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Madonna and Robert de Niro join 200 celebrities and scientists calling for the world not to 'return to normal' after Covid-19 lockdowns and stop 'the pursuit of consumerism'
Daily Mail ^ | May 6, 2020 | Rory Butler

Posted on 05/07/2020 8:35:13 AM PDT by EdnaMode

A host of celebrities and scientists including Madonna, Robert de Niro and a clutch of Nobel Prize winners have called for radical change in the world rather than 'a return to normal' after the coronavirus lockdowns.

Hollywood stars Cate Blanchett, Jane Fonda, Marion Cotillard and Monica Bellucci also added their names to the open letter published in the French daily Le Monde.

The signatories are pleading for an end to unbridled consumerism and a 'radical transformation' of economies to help save the planet.

The movement has been penned and led by actress Juliette Binoche and astrophysicist Aurélien Barrau.

A full list of the 200 signatories is published in this article (below).

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Society; TV/Movies
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To: EdnaMode

The irony.

Fine, start with you.


41 posted on 05/07/2020 9:00:44 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: All

Hear ye, hear ye. Those who follow other gods have been destroying reality, everyday; since the beginning.

They do the bidding of their master, so like him they want to kill, steal and destroy.

Obviously they do not want life to return to normal; never wanted normal; never wanted what our Father created; want to destroy what Father made.


42 posted on 05/07/2020 9:01:32 AM PDT by veracious (UN=OIC=Islam; USgov may be radically changed, just amend USConstitution)
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To: metmom

Yep, you can bet they aren’t gonna start with “The Man In The Mirror”.


43 posted on 05/07/2020 9:03:35 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: EdnaMode

Le Monde...riiiiight. The Denver Post has a larger circulation.

When the world needs a light to guide them, read the wisdom contained in Le Monde...

/s /s /s


44 posted on 05/07/2020 9:04:03 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: EdnaMode

45 posted on 05/07/2020 9:05:06 AM PDT by Dogbert41 (Jerusalem is the city of the Great King!!!)
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To: heartwood
Sounds good. I'll sell them my 1500 sqft tract home in flyover country and they can also purchase the cars we have, a 2008 Corolla and 1999 Camry (no antique plates). They have to drive on their own and pump their own gasoline, and use the grocery pickup service and cook and clean for themselves. Then maybe I'll listen to their hypocritical gibberish.
46 posted on 05/07/2020 9:08:14 AM PDT by chimera
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To: heartwood
Sounds good. I'll sell them my 1500 sqft tract home in flyover country and they can also purchase the cars we have, a 2008 Corolla and 1999 Camry (no antique plates). They have to drive on their own and pump their own gasoline, and use the grocery pickup service and cook and clean for themselves. Then maybe I'll listen to their hypocritical gibberish.
47 posted on 05/07/2020 9:10:00 AM PDT by chimera
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To: EdnaMode

Screw them.


48 posted on 05/07/2020 9:13:32 AM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: EdnaMode

“The signatories are pleading for an end to unbridled consumerism”

Consumerism is how you got rich.


49 posted on 05/07/2020 9:14:46 AM PDT by lowbridge
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To: EdnaMode

These people can afford not to care about consumerism after consumerism made them rich beyond their wildest dreams


50 posted on 05/07/2020 9:16:50 AM PDT by MrRelevant
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To: EdnaMode

Remember most of these actors became famous playing a role/character that wasn’t them in real life.

Easy to relate to that, but in reality most are leeches and sleeze bags....


51 posted on 05/07/2020 9:18:38 AM PDT by patriotspride
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To: EdnaMode

They got theirs through consumerism and now they don’t want anyone else to join them...elitists!


52 posted on 05/07/2020 9:19:48 AM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: EdnaMode

“The signatories are pleading for an end to unbridled consumerism...”

After making millions acting as paid spokespersons for unbridled consumerism for decades.


53 posted on 05/07/2020 9:22:20 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: JBW1949

Yeah, you don’t even need to do it wholly with animation. You could shoot any random person with about the same body and head shape as, say, Bobby DeNiro, then feed a bunch of footage of DeNiro to an AI and the AI can digitally put DeNiro’s face on the stand-in. A little more work and you can put DeNiro’s voice in there too, saying whatever you want him to say.

Since the computer is just rendering one small part of the shot, it’s a lot less processor-intensive than trying to model and animate an entire movie, and the AI will do at least 80% of the work for you once you train it properly.


54 posted on 05/07/2020 9:29:24 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: EdnaMode

A smarter America? For the first time I agree with them about something!


55 posted on 05/07/2020 9:29:32 AM PDT by dubyagee
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To: EdnaMode
DeNero and Madonna, I'll stop consuming your products, but I'd have to consume them first and I don't... 😋
56 posted on 05/07/2020 9:31:52 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: EdnaMode

Robert De Niro fronts pan-European campaign for Kia

https://innocean.eu/ww-en/news/18504/


57 posted on 05/07/2020 9:35:58 AM PDT by lowbridge
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To: Boogieman

But would the company have to pay DeNiro for using his likeness??? With the animation, you could just say it’s just a cartoon character...


58 posted on 05/07/2020 9:37:19 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: EdnaMode

I read the list...I recognized some names...I have seen their movies...

My reaction is “Whatever”...They are entitled to have their silly opinions...Even Monica Bellucci...I have seen her movies...I saw her for the first time in MALENA (2000)...She was good in the movie...

Some actors take themselves way too seriously...

Relax...Consider yourself lucky for being able to do a job, that you like, and make lots of money in the process...There are people, who do not enjoy their jobs, and do not make lots of money in the process...

Come on, actors, you should thank people for letting you do the job that you like and make lots of money...I would say the same thing for professional athletes...


59 posted on 05/07/2020 9:45:01 AM PDT by L.A.Justice
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To: EdnaMode

Saw today that De Niro wants to play “Sonny” Cuomo in a film about COVID-19.


60 posted on 05/07/2020 10:01:56 AM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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