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done and it really is sad that they have so few subscribers
it seems to be harder to get folks involved than to try to pull an elephant out of quicksand 
thanks hun! For those who use social media.........share it as much as you can! Folks don't have to be vapers to "like" it. The corruption they talk about affects us all in every way. It's remarkable how many aren't even aware of it.....but let's face it, if we weren't on here, we likely wouldn't be aware of it either.done and it really is sad that they have so few subscribers
Here is the Evil that Started this war:
World Health Organization
They Preach against tobacco through TAXATION
They Still have not learned, or are receiving influence, that TAXES Run Governments. Once they start getting them, they want to KEEP getting them
So Now, instead of the Corruption of tobacco Corporations, we have ADDED Governments, Medical Corporations, Pharmaceutical Corporations and Charitable Corporations,..............All NEEDING Tobacco to Survive to make money.
Hmmm.........Who were the Geniuses(Persons) that came up with this solution?
World Health Organization
They Preach against tobacco through TAXATION
They Still have not learned, or are receiving influence, that TAXES Run Governments. Once they start getting them, they want to KEEP getting them
So Now, instead of the Corruption of tobacco Corporations, we have ADDED Governments, Medical Corporations, Pharmaceutical Corporations and Charitable Corporations,..............All NEEDING Tobacco to Survive to make money.
Hmmm.........Who were the Geniuses(Persons) that came up with this solution?
So he wants to turn a few bucks on that movie while at the same time shaking some folk out of their 'gubmint-is-my-bestest-friend' stupor.
Why begrudge him that ?
Man's got to make a living just like the rest of us.
And compared to what BT BP BG 's been wheedling off us his pleas are for a pittance.
A tenner for indirectly jabbing a thorn in the side of some real mean shysters ?
More ? Less ? Got an adress ?
Heck, I'd view that funding/donation/contribution/whatever as wise investment.
Cuz I DO think of the cheeelrun...not having them grow up in some Orwellian corporate mind... fold would be real nice...
Why begrudge him that ?
Man's got to make a living just like the rest of us.
And compared to what BT BP BG 's been wheedling off us his pleas are for a pittance.
A tenner for indirectly jabbing a thorn in the side of some real mean shysters ?
More ? Less ? Got an adress ?
Heck, I'd view that funding/donation/contribution/whatever as wise investment.
Cuz I DO think of the cheeelrun...not having them grow up in some Orwellian corporate mind... fold would be real nice...
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BTW- I am with you guys and I am on it
Folks may want to use this link as well:
Contact Us
There are several ways to get in touch with A Billion Lives and in this situation, there's no such thing as overkill.
Here's what I posted to the contact link listed above;
"As a member of the vaping community, I sincerely appreciate your efforts with this production. As someone who is & has been fed up with being lied to by my government and the way things REALLY work. I look forward to your next production, The Trouble With BIG. Please keep me advised of all that is going on in Aaron Biebert's world. ;-)
I have taken it upon myself to post "Take action, support A Billion Lives" flyers at our local vape shops and would also like to know how I can help more through personal efforts ."
Not "tooting my own horn", just doing whatever I can to support the cause.
You are correct DC2 and I wholeheartedly agree, they SHOULD stand up and be counted too. Unfortunately, I found out, through my visit with a local shop owner, that what Debadoo said about ANTZ is true even at the local government level. Many of our local representatives and legislators vape BUT the subject is SO controversial that they are more concerned with keeping their office or getting re-elected than they are about promoting a MUCH healthier alternative to tobacco use. (In short, they know where their bread is buttered.)I know of some very rich people, and they are even vapers!!
--Leonardo DiCaprio
--Jack Nicholson
--Rush Limbaugh
--Samuel L. Jackson
--Katherine Heigl
--Simon Cowell
--Katy Perry
--Julie Louis-Dreyfus
Many of them like to stand up and be heard on social issues.
Not sure why they are staying silent now.
The "funding from taxes" issue also comes strongly into play when it comes to the government. I was also told, "You can't march in there "guns blazing" talking about how it has saved your life or how it's going to save millions of other lives. They could give a rat's
about that. ALL they want to hear is how THEY are going to get THEIR money from it." The corruption runs so deep and following the money is SO convoluted that you have to dig through at least 3 or 4 layers to sort through it. As I've said from the start, it's ALL ABOUT THE MONEY, plain & simple. That's what "A Billion Lives" is attempting to expose to the ENTIRE public, not just a niche market. That's why it's SO important that the film gets the recognition and wide spread release they are seeking.Thanks for posting those celebrities though. It probably wouldn't hurt to "encourage them" to stand up through FB & Twitter too.
Then again, when you have that kind of money, who cares how much anything costs, including lives. And there in lies the REAL tragedy. The world has become SO MUCH about the money that actual lives have become inconsequential. Scary, huh???Support "A Billion Lives" and Aaron's next film "The Trouble With BIG".
Von Vape
They really haven't asked for donations from vapers, but I expect you could use the contact link that Von put up. Here it is again. Contact Us
If y'all go to the website abillionlivesdotcom there are 3 horizontal lines at the top right. Click those and more links will appear including the contact.
What he has asked us to do is to like and SHARE on all social media we belong to. He did get back to me today, and gave me some links that I'll put in the next post and get the first post updated with them. May have to get a mod to help me with that. Wish I'd thought to reserve a post.
I got an email back from Aaron today. He appreciates everyone's help so much! Bear in mind as you contact vendors that we need to point out to them how this has huge potential to keep them in business by drastically changing or putting a stop to the deeming regs.
Definitely contact the ECF suppliers, but also any suppliers you're aware of.
Please copy and paste the links rather than retyping them, so we don't have errors.
Here's what I asked him for:
1. A template that we can give to vendors that they can print, cut up and put one in each customer's bag, or online order.
His team will be creating a template and I will upload it when I get it.
2. A way for vendors to put a clickable link prominently on each page, of their website so folks can find out more about a billion lives.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="You Are Being Lied To - A Billion Lives - YouTube" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
If they make the numbers in the code bigger or smaller, they will make the video bigger or smaller.
3. If there are posters available for vendors to put in their B&Ms.
We do have a printable poster (link below the picture here): Shareable Graphics
If they don't want to go to the expense of having a poster printed, We can use Vons flyer, or create your own that they can simply print out.
I would definitely urge everyone to CALL vendors if you have time. I will certainly be doing so. Talking to someone rather than just reading an email makes it much easier if they have questions. Even if we all contact many of the same vendors, that's ok, that'll just really drive home how important this is.
Thank you again to each of you that are helping! Tell your friends, share the link to this thread on other ECF threads you visit if that's acceptable to the OP etc.
Definitely contact the ECF suppliers, but also any suppliers you're aware of.
Please copy and paste the links rather than retyping them, so we don't have errors.
Here's what I asked him for:
1. A template that we can give to vendors that they can print, cut up and put one in each customer's bag, or online order.
His team will be creating a template and I will upload it when I get it.
2. A way for vendors to put a clickable link prominently on each page, of their website so folks can find out more about a billion lives.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="You Are Being Lied To - A Billion Lives - YouTube" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
If they make the numbers in the code bigger or smaller, they will make the video bigger or smaller.
3. If there are posters available for vendors to put in their B&Ms.
We do have a printable poster (link below the picture here): Shareable Graphics
If they don't want to go to the expense of having a poster printed, We can use Vons flyer, or create your own that they can simply print out.
I would definitely urge everyone to CALL vendors if you have time. I will certainly be doing so. Talking to someone rather than just reading an email makes it much easier if they have questions. Even if we all contact many of the same vendors, that's ok, that'll just really drive home how important this is.
Thank you again to each of you that are helping! Tell your friends, share the link to this thread on other ECF threads you visit if that's acceptable to the OP etc.
bump for a very important thing we can all easily do. Let's get the word out there for all to see
And there I was almost two years ago thinking,well,this is kinda neat.
Now just like everything else it's show me the money.
Right now I am watching 60 minutes. If and until A billion Lives is
on prime time Sunday evening national TV it might as well be Rocky
XLI for all the good it will do.
Regards
Mike
Now just like everything else it's show me the money.
Right now I am watching 60 minutes. If and until A billion Lives is
on prime time Sunday evening national TV it might as well be Rocky
XLI for all the good it will do.
Regards
Mike
Perhaps those vaping celebs who have so many subscribers should make a dedicated video promoting A Billion Lives. Not saying they haven't, because I honestly haven't checked, but it seems if they have that many vapers who are viewing their vid's, those same vapers would support this, if they were aware of it.
Don't you want to add Donald Trump to that list?
I know of some very rich people, and they are even vapers!!
--Leonardo DiCaprio
--Jack Nicholson
--Rush Limbaugh
--Samuel L. Jackson
--Katherine Heigl
--Simon Cowell
--Katy Perry
--Julie Louis-Dreyfus
Many of them like to stand up and be heard on social issues.
Not sure why they are staying silent now.
On another note ... some threads on this forum have thousands and thousands of views and replies ... But the A Billion Lives YouTube Channel only has 2500 subscribers? I don't get it.
A Billion Lives
Mike, Aaron's Company has footed the Bill on the Whole production. They are going non-stop trying to get the Best Exposure possible and not asking us for a
dime.Like he said, Youtub'ing it would be a Waste of time.
Hi has been from the US to Istanbul to Vienna in 3 days
It has already been previewed by some members of Congress
Was shown today in Vienna....after an earlier Expo Promo
I just don't get the comments
That's why we're doing our best to get folks to share it with vendors, on all social media. Those threads don't have thousands and thousands of people though, it's the same people who are chatting on it many many times. You can only like a FB page once. Still his FB page should have far more people than that!! When a cat video can go viral in 24 hours, something like this should have tons of followers, even among non vapers!
That's the problem..............Damn, no Cat.
People have -0- direction
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I don't need to. He has never smoked, never drank alcohol and has never done drugs. I hardly think he'd take up vaping for fun.
What makes you so certain that he's a vapor? I hope it wasn't those Photoshopped images that have been making the rounds.
Von Vape reporting in!
Dateline Wasilla, Alaska!
Here's the sign I posted in all three LVS's :
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It's THAT SIMPLE folks! It doesn't cost YOU or ANYONE else a single DIME!!!_________________________________________________________________________
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I've said it before & I'm saying it AGAIN! I'm baffled at the amount of divisiveness within the vaping community! And that's just on this ONE SINGLE forum! If this kind of divisiveness were prevalent in 1774, this country would NOT exist! It's called getting behind a common cause people! I imagine that few then (1774) agreed on every little detail or even many of the major ones BUT they all got behind a common cause and worked the details out later. The constitution and bill of rights still wasn't "perfect" and didn't & still doesn't address ALL things for ALL people and has been shredded to confetti since but that's on us for electing the people we have and allowing them to do it. The point is, you have to win the war by uniting and supporting a common cause. Ironing out the differences comes second. As a fellow ECFer put it, "We all have to row in the same direction, TOGETHER." (My addition: If we have ANY hope of getting across the river! Otherwise we're just going to be swept down stream and over the falls!) That's what is happening too. "We" are already woefully outnumbered. If the number of vapers in the U.S. is anywhere close to accurate @ 9 million, it's completely ironic because that is exactly the same estimated number of supporters Bernie Sanders managed to attain during his ENTIRE campaign, and you see where that got him. We are also OVERWHELMINGLY out financed, not only by B.P. & B.T. but the American Lung Association, G.M. and even AARP!!! (I know, not a "news flash" to most) The corruption runs SO DEEP that, frankly, I personally see little hope of "winning" this war. That doesn't mean it's time to throw in the towel. What it does mean is this fight is going to take resolve AND continuity! "The Colonies" were out manned and underfinanced in 1774, with little hope of winning OUR independence, BUT THEY DID by banning together and supporting a common cause.
As noted previously, this film is more about exposing that corruption and the DEEP POCKETS that fund it and manipulate the system. Vaping is just the vehicle they chose to use to illustrate that point. Fortunately for "us", AT LEAST ONE WOULD THINK, they did! Also, as pointed out earlier, IT DOESN'T COST A SINGLE DIME to click "Like" on FB, "follow" their page, or "Share" them on Twitter. Buy the shirt if you want, don't if you don't but DO SOMETHING SUPPORTIVE for GOD's SAKE!!! Now is the time EVERY vaper should be doing EVERYTHING they can to SUPPORT the COMMON CAUSE! I personally can't afford a single dime of monetary contribution but my clicking finger isn't broken and I do have some time and gas, paper, ink and passion to spare. All the film makers are asking is that you not be apathetic.
Sadly, these are the times we live in! "This isn't exactly the way I'd like to see it." or "Why don't you just do it "this" way?" (also addressed in the second video) or "I just can't afford/I'm too busy to. Let somebody else take care of it." Few are truly passionate about ANYTHING now-a-days and if that's how you feel about vaping, I hope you are really well stocked up because the end IS near!
My
Debadoo, first huge thanks to you for bringing this thread to the forefront, and doing what you do so beautifully in terms of encouragement for this film. This is BIG. And it's wildly important. So a big hug and a heartfelt thank you to you.
Von Vape, I LOVED your post (this one and your others, too)!
Major shades of envy green here, Pinot! Oh how marvelous that you were at the premiere.
I hope they get them back in stock, DC. They ARE really nice caps!
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