flow: for love of water

this is a very revealing documentary
that will make you think
really hard
when you turn your tap on next

it is so odd
that we (myself included)
never really ask

where does our water come from?

with the proposed privatization in the global south
citizens are reacting
and why wouldn't they?
it is water.
we need it.
it's either fight or die.
and i am so very pleased that they are fighting.

another really interesting perspective
is brought to the forefront in this doc:
the whole notion of nature
and nature as sacred
as free
as necessary
many of these people ask,
"why would you charge me for water? it's like charging me for the sky"

contrary to their view
is ours ("the white man's view")
nature is the enemy
and once we defeat it
(via production of dams
via production of factories
via oil spills
etc
etc)
we move on.

and it makes me sad.
because i realize that they are right.

i have too many questions
but one will suffice:

what is it all for?

too many people die of mistreated (or untreated) water

what is it all for?

watch it here: http://www.sprword.com/videos/flow/