their cars/trucks. After 10 years here I am amazed at the number of people who stick around for more than a week with the constant blast of Doom and hopelessness. If people on here were half as doomy as they play at on the internet they wouldn't be spending time here, they would be off doing things or they would have already checked out of this life. Lots of armchair doom is making this place rather dull. Political doom! Financial doom! Climate Doom! Oil Doom! Food Doom! Water Doom!
It is a one note song that is starting to bore the daylights out of most of us.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Alfred Tennyson', 'W')e are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
