"The consumer society  has destroyed the environment." "Exterminated millions of species of plants and animals." "Poisoned the seas  the rivers and the lakes." "Polluted the air." "Filled the atmosphere with carbon dioxide and other harmful gases." "Destroyed the ozone layer." "Exhausted our oil, coal and gas reserves and rich mineral resources." "Exterminated our forests and destroyed their own." "So what is left for us?" "Underdevelopment." "Poverty." "Dependence." "Underdevelopment." "Debt." "Uncertainty." "For the superdeveloped societies   the problem is not growth  but distribution." "Not only amongst themselves   but amongst everybody." "Sustainable development is impossible   without fairer distribution amongst all nations." "After all, mankind is one great family   all sharing the same destiny." "Given today's severe crisis, we're facing an even worse future   that will never enable us to solve the economical, social  and ecological tragedy of a world more and more out of control." "Something must be done to save mankind." "A better world is possible!" "Those who have come here to demonstrate peacefully   have not been able to do so because of certain individuals   with a quasi-professional dedication to violence." "Murderers...!" "They walk the streets exposed to the constant poison of adverts   sowing the seeds of fantasy, illusion   and the desire for impossible consumption." "What rubbish!" "The behaviour of many leaders as they watch their model economies collapse   like a house of cards is truly repugnant!" "Cuba does not promote consumerism!" "Long live socialism!" "Fatherland or death!" "We shall overcome!" "SAVE:" "CONSUME ONLY THE NECESSARY" "And now our supreme leader:" "Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz!" "Fidel's might puts the Yankees to flight!" "Fidel's might puts the Yankees to flight!" "Fidel's might puts the Yankees to flight!" "Distinguished guests." "Fellow countrymen..." "For a Cuban travelling, it's a really big thing." "I went to Europe with a letter of invitation from a friend." "The first time I went to a supermarket, I couldn't close my mouth." "Everything was a big shock." "There is so much of everything." "Apples, pears, perfume, nice perfume   nice shampoo, trainers." "That's how it was." "I had a good time, I really did!" "Cuba does not promote consumerism." "Cuba has no advertising whatsoever." "Cuba, our country, is by far   the most democratic country on the planet." "In England I never ate beans." "I didn't want to eat beans." "I said, " I don't want beans." "I want something else. "" "The first thing I did was go to McDonald's." "I wanted to see McDonald's." "I wanted..." "Ay, Dios mio!" "... a SuperMac, a big, big, Big Mac!" "And watching TV, and changing channels, and eating..." "I came home, 180 pounds. 180 pounds!" "So much food!" "Eating, again and again!" "I was always hungry  my body was asking for more!" "Eating and watching television channels." "Music." "Music programmes..." "McDonald's, Burger King..." "What rubbish!" "The global economy today is a giant casino!" "Christmas seems to have come early to Wall Street this year." "The increasingly absurd internet stocks reached a new high yesterday." "Spray has 50 employees of the Nintendo generation   who know all about the internet and who work for the fun of it." "Svante is typical of the information society." "At only 19 his work in the industry often takes him to San Francisco." "Roughly 1 or 2 million." " 2 million." " 5 million." " About 10 million." " 14 million." "18 million..." "Deep down, I hate money, and I don't have to think about it any more." "Funny enough, half my time goes into finding ways to get rid of my money." "It's all too easy." "I've got all the time I want   all the money I want." "I haven't got any problems." "I sometimes really miss the cheap life like hell." "To think it'd be so hard to spend money." "I can go abroad..." "There are so many simple ways to spend money." "It's like :" "" No problem, come with me baby... "" "But as I know it's not that easy, all my energy is turned inward." "Which forces me even deeper into myself, and I sit and..." "I'm just empty." "I want to find a purpose to it all." "Fill myself with something." "Funny enough, half my time goes into finding ways to get rid of my money." "My mum said to me yesterday :" "" I wish you'd never got that money. "" ""What are you saying?" - " I just wish you'd never got that money!"" "1 million." "2 million." "3 million." "5 million." "About 10 million." "14 million." "18 million..." "It was just constant excess, and you got used to it." "A money-go-round that just got out of control   and in retrospect it all just seems so idiotic." "Who wants that really?" " Nobody." "I can buy a nice flat, and sit there, taking it easy." "And then I can meet a girl who I can impress with my flat." "I could say : " My darling, let's get married and buy a house. "" "And then we have kids and then - oops, it's all over." "Oops, it's all over." "I sometimes really miss the cheap life like hell." "18 million." "14 million." "10 million." "5 million." "3 million." "2 million." "1 million." "1 million." "1..." "English subtitles :" "Neil Betteridge (c) Sveriges Television AB 2003" "Subtitles edited by Mat A. " Work hard, increase production, and be happy! ""