I’m a Mac … and I’ve Got a Dirty Secret
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Hello, I’m a Mac, and I’m helping fuel the war in the Congo — the deadliest war in the world. So are PCs, cell phones, digital cameras and other electronics. That’s what Apple’s famous ads don’t tell you. So actor/activist Brooke Smith and cinematographer Steven Lubensky teamed up with actors Joshua Malina and John Lehr to create a version that sets the record straight. To learn more about conflict minerals and how you can help end war in the Congo, visit www.raisehopeforcongo.org.
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Video Rating: 4 / 5
Money = Conflict
Period.
We should stop buying materials from them, then! There’s just as much tin mined in Peru and Russia as Congo. Perhaps maybe if we ban the source rather than the material, they’ll change their policies.
im sure this video was edited on a macbook pro
@OnlineCommentary Probably true….That doesn’t mean that if there is an alternative to what is going on or a way to improve upon it that it shouldn’t be worked toward….At least someone is trying to make a difference….
Why do so many people have a problem with this video?
Excellent stuff, and may you folks make many more of these.
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But the repetitive nature of the music qualifies as torture under most human rights conventions.
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I don’t think the answer is for those with enough consience to simply no have a computer.Thanks to google for letting us have this information.
Will the new proposed legislation help avoid abuse?I’ve heard nokia, some pc companies, sony etc are signing up to some new legislation, will this help?
“The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong. “- Winston Churchill
I’m glad I saw the link to this video through Nicholas Kristof’s columns in the NY Times. I hope these companies will listen to consumers and start doing what’s right for humanity.
Thank you,
Joelle Burnette
@Tarrant220 That ain’t necessery; blood diamonds are very rare these days, as you probably know, especially thanks to political actions like the Kimberley process. Thus, we can stop the trade with blood oil and conflict minerals as well if we raise this issue.
@OnlineCommentary You should follow Bill Gates’s Twitter it would make you eat your words.
Guess we better stop using oil, using cell phones and hope you didn’t buy that diamond on your finger more then 8 or 10 years ago when blood diamonds were the most readily available diamond in the world for years.
@m1up Google is a software company, Microsoft is primarily a software company (apart from xbox/zune), they don’t make computers and therefore don’t use these materials.
@m1up That makes two of us.
i heard about this in yahoo!’s homepage.
You guys realize that africa’s issues are all pretty much due to colonialism and imperialism right? It’s probably best that we let them sort out the issues they have rather than add to them.
@GodlessPeaceTM it’s not the companies to blame entirely. some of the blame has to be shouldered by the consumer who’s always looking for the “cheapest” deal.
I heard of something called recycle! Even though it hase a little less, at least it’s less to buy from the war.
Conflict free is NOT possible. Minerals are a FUNGIBLE commodity. And helping the Congolese people does not mean destroying the ONE industry they have. THIS IS NOT THE SOLUTION.
Write a letter or e-mail- yeah right, it will get erased.
This cycle of fighting, pain and exploitation repeats ever since the colonization era, the only difference is that they do it themselves.
And also i would like to request a check of all money and materials send to countries like Congo by humanitarian, as more than half of it ends up in the hands of the oppressors. And stopping the conflict minerals use will only cause more problems for the people that are forced to collect them.
Proof? FoxConn’s raw materials come from (??) no proof = rhetoric.. tell me where FoxConn gets their raw materials, cause all those minerals can be used for lightbulbs as much as they can for mobiles.
@psp785 name something other than the flawed iphone for “being guilty”
@nivsha what needs to happen is to just RAISE AWARENESS. boycotting electronics is unrealistic. the more people know about this the more pressure those companies will be under. one will make a bigger difference by informing people then boycotting something that is pretty much a necessity in America. lol how much have the walmart boycott achieved?
The materials will get sold anyways because there is a demand for them. It doesn’t really matter where the “electronic companies” buy them from, because they will simply buy from middle men who got them from the Congo anyways. What goes on in those countries is atrocious, yes, but that isn’t about to stop the corporation’s need to make a profit.
@nivsha: You’re awfully naive. Technology gets replaced so quickly because of new advances, not because they’re fashion statements.
hey guys, i know there are lots of rappers all on comment pages advertising their music.. but my mom supports my music, & said if i get a decent amount of views in the next few weeks she’ll help pitch in for studio time.. so please help out & give me a view, comment, thumb, or subscribe.
& if you could please take a second from your day to thumbs this up to get it to the top that would mean so much!
@mvfcrule ahahaha before kids it used to be fitted
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@mvfcrule its cause its his old shit man
song starts 00:40 thnx
1:10 – 1:17 dopest 7 seconds ever
hahaha, he’s already bald.. why should he go to the barber..?
he’s really dopee
Well shit, he wasn’t lyin’
He really did use to rock a fitted cap.
Love you Mac Miller
-MOST DOPE
Mac, theres something ugly on your head, its not a snapback?
He toats to goats doesn’t look like he’s sip syncing..
HELP A BROTHER OUT AND READ THIS
I know at least 1 person will
I’m a hip-hop artist. I know there are plenty of those. But I’m different in the sense that I don’t waste bars talking about drugs, sex, money, and guns.
I know alot of youtubers think comments like this are annoying, but even the famous youtube rappers didn’t start famous. THEY HAD THEIR GET THEIR NAME OUT!
PLEASE CHECK ME OUT AND GIVE THIS A THUMBS UP
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im high…
@mvfcrule nobody wore snapbacks in 2009?
@IMSITTINGONACHAIR this was in ’09. before snapbacks were really in..
@mvfcrule i used to a wear a a fitted na na now i wear a snap back now i wear a snapback
maybe this was “used to wear a snapback lol idk
Mac Miller is a boss. He is killing the game and can honestly out flow anyone. He inspired me to pick up a mic. I know this is annoying as shit.I know you read these all the time but im gonna try it anyway on the off chance that real will recognize real.Im a new artist just trying to get heard.Problem is its impossible to get a following on youtube without reaching out. Check me out and if not, vote this up so maybe someone else will. One click can change my life. Much love Youtube goers.
bring them fitteds back
Old school mac is the shit!
KEEP GOOD MUSIC ALIVE. Check out my channel for some Indie Hip Hop. Drop a comment. Peace.
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I need at least 30 subscribes by tonight! The help will be most appreciated and thanked by posting 2 songs a week!!! AND the songs will be unlike ANYTHING you’ve heard!! If not, then you can UNsubscribe. But I promise promise PROMISE this will not be a waste of time!
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mac is so cool, he goes to the haircutter while he got no hairs xD
LOL. i like the way he says “yeah” in the beginning.
it made me melt, shit.
@mvfcrule ohhh nooooo a fitted hat!
@mvfcrule before snapbacks were cool