[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.52,0:00:14.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"We MUST want to rethink how we really live"\NSir Kristian Goldmund Aumann Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.53,0:00:18.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What world do we want to live in? Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.85,0:00:19.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That' the question. Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.73,0:00:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not "Can we survive and Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.68,0:00:24.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can we continue to grow the economy?" Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.05,0:00:28.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if we could sustain Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.14,0:00:29.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,business as usual Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.42,0:00:31.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if we could install, you know Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.32,0:00:32.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,carbon sucking machines and Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.90,0:00:35.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bleach the sky with sulfur aerosols Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.29,0:00:37.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to maintain constant temperatures Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.76,0:00:40.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and continue to ruin life on earth Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.77,0:00:42.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until we have a concrete world Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.52,0:00:44.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with hydroponic factories, Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.32,0:00:46.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,synthetic food and Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.78,0:00:48.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,digital VR displays Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.81,0:00:51.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of all the nature that's been lost Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.29,0:00:52.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And rising GDP of the whole time Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.86,0:00:54.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what if we could do that Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.18,0:00:57.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do we want to do that? Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.58,0:01:08.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The geomechanical view is basically Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.65,0:01:11.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,understands Earth as a complicated machine Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.25,0:01:13.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's like a diesel engine Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.02,0:01:15.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the air fuel mixture is wrong Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.01,0:01:17.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then the engine won't perform well Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.30,0:01:19.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if levels of greenhouse gases are too high Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.92,0:01:23.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then the planet is not going to perform well Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.50,0:01:28.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Earth as a living being Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.70,0:01:31.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whereas if we understand Earth is a \Nliving being Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.93,0:01:33.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then we might say okay Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.81,0:01:36.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what will make the planet more resilient Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.59,0:01:38.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to higher levels of greenhouse gases Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.82,0:01:41.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I think that if we Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.21,0:01:43.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cut greenhouse gases to zero Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.23,0:01:44.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if we did that overnight Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.97,0:01:48.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we continue to degrade the organs Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.35,0:01:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and tissues of this living being Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.92,0:01:54.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then the planet will die of organ failure Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.14,0:01:57.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if carbon dioxide emissions are Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.81,0:01:59.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reduced to zero Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.63,0:02:01.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because this is not a machine Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.13,0:02:16.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,CLIMATE A NEW STORY Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.59,0:02:21.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm advocating that we Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.21,0:02:24.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reformulate our basic environmental narratives Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.87,0:02:27.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so and especially the climate narrative Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.12,0:02:30.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that it comes from the understanding Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.38,0:02:32.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Earth is a living being Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.16,0:02:34.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not a complicated machine Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.93,0:02:36.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The living planet view is familiar Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.77,0:02:37.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a lot of people Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.78,0:02:39.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of Gaia theory Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.74,0:02:43.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that essentially says Earth, if not live, is Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.62,0:02:45.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like a living being Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.21,0:02:48.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it maintains homeostasis Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.18,0:02:51.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it has many qualities of life Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.16,0:02:53.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most scientists would not say Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.78,0:02:56.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it's actually alive Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.23,0:02:57.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I think we need to go Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.80,0:03:00.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the place of relating to earth Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.90,0:03:02.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a living being Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.19,0:03:04.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even a sacred being Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.67,0:03:14.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,PLANETARY HEALTH Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.92,0:03:17.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we have a planet that is severely degraded Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.96,0:03:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the rainforests, the mangrove swamps Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.04,0:03:22.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the wetlands, the kelp forests Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.91,0:03:24.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the seagrass meadows, Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.44,0:03:26.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the water, the soil Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.14,0:03:28.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of these are at a a fraction of their Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.16,0:03:31.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,former level of vitality and health Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.17,0:03:32.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means that Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.44,0:03:34.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this earth is much less able Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.69,0:03:36.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to maintain Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.50,0:03:38.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a stable climate Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.13,0:03:41.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to deal with whatever challenges and fluctuations Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.30,0:03:43.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,happen whether it's human emissions Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.87,0:03:45.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,CO2 emissions or Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.58,0:03:48.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,volcanic emissions or whatever Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.24,0:03:50.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fluctuations in the Sun Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.94,0:03:54.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the planet is much less able to be resilient Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.34,0:03:57.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when its organs are so degraded Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.73,0:03:59.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that means that Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.24,0:04:01.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we hadn't reduced Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.25,0:04:03.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our tree count to half Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.11,0:04:04.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of what used to be Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.75,0:04:06.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we hadn't turned Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.45,0:04:10.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,vast areas of every continent into deserts Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.68,0:04:14.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't think that 400 ppm would be a problem Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.48,0:04:16.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in fact Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.72,0:04:18.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've done the opposite Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.16,0:04:22.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've made life so so much less able Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.60,0:04:25.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to handle challenges Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.68,0:04:27.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that greenhouse gases, I think, Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.74,0:04:30.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are a serious threat they're very destabilizing Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.69,0:04:32.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's a different view Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.49,0:04:34.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than the standard global warming Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.68,0:04:36.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,runaway global warming narrative Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.78,0:04:41.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's not entirely contradictory to it either Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.56,0:04:48.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the production of fossil fuels Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.89,0:04:50.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also does damage in other ways Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.56,0:04:52.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I think ultimately from Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.51,0:04:55.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Living Planet View might even be more damaging Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.38,0:04:59.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way that it destroys whole ecosystems Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.09,0:05:01.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean you've seen probably the photographs of the Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.85,0:05:03.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alberta tar sands Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.56,0:05:06.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just the ruin caused Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.14,0:05:07.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the more mountain top removal, you know Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.97,0:05:10.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the oil spills Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.93,0:05:14.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we understand Earth as alive Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.19,0:05:16.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean imagine like that's happening to the cells Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.50,0:05:17.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and tissues in your body Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.83,0:05:19.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like whole swaths of them Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.60,0:05:22.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are getting poisoned and destroyed Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.60,0:05:24.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then how are you going to maintain Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.17,0:05:26.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a healthy body temperature Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.77,0:05:29.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, maybe that's extending the metaphor too far Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.10,0:05:32.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that's the situation that we'll in Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.55,0:05:41.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,STEPS TO RECOVERY Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.52,0:05:43.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So from the living planet view Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.03,0:05:44.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we understand that Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.74,0:05:49.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the organs of Gaia are essential Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.22,0:05:51.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially those that are still intact Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.97,0:05:53.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like the Amazon Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.32,0:05:55.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like to some extent the Congo Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.04,0:05:56.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like some other places on earth Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.38,0:05:58.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are smaller but still intact Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.30,0:06:01.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these are reservoirs of health Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.05,0:06:04.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these are where Gaia's memory of health Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.67,0:06:06.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even is located Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.51,0:06:09.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to protect these areas Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.42,0:06:12.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Amazon is a living being in and of itself Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.23,0:06:14.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we just have a very superficial understanding Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.84,0:06:18.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of how that inter-relates to to the Gaian physiology Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.29,0:06:21.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so if you reduce the Amazon to how much carbon Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.79,0:06:23.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it sequesters Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.15,0:06:25.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're gonna miss out on all of these other Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.23,0:06:27.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,physiological effects Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.05,0:06:29.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so first priority Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.09,0:06:31.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these places must be held sacred Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.89,0:06:33.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we do not do that Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.52,0:06:36.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then even if we compensate Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.10,0:06:38.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the lost carbon Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.93,0:06:40.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the Amazon Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.58,0:06:44.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this planet is still going to spin out of control Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.04,0:06:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,PRIORITY #1: SACRED Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.60,0:06:49.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,second priority is Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.75,0:06:52.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to repair, regenerate and heal Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.70,0:06:56.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the organs that have been damaged Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.54,0:06:59.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,particularly forests and soil Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.88,0:07:01.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,soil is probably THE most important Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.57,0:07:02.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,organ of the planet Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.50,0:07:04.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and of course it's related to the trees Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.86,0:07:06.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to the prairies Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.04,0:07:08.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to all the other ecosystems Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.69,0:07:12.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so regenerative agriculture for example Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.40,0:07:14.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the carbon lens Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.17,0:07:16.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can also justify this Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.61,0:07:18.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's probably by far Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.73,0:07:21.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would say it's by far the fastest way to Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.43,0:07:23.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take carbon out of the atmosphere Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.35,0:07:24.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are farmers and ranchers out there Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.82,0:07:26.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are building topsoil Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.57,0:07:28.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at just phenomenal rates Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.41,0:07:30.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in school we learned it takes 500 years Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.63,0:07:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to build an inch of topsoil Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.00,0:07:33.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the farmers out there who are doing it Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.64,0:07:35.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in one year Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.24,0:07:37.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,taking huge amounts of carbon out of the atmosphere Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.53,0:07:39.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,PRIORITY #2: HEAL Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.25,0:07:41.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so, okay Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.59,0:07:42.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,third priority is Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.95,0:07:44.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to stop poisoning all the tissues Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.86,0:07:47.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with herbicides, pesticides, insecticides Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.69,0:07:52.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,toxic wastes, pharmaceutical wastes, sunscreens etc. etc. Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.55,0:07:55.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that reduces the resiliency of the planet Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.06,0:07:57.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,universally on, like a tissue level Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.59,0:08:00.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as opposed to an organ level Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.99,0:08:02.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like we've got to put a halt Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.23,0:08:03.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to this 90 year experiment Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.50,0:08:05.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what will happen if we douse the whole landscape Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.88,0:08:07.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with insecticide Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.95,0:08:09.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,again and again Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.78,0:08:12.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like, are we surprised now that Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.43,0:08:14.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,insect populations have declined everywhere Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.92,0:08:16.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's not just because of that rhough Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.66,0:08:19.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think a and really important and unrecognized cause Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.98,0:08:22.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the depletion of megafauna Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.80,0:08:25.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that reverberates down through the food chain Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.66,0:08:29.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so, like we don't even have to understand why Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.69,0:08:31.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we're coming from a living Earth perspective Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.50,0:08:33.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we know that this is important Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.65,0:08:37.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fourth priority is to reduce fossil fuel emissions Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.92,0:08:42.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is controversial thus I put this as fourth priority Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.74,0:08:45.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,however, if you hold the first three priorities Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.85,0:08:47.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're necessarily going to Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.29,0:08:49.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have to reduce fossil fuel emissions Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.08,0:08:52.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you can't hold ecosystem sacred Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.50,0:08:55.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and continue to frack and drill Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.50,0:08:56.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and strip mine Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.97,0:08:58.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and pipeline Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.99,0:09:01.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so the fourth priority is actually Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.59,0:09:02.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a product of the other three Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.92,0:09:05.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it all comes from the same perspective Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.61,0:09:08.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of "let's do everything we know how to do Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.31,0:09:11.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to participate in the healing of the planet Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.60,0:09:13.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's why we're here Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.64,0:09:15.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at this point in time Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.23,0:09:17.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first the healing Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.01,0:09:19.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then to bring even more life Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.72,0:09:21.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to this world Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.14,0:09:32.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,TACTICS Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.34,0:09:34.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that the appropriate tactics Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.75,0:09:36.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,vary in every situation Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.74,0:09:39.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't have a formula that you should do this kind of Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.60,0:09:43.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,action here and that kind of action there Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.04,0:09:45.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the tactics need to come from Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.17,0:09:48.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an understanding of what we're serving here Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.35,0:09:49.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,werel serving Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.75,0:09:51.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yeah, in one level you can say Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.75,0:09:54.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the protection of life on Earth Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.58,0:09:56.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the healing of life on Earth Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.36,0:09:57.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on another level you might also say Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.97,0:10:01.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we'rel serving a change in our deep narratives Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.08,0:10:04.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and our mythology that names who we are Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.27,0:10:05.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why we'll here Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.56,0:10:07.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what's real Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.41,0:10:09.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so, I think that Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.33,0:10:10.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,part of that understanding Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.86,0:10:12.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is understanding of each other Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.99,0:10:15.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even if the people that we demonize Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.66,0:10:18.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that actually you are here to serve life, too Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.61,0:10:21.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it might be difficult in your situation Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.60,0:10:24.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you're the same as I am Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.58,0:10:26.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of demonizing you Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.49,0:10:28.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and holding you as an irredeemable Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.74,0:10:32.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,polluter or greedy or an enemy Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.22,0:10:34.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and thinking that the only solution is Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.10,0:10:37.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going to be to dominate you Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.20,0:10:40.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to conquer you Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.44,0:10:42.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to win a battle Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.81,0:10:44.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by doing that we enemies of people Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.53,0:10:46.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who wouldn't necessarily have to be enemies Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.70,0:10:48.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if there were some way to invite them Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.40,0:10:49.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into alliance Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.94,0:10:52.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to speak to that part of themselves Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.12,0:10:54.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that if they really knew what was happening Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.94,0:10:58.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they wouldn't want to do that Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.04,0:10:59.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the despair that a lot of people feel Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.67,0:11:01.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the future of this Earth Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.30,0:11:04.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,draws from the same theory of change Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.47,0:11:06.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the same understanding of reality Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.45,0:11:08.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the problem comes from Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.38,0:11:09.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,basically the theory of changes Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.61,0:11:11.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you exerts a force on a mass Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.38,0:11:12.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of something changes Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.81,0:11:14.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so the more force you have Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.39,0:11:17.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the greater power you have to change the world Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.38,0:11:19.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from that theory of change Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.10,0:11:21.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sorry, the powers that be in the system Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.67,0:11:23.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they have a lot more force than you do Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.19,0:11:26.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you're never gonna have enough power to change anything Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.85,0:11:28.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but maybe the world doesn't work like that Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.82,0:11:30.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like there are other ways Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.21,0:11:31.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to change the world besides Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.29,0:11:33.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dominating others by force Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.81,0:11:36.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for me hope lies in these things Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.05,0:11:38.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hope lies in understanding that nature Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.47,0:11:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where let's say other beings Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.28,0:11:41.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be our allies Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.59,0:11:43.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we're tapping into Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.65,0:11:47.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,another world of cause and effect Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.87,0:11:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that puts us in the right place at the right time Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.48,0:11:52.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saying the right words to the right person Dialogue: 0,0:11:52.70,0:11:56.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,awakening in them what has been awoken in us Dialogue: 0,0:11:56.66,0:11:58.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bringing them into greater courage Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.93,0:12:01.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their service as well Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.02,0:12:03.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe the change happens that way Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.05,0:12:04.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when we understand that Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.26,0:12:06.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we just don't really know how this world works Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.97,0:12:10.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if anything, the failure of our civilization Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.60,0:12:11.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,should teach us Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.48,0:12:14.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we actually don't know Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.06,0:12:17.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it should bring us to a point of humility Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.34,0:12:18.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from that point of humility Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.81,0:12:21.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anything is possible