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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJoaquin Phoenix's speech was epic. A must find if you didn't see it.
Yes he mentioned his brother at the end.
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)much more
jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)Artificially inseminating cows and drinking the milk? Those are the issues he thinks are important?
underpants
(182,830 posts)but I took it as a example. A different way to look at his theme.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Has been since he was a kid, I think.
jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)I do agree with him strongly that a lot of the problems we have are related to being disconnected from the natural world.
montanacowboy
(6,093 posts)was moving and heartbreaking, I have a lot of respect for him. I hope someone posts it so everyone can hear it.
underpants
(182,830 posts)underpants
(182,830 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,444 posts)Zoonart
(11,869 posts)He made me cry. Don't hear too many call outs for compassion.
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)Realizing millions of people have none has been one of the most heartbreaking things about the dump era.
JudyM
(29,251 posts)He held back from being too graphic about the ugly truth of factory farming, just using the example of a newborn calf being taken away, maybe a bit of a parallel to separating families at the border?
Speaking for the suffering animals
Baitball Blogger
(46,736 posts)The fact that many of us have failed to make the necessary adjustments in our lives to recognize the dire circumstances that we're facing today.
Brother Buzz
(36,444 posts)because I knew exactly where he was going, and he did. His brother's lyrics for closure....THAT was epic!
underpants
(182,830 posts)frazzled
(18,402 posts)But then I was hoping Antonio Banderas would win anyway. Even though I knew he wouldnt. It was the most accomplished, nuanced, complex, and affecting performance Id seen in years.
Beringia
(4,316 posts)You Go Joaquin.
BigmanPigman
(51,611 posts)I feel sorry for him since he grew up in that weird cult. "Children of God" or something like that. It was a commune atmosphere and hippie--esque but strange.
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a29374581/children-of-god-cult-joaquin-phoenix-rose-mcgowan/