I fell in love with heavy metal when I was 12 years old I came home from school
was 12 years old I came home from school
was 12 years old I came home from school I turned on the television and the video
I turned on the television and the video
I turned on the television and the video for Metallica’s one came on I was
for Metallica’s one came on I was
for Metallica’s one came on I was totally riveted and it splits between
totally riveted and it splits between
totally riveted and it splits between this gritty black-and-white footage of
this gritty black-and-white footage of
this gritty black-and-white footage of the band playing in a warehouse and
the band playing in a warehouse and
the band playing in a warehouse and scenes from the movie Johnny got his gun
scenes from the movie Johnny got his gun
scenes from the movie Johnny got his gun which is about a soldier who loses his
which is about a soldier who loses his
which is about a soldier who loses his limbs and his senses in the Great War I
limbs and his senses in the Great War I
limbs and his senses in the Great War I think a lot of people would just kind of
think a lot of people would just kind of
think a lot of people would just kind of want to turn this off it’s this really
want to turn this off it’s this really
want to turn this off it’s this really dark brooding brutal song and it is a
dark brooding brutal song and it is a
dark brooding brutal song and it is a dark brooding brutal movie but I’d like
dark brooding brutal movie but I’d like
dark brooding brutal movie but I’d like to suggest that that’s like turning it
to suggest that that’s like turning it
to suggest that that’s like turning it off and turning away from it might be
off and turning away from it might be
off and turning away from it might be the wrong thing to do because it’s about
the wrong thing to do because it’s about
the wrong thing to do because it’s about something that’s very real and very
something that’s very real and very
something that’s very real and very pressing and has been for a long time
pressing and has been for a long time
pressing and has been for a long time and that is the plight of veterans the
and that is the plight of veterans the
and that is the plight of veterans the plight of the people who sacrifice their
plight of the people who sacrifice their
plight of the people who sacrifice their bodies their minds their integrity for
bodies their minds their integrity for
bodies their minds their integrity for us now I’m a huge heavy metal fan I
us now I’m a huge heavy metal fan I
us now I’m a huge heavy metal fan I would love to talk to you about metal
would love to talk to you about metal
would love to talk to you about metal all day long but you probably just
all day long but you probably just
all day long but you probably just wanted to know well what do you mean by
wanted to know well what do you mean by
wanted to know well what do you mean by metal Peter says onra of rock and roll
metal Peter says onra of rock and roll
metal Peter says onra of rock and roll that emerged in the late 1960s and early
that emerged in the late 1960s and early
that emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s and really the first metal band is
1970s and really the first metal band is
1970s and really the first metal band is Black Sabbath they played and their
Black Sabbath they played and their
Black Sabbath they played and their descendents have gone on to play the
descendents have gone on to play the
descendents have gone on to play the loudest fastest most aggressive over
loudest fastest most aggressive over
loudest fastest most aggressive over driven distorted and often
driven distorted and often
driven distorted and often technologically or technically virtuosic
technologically or technically virtuosic
technologically or technically virtuosic music that there is it is overwhelming
music that there is it is overwhelming
music that there is it is overwhelming to hear and it is about overwhelming
to hear and it is about overwhelming
to hear and it is about overwhelming things if you go to a show the volume
things if you go to a show the volume
things if you go to a show the volume is really really incredible it will
is really really incredible it will
is really really incredible it will practically move you around your ears
practically move you around your ears
practically move you around your ears will ring for days if you don’t wear
will ring for days if you don’t wear
will ring for days if you don’t wear earplugs and if the music doesn’t move
earplugs and if the music doesn’t move
earplugs and if the music doesn’t move you buy a cheer force the crowd probably
you buy a cheer force the crowd probably
you buy a cheer force the crowd probably will as this surging mob of unified
will as this surging mob of unified
will as this surging mob of unified chaos pushes you around the artwork is
chaos pushes you around the artwork is
chaos pushes you around the artwork is in blacks and whites and reds at signals
in blacks and whites and reds at signals
in blacks and whites and reds at signals danger all the time and the lyrics which
danger all the time and the lyrics which
danger all the time and the lyrics which I understand are sometimes like really
I understand are sometimes like really
I understand are sometimes like really really hard to hear right if you listen
really hard to hear right if you listen
really hard to hear right if you listen you read the lyrics what you’ll find is
you read the lyrics what you’ll find is
you read the lyrics what you’ll find is that it’s also about power and sometimes
that it’s also about power and sometimes
that it’s also about power and sometimes about power in the real world as the
about power in the real world as the
about power in the real world as the example I just gave you which means that
example I just gave you which means that
example I just gave you which means that it’s a really good tool for developing
it’s a really good tool for developing
it’s a really good tool for developing social consciousness and a social
social consciousness and a social
social consciousness and a social conscience now metal came about at the
conscience now metal came about at the
conscience now metal came about at the height of the Cold War and right from
height of the Cold War and right from
height of the Cold War and right from its very beginning it addressed the fear
its very beginning it addressed the fear
its very beginning it addressed the fear that we had of a war of mutually assured
that we had of a war of mutually assured
that we had of a war of mutually assured destruction in 1971 Black Sabbath
destruction in 1971 Black Sabbath
destruction in 1971 Black Sabbath released the album master of reality and
released the album master of reality and
released the album master of reality and on that album is a song called children
on that album is a song called children
on that album is a song called children of the grave and they address atomic
of the grave and they address atomic
of the grave and they address atomic fear and that the atomic fear would be
fear and that the atomic fear would be
fear and that the atomic fear would be that the children of today would be the
that the children of today would be the
that the children of today would be the children of the grave seventeen years
children of the grave seventeen years
children of the grave seventeen years later
later
later Metallica released our album and justice
Metallica released our album and justice
Metallica released our album and justice for all and the opening track on it is
for all and the opening track on it is
for all and the opening track on it is called blackened and it begins black and
called blackened and it begins black and
called blackened and it begins black and dizzy and winter it will stand and the
dizzy and winter it will stand and the
dizzy and winter it will stand and the winter that they’re talking about or in
winter that they’re talking about or in
winter that they’re talking about or in that case barking about is a nuclear
that case barking about is a nuclear
that case barking about is a nuclear winter that were the Soviet Union and
winter that were the Soviet Union and
winter that were the Soviet Union and the United States to deliver their
the United States to deliver their
the United States to deliver their nuclear payloads on one another we would
nuclear payloads on one another we would
nuclear payloads on one another we would end up with a climate and radiation
end up with a climate and radiation
end up with a climate and radiation disaster that would as the band writes
disaster that would as the band writes
disaster that would as the band writes and in the exit of humanity
and in the exit of humanity
and in the exit of humanity but it’s not just nuclear war we’ve had
but it’s not just nuclear war we’ve had
but it’s not just nuclear war we’ve had lots and lots of issues over the last 40
lots and lots of issues over the last 40
lots and lots of issues over the last 40 years let’s look at a couple of others
years let’s look at a couple of others
years let’s look at a couple of others global trade in the last 40 years has
global trade in the last 40 years has
global trade in the last 40 years has grown exponentially global capital moves
grown exponentially global capital moves
grown exponentially global capital moves around at incredible rates and so do the
around at incredible rates and so do the
around at incredible rates and so do the resources that capital moves and with
resources that capital moves and with
resources that capital moves and with all of that movement all that
all of that movement all that
all of that movement all that development all of that free trade has
development all of that free trade has
development all of that free trade has come an enormous amount of anxiety
come an enormous amount of anxiety
come an enormous amount of anxiety people in developed countries say you’re
people in developed countries say you’re
people in developed countries say you’re stealing our resources you’re taking our
stealing our resources you’re taking our
stealing our resources you’re taking our livelihoods away from us so that the
livelihoods away from us so that the
livelihoods away from us so that the wealthy and developed nations can be
wealthy and developed nations can be
wealthy and developed nations can be better off and in our own country you
better off and in our own country you
better off and in our own country you know just in the last presidential
know just in the last presidential
know just in the last presidential election lots of talk about the TPP for
election lots of talk about the TPP for
election lots of talk about the TPP for example the trans-pacific partnership
example the trans-pacific partnership
example the trans-pacific partnership NAFTA coming up free trade who wins and
NAFTA coming up free trade who wins and
NAFTA coming up free trade who wins and who loses well in 1990 the British band
who loses well in 1990 the British band
who loses well in 1990 the British band eccentrics wrote a song called for whose
eccentrics wrote a song called for whose
eccentrics wrote a song called for whose advantage and it’s a question for whose
advantage and it’s a question for whose
advantage and it’s a question for whose advantage and it begins with this sort
advantage and it begins with this sort
advantage and it begins with this sort of stodgy banker sorry for the bankers
of stodgy banker sorry for the bankers
of stodgy banker sorry for the bankers and it says it’s to their advantage to
and it says it’s to their advantage to
and it says it’s to their advantage to go into these backward countries to
go into these backward countries to
go into these backward countries to develop their economies to utilize and
develop their economies to utilize and
develop their economies to utilize and develop their natural resources for the
develop their natural resources for the
develop their natural resources for the benefit of ticket to dance and it’s just
benefit of ticket to dance and it’s just
benefit of ticket to dance and it’s just like super kick-ass song right that
like super kick-ass song right that
like super kick-ass song right that comes after but the question is for
comes after but the question is for
comes after but the question is for whose advantage for whose benefit in
whose advantage for whose benefit in
whose advantage for whose benefit in 2003 the United States Congress
2003 the United States Congress
2003 the United States Congress authorized the use of military force to
authorized the use of military force to
authorized the use of military force to invade the nation of Iraq it was a super
invade the nation of Iraq it was a super
invade the nation of Iraq it was a super contentious time and the Bush
contentious time and the Bush
contentious time and the Bush administration at the time justified it
administration at the time justified it
administration at the time justified it by saying that Saddam Hussein had
by saying that Saddam Hussein had
by saying that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction which turned
weapons of mass destruction which turned
weapons of mass destruction which turned out not to be true and that we would
out not to be true and that we would
out not to be true and that we would liberate their people and bring them
liberate their people and bring them
liberate their people and bring them democracy critics said you can’t bomb
democracy critics said you can’t bomb
democracy critics said you can’t bomb people into democracy and that really
people into democracy and that really
people into democracy and that really this is a war about oil and a war about
this is a war about oil and a war about
this is a war about oil and a war about American Empire next year the band Lamb
American Empire next year the band Lamb
American Empire next year the band Lamb of God from Richmond Virginia writes the
of God from Richmond Virginia writes the
of God from Richmond Virginia writes the album ashes of the wake and on it has
album ashes of the wake and on it has
album ashes of the wake and on it has this song called now you’ve got
this song called now you’ve got
this song called now you’ve got something to die for which you can tell
something to die for which you can tell
something to die for which you can tell is very uplifting and and and they say
is very uplifting and and and they say
is very uplifting and and and they say there’s bombs to set the people free
there’s bombs to set the people free
there’s bombs to set the people free blood to feed the Dollar Tree they talk
blood to feed the Dollar Tree they talk
blood to feed the Dollar Tree they talk about the rape of democracy saying this
about the rape of democracy saying this
about the rape of democracy saying this is not what should be happening and just
is not what should be happening and just
is not what should be happening and just lest you think that this is just a bunch
lest you think that this is just a bunch
lest you think that this is just a bunch of left wingers bashing right-wingers or
of left wingers bashing right-wingers or
of left wingers bashing right-wingers or something like that no no no no no you
something like that no no no no no you
something like that no no no no no you can many of you remember the rhetoric of
can many of you remember the rhetoric of
can many of you remember the rhetoric of audacious hope that Barack Obama
audacious hope that Barack Obama
audacious hope that Barack Obama employed in the 2008 presidential
employed in the 2008 presidential
employed in the 2008 presidential election and his critics said you have
election and his critics said you have
election and his critics said you have to be kidding me all this
to be kidding me all this
to be kidding me all this you can remember Sarah Palin saying
you can remember Sarah Palin saying
you can remember Sarah Palin saying how’s that hope he changing stuff going
how’s that hope he changing stuff going
how’s that hope he changing stuff going for you right well and they and they
for you right well and they and they
for you right well and they and they would say this hope stuff it’s empty and
would say this hope stuff it’s empty and
would say this hope stuff it’s empty and the San Francisco band’s forbidden wrote
the San Francisco band’s forbidden wrote
the San Francisco band’s forbidden wrote a song called hope gnosis in which they
a song called hope gnosis in which they
a song called hope gnosis in which they say oh you promised you’d show us this
say oh you promised you’d show us this
say oh you promised you’d show us this radiant day right and it’s total mockery
radiant day right and it’s total mockery
radiant day right and it’s total mockery so the issue isn’t about where your
so the issue isn’t about where your
so the issue isn’t about where your politics may be but that you’re
politics may be but that you’re
politics may be but that you’re addressing power so I’m going to turn to
addressing power so I’m going to turn to
addressing power so I’m going to turn to one issue in a little bit more detail
one issue in a little bit more detail
one issue in a little bit more detail because it’s a super super metal issue
because it’s a super super metal issue
because it’s a super super metal issue and it may be the issue that according
and it may be the issue that according
and it may be the issue that according to the World Economic Forum presents the
to the World Economic Forum presents the
to the World Economic Forum presents the greatest security and economic threat in
greatest security and economic threat in
greatest security and economic threat in the world and that is human caused
the world and that is human caused
the world and that is human caused climate change now in 1988 Jim Hansen
climate change now in 1988 Jim Hansen
climate change now in 1988 Jim Hansen James Hansen he’s a scientist testified
James Hansen he’s a scientist testified
James Hansen he’s a scientist testified before Congress to say that 1988 was the
before Congress to say that 1988 was the
before Congress to say that 1988 was the hottest year on record people burning
hottest year on record people burning
hottest year on record people burning fossil fuels are putting more carbon
fossil fuels are putting more carbon
fossil fuels are putting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere wrapping the
dioxide into the atmosphere wrapping the
dioxide into the atmosphere wrapping the Earth in a thicker blanket of greenhouse
Earth in a thicker blanket of greenhouse
Earth in a thicker blanket of greenhouse gases
gases
gases heating us up and it’s changing the
heating us up and it’s changing the
heating us up and it’s changing the climate it’s dangerous we should do
climate it’s dangerous we should do
climate it’s dangerous we should do something about it fast forward to 2016
something about it fast forward to 2016
something about it fast forward to 2016 and the World Economic Forum has said if
and the World Economic Forum has said if
and the World Economic Forum has said if climate change if we do not deal with it
climate change if we do not deal with it
climate change if we do not deal with it would have could have the most profound
would have could have the most profound
would have could have the most profound negative impact on the global economy
negative impact on the global economy
negative impact on the global economy that there is the US military calls it a
that there is the US military calls it a
that there is the US military calls it a threat multiple
now this picture was taken in 2016 and
now this picture was taken in 2016 and this is a house that the yield on the
this is a house that the yield on the
this is a house that the yield on the Ile de Jean Charles a small island off
Ile de Jean Charles a small island off
Ile de Jean Charles a small island off the coast of Louisiana this house was
the coast of Louisiana this house was
the coast of Louisiana this house was owned by someone who is quite poor and
owned by someone who is quite poor and
owned by someone who is quite poor and there’s a good chance that they were
there’s a good chance that they were
there’s a good chance that they were also or are an indigenous person last
also or are an indigenous person last
also or are an indigenous person last year the United States put aside 48
year the United States put aside 48
year the United States put aside 48 million dollars to move people from the
million dollars to move people from the
million dollars to move people from the island to the mainland
island to the mainland
island to the mainland because rising sea levels caused by
because rising sea levels caused by
because rising sea levels caused by climate change are swamping their homes
climate change are swamping their homes
climate change are swamping their homes they are America’s first climate
they are America’s first climate
they are America’s first climate refugees now in 1990 the German thrash
refugees now in 1990 the German thrash
refugees now in 1990 the German thrash band creator wrote a song called when
band creator wrote a song called when
band creator wrote a song called when the Sun burns red and they well mealy
the Sun burns red and they well mealy
the Sun burns red and they well mealy screamed no one needs a prophet to
screamed no one needs a prophet to
screamed no one needs a prophet to explain what’s all too clear oceans
explain what’s all too clear oceans
explain what’s all too clear oceans overflowing Islands drowning everywhere
overflowing Islands drowning everywhere
overflowing Islands drowning everywhere right Neely’s much better at it than I
right Neely’s much better at it than I
right Neely’s much better at it than I am
am
am in but in 1990 that was basically a
in but in 1990 that was basically a
in but in 1990 that was basically a prediction it was backed up by science
prediction it was backed up by science
prediction it was backed up by science but we hadn’t seen the effects yet 2016
but we hadn’t seen the effects yet 2016
but we hadn’t seen the effects yet 2016 that’s real and it’s not just people who
that’s real and it’s not just people who
that’s real and it’s not just people who live off the coast of Louisiana it’s
live off the coast of Louisiana it’s
live off the coast of Louisiana it’s small nations like the Maldive and it’s
small nations like the Maldive and it’s
small nations like the Maldive and it’s caused by the next problem in large in
caused by the next problem in large in
caused by the next problem in large in large part the calving of glaciers and
large part the calving of glaciers and
large part the calving of glaciers and the melting of ice caps now in actually
the melting of ice caps now in actually
the melting of ice caps now in actually just in the last couple of weeks if
just in the last couple of weeks if
just in the last couple of weeks if you’ve watched some news you know that
you’ve watched some news you know that
you’ve watched some news you know that there’s a crack and one of the Antarctic
there’s a crack and one of the Antarctic
there’s a crack and one of the Antarctic ice shelves that expanded that
ice shelves that expanded that
ice shelves that expanded that lengthened 17 miles in just the course
lengthened 17 miles in just the course
lengthened 17 miles in just the course of a couple of months the rate at which
of a couple of months the rate at which
of a couple of months the rate at which the ice caps of Greenland and Antarctica
the ice caps of Greenland and Antarctica
the ice caps of Greenland and Antarctica are melting is faster than previous
are melting is faster than previous
are melting is faster than previous predictions and is pretty alarming
predictions and is pretty alarming
predictions and is pretty alarming in 2016 the Boston banned revocation I’m
in 2016 the Boston banned revocation I’m
in 2016 the Boston banned revocation I’m wearing a revocation shirt because I
wearing a revocation shirt because I
wearing a revocation shirt because I love revocation they released our album
love revocation they released our album
love revocation they released our album great is our sin and on it they have a
great is our sin and on it they have a
great is our sin and on it they have a song called cleaving Giants of ice and
song called cleaving Giants of ice and
song called cleaving Giants of ice and I’m not going to growl because it just
I’m not going to growl because it just
I’m not going to growl because it just won’t work very well but they say
won’t work very well but they say
won’t work very well but they say glacial ablation calving into the sea
glacial ablation calving into the sea
glacial ablation calving into the sea frostbitten Giants drowning amongst the
frostbitten Giants drowning amongst the
frostbitten Giants drowning amongst the debris then it continues written in the
debris then it continues written in the
debris then it continues written in the thaw the epitaph of all mankind
now the epitaph of the Ile de
now the epitaph of the Ile de jonsharland it’s already those people
jonsharland it’s already those people
jonsharland it’s already those people are going to have to move but let’s
are going to have to move but let’s
are going to have to move but let’s think about a city like Miami where
think about a city like Miami where
think about a city like Miami where things called king tides the floods on a
things called king tides the floods on a
things called king tides the floods on a sunny day can come up and flood the city
sunny day can come up and flood the city
sunny day can come up and flood the city streets three more feet of sea level
streets three more feet of sea level
streets three more feet of sea level rise six more feet are we looking at the
rise six more feet are we looking at the
rise six more feet are we looking at the epitaph of Miami if all of the ice on
epitaph of Miami if all of the ice on
epitaph of Miami if all of the ice on the planet melts in it it’s over a very
the planet melts in it it’s over a very
the planet melts in it it’s over a very long time scale maybe few centuries
long time scale maybe few centuries
long time scale maybe few centuries you’re looking at 216 feet of sea-level
you’re looking at 216 feet of sea-level
you’re looking at 216 feet of sea-level rise now that may not be the epitaph of
rise now that may not be the epitaph of
rise now that may not be the epitaph of all mankind or humankind I should say
all mankind or humankind I should say
all mankind or humankind I should say but you’re looking at the epitaph of
but you’re looking at the epitaph of
but you’re looking at the epitaph of Florida you’re looking at the epitaph of
Florida you’re looking at the epitaph of
Florida you’re looking at the epitaph of Manhattan every coastal city that you
Manhattan every coastal city that you
Manhattan every coastal city that you can think of gone now you’re probably
can think of gone now you’re probably
can think of gone now you’re probably thinking oh my god here jeez like this
thinking oh my god here jeez like this
thinking oh my god here jeez like this is just so Dooney and it’s true I mean
is just so Dooney and it’s true I mean
is just so Dooney and it’s true I mean yeah it’s super do me they these folks
yeah it’s super do me they these folks
yeah it’s super do me they these folks are harbingers of doom that’s that’s
are harbingers of doom that’s that’s
are harbingers of doom that’s that’s what they do right but they’re not just
what they do right but they’re not just
what they do right but they’re not just harbingers of doom that that can’t be
harbingers of doom that that can’t be
harbingers of doom that that can’t be where we just leave it and sort of give
where we just leave it and sort of give
where we just leave it and sort of give up right
up right
up right there are also voices of consciousness
there are also voices of consciousness
there are also voices of consciousness and conscience and I think that if we’re
and conscience and I think that if we’re
and conscience and I think that if we’re honest with ourselves we know that those
honest with ourselves we know that those
honest with ourselves we know that those things that are really troubling and
things that are really troubling and
things that are really troubling and really hard and maybe hard to really
really hard and maybe hard to really
really hard and maybe hard to really listen to our things that we have to
listen to our things that we have to
listen to our things that we have to listen to so I’m going to ask you two
listen to so I’m going to ask you two
listen to so I’m going to ask you two tonight or tomorrow go home maybe open a
tonight or tomorrow go home maybe open a
tonight or tomorrow go home maybe open a browser pull something up online and
browser pull something up online and
browser pull something up online and listen to one of these albums and really
listen to one of these albums and really
listen to one of these albums and really really listen to it because I think that
really listen to it because I think that
really listen to it because I think that what you might find in it is a message
what you might find in it is a message
what you might find in it is a message about what’s really wrong and where you
about what’s really wrong and where you
about what’s really wrong and where you and I might play a constructive role in
and I might play a constructive role in
and I might play a constructive role in doing something better thank you
doing something better thank you
doing something better thank you [Applause]
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