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“No Pressure”

On Friday October 1, 2010, 10:10 released a short film in which people, including schoolchildren, are graphically blown to pieces for not taking action on climate change.[40] Written by Richard Curtis and Franny Armstrong, directed by Dougal Wilson, and featuring celebrities Gillian Anderson, David Ginola, Peter Crouch and Radiohead, the film has been described as ‘attention-grabbing’ and ‘pretty edgy’[41] It aimed to challenge the “no pressure” attitude towards climate change mitigation, since 10:10 believed there were only four years left in which to stabilise carbon dioxide emissions.[42]

Later on the day it was released, 10:10 removed the film from their website and YouTube following public disgust and outrage.[43]

“Doing nothing about climate change is still a fairly common affliction, even in this day and age. What to do with those people, who are together threatening everybody’s existence on this planet? Clearly we don’t really think they should be blown up, that’s just a joke for the mini-movie, but maybe a little amputating would be a good place to start?” [...] “We ‘killed’ five people to make No Pressure – a mere blip compared to the 300,000 real people who now die each year from climate change”
—Franny Armstrong, founder of 10:10

Post 1

Friday, October 1, 2010 - 12:02pm

These people are life-hating lunatics.

Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

(Edited by Luke Setzer on 10/01, 12:03pm)

Post 2

Friday, October 1, 2010 - 12:29pm

I suspect that we are moving into a new era where people are polarized in meaningful ways and around primary values - like never before. Where the raging eco-terrorists and their useful idiots that line up behind evil ideas like terrorizing small children and talking about killing a small number of people to 'save the planet' are on one side, joined by angry mobs demanding entitlements, and the other would-be dictators, vile parasites, sadistic thugs and life-hating destroyers.

And the good people line up on the other side. In the beginning the good people aren't articulate, they are angry but civil. They are agitated but unorganized.
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If I'm right the war goes like this.... time goes by without much coherence in the battles. But for those who are looking for it, it becomes clear that there are two trends. The good people are becoming far better educated and articulate on the the values that matter and the nature of the evil they are fighting. With that, they become more confident and morally certain. And the other side becomes less rational and more violent and destructive. There will be battles won and battles lost but in the end it will be reason and self-esteem asserting themselves enough to gain lasting control. That is the conclusion that reason dictates. (But to see it happening in a short time span is probably as optimistic as it would be pessimistic to see it not happening for hundreds of years.)
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Many of the enemy, at least their foot soldiers will be visible for the first time tomorrow in the Washington Mall. Their presence will be demoralizing to many of the good people and energizing for others. It may be the first time we see this coalition out in mass, and it may be the last time we see them assemble peacefully - they aren't about peace.

Post 3

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 - 4:50pm