Hi class! This is the trailer for the Surviving Progress. I thought the parallels were interesting between the hunter/gatherer society that drove mammoths off cliffs and the economic progress that we view as beneficial in society today. This reflects quite nicely to today's documentary, specifically the comments made about economics having no basis in reality. As I commented in class, the role of international lenders in the exploitation of resources in developing nations is highlighted in the documentary. It's also worrying from a development standpoint -where do we as development workers go from here? I think much of it comes down to civic response and activity, and relates to the Occupy movement quite nicely. We have money and a unrealistic view of the economy controlling politics and allowing for the destruction of our planet in more ways than one. One of the interviewees in the documentary stated that if just for the purpose of self-interest, we need to reform, use less and transform the oligarchy system of government back to the democracy it's supposed to be.
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