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5.0 out of 5 stars The Zeitgeist Trilogy
The three films comprising the Zeitgeist series by Peter Joseph are extraordinary in their dissection of the modern world as a collective myth whose core is money. Money, in this paradigm, isn't simply "the root of all evil': it's the root of the world's entire social fabric. Peter Joseph reduces money to its lowest common denominator: debt. According to Joseph, money equals debt in a purely one-to-one relationship; and exists for no other reason than to accrue debt. Since money is the core of the modern world, and money equals debt, it follows that debt is likewise the core of every modern society. This world created by money - out of thin air, as Joseph contends - can exist only if the people of the world accept debt as their one and only way of life - their very reason for being; and, as a corollary, scarcity as their inevitable plight. And once they've accepted debt as their rightful due, they must do one thing and one thing only: submit their labor in exchange for wages. So far so good; but then the reasoning begins to get a little fuzzy.A Utopian world is envisioned by Joseph and the creators of something called The Venus Project - a Utopia unlike anything ever conceived - although he insists there is nothing Utopian about their vision. This new world would be built entirely on two pillars. First, people must change their way of thinking, their way of seeing themselves vis-a-vis the world and others, and, accordingly, their way of behaving. The assumption is made that this feat - greater than any feat humanity has ever undertaken - is within the realm of human possibility. The second pillar upon which this world would stand is Technology. Joseph contends that Technology offers the possibility of forever eradicating virtually all of the ills which currently keep three quarters of the earth's population in a state of abject misery.Though I don't consider myself trapped in the "old" way of thinking or looking at the world, I do nevertheless have serious reservations about the feasibility of achieving such an unbridled state of benevolence and prosperity - not because of the understandable resistance of the current social paradigm to any change and especially a change of such sweeping magnitude; but because of the two cornerstones of this bold new world. For one thing, technology has always proven itself a double-edged sword. You can argue that's because technology has always fallen prisoner to those whose only concern is the preservation of the moneyed world; but since technology has always been used to maintain the status quo, the theory Peter Joseph puts forth has never been tested. We simply don't know if technology really does lend itself to working harmoniously with the natural world - or if, by its very nature, it can only exploit the world's resources; nor, for that matter, do we know if any manner of technology can safeguard human societies from the inevitable ravages of nature. For another thing, the "nature versus nurture" controversy has never been satisfactorily resolved - notwithstanding the assertion of some of the experts interviewed that the concept itself is bogus. Joseph contends that once the myth born of money ceases to influence people's thinking and behavior, they will cease acting negatively toward one another and toward the earth; because, once all their needs are met, they would have no reason to continue their negative behavior - a contention almost impossible to prove or disprove. I essentially agree with Peter Joseph that The Law, as it was conceived and as we know it, functions almost entirely to preserve the status quo - most especially, property rights - and, consequently, does almost nothing to make life better for the great mass of people; but I cannot agree with his rendering of humans as being conditioned solely by their society. Reason dictates that it's as likely to be the other way around: that the kind of society humans repeatedly find themselves in may be the product of universal human traits and not merely the sinister machinations of first a priestly then a knightly and finally a mercantile caste bent upon exploiting their fellow man, as Joseph contends.Almost every rendering of pre-history pre-supposes that the earliest humans would have gravitated toward the concept of the supernatural in their attempts to make sense of their world - and that's why they fell victim to all manner of creation myths. But there would have been nothing in their experience to suggest magical beings as the cause of natural phenomena. They could see lightening, they could hear thunder, they could feel wind; just because these things posed a threat does not mean the earliest humans would have concluded gods to have been the cause. So while I readily accept Joseph's implication that the creation myths were foisted on the mass of people by a priestly caste, I think we have to look deeper to discover why these myths took hold of people's minds as they did. People didn't - and still don't - need creation myths to make sense of their world or to render their world more manageable. It had to have been something other than fear of the unknown to prompt people to abandon their common sense explanations of natural phenomena and take on a mythology completely alien to their experience of their world. Best guess is that they found something in the myths they could use to their advantage - and why not? There's nothing to indicate that people were ever disposed to look favorably upon others outside their immediate tribal setting, even if "Zeitgeist" does postulate that that's exactly how people would have lived prior to the creation of money.Ironically, Peter Joseph comes very close to creating his own mythology when he blindly accepts that, given the optimal circumstances, people would gladly, even eagerly, accept others as fellow travelers on a journey of discovery; and would willingly share all the wonders and resources they find on their journey. I sincerely hope he's right; but I fear he's wrong. People gravitate too easily toward the more selfish modes of social interaction to ever imagine that they would willingly abandon their present way of life for one more altruistic; there's very little in human history to suggest that a majority of people would even wish to live in the kind of world Joseph envisions. Then there's one final aspect of this entire Venus Project that's more than just a little troubling: who would coordinate everything necessary to make this new society work? Joseph implies it would be the task of scientists; but given their penchant for playing "God," can scientists be trusted to work entirely for the benefit of humanity? Have scientists used their understanding of natural laws to create a staggering array of destructive devices entirely because they came under the domination of moneyed interests? Or have they been a bit too eager to create anything, regardless how devastating it is, simply because they can? This is clearly yet another unknown variable; and because it remains unknown, it would be foolhardy to blindly turn the world over to the scientists to run.
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Documentary I've Ever Seen
Best documentary I've ever seen. There's simply no way for me to explain all that this will expose, but the implications of what is discussed in this movie are as far reaching as anything you can imagine.AWESOME - should be required viewing for all people in our culture.
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent movie!
This is a great movie that shows what could be our future if we don't do something to evolve to a new economic system.
5.0 out of 5 stars Truth to Power Baby!!!!!!
This documentary is a very riveting, eye opening, simplistic, informative and truth to power description of what is wrong not only with the United States but the entire world. If this documentary does not move than you must not have a pulse. They (media and government) one of the same, will never show this on any major tv stations as they would love to keep the people fooled, dumbfounded and clueless to what is really going on with our way of life. In the movie The Wizard of Oz when the Wizard tells Dorothy not to pay attention to the "man" behind the curtain or in the movie The Usual Suspects when Kevin Spacey states The greatest trick the devil ever did was to convince the people he never existed is exactly what this documentary unravels. This is a documentary that must be passed on from family to friend and friend to foe because in the end truth will prevail every time.....
5.0 out of 5 stars Can your mind be open? Can you see things through?
A must see! This film elegantly explains why so many things don't seem to be right in the world today. Do we ever examine what we believe? Do we ever ask ourselves what money really is? The monetary system is not helping us in any way - it is hurting us in many ways. It's a modern day slavery. The whole global monetary system is a giant Ponzi scheme soon to collapse... but hey, don't believe me. Who am I to say this? Do your own research. There is plenty of evidence out there in the daylight, waiting for us to see. But we are so brainwashed with the way things are that we don't even see any signs or worse, we simply deny the parade of things-gone-wrong in the world today (the end of oil, environmental degradation, wars, to mention just a few). Do your research; this film is a good place to start. It will open your eyes to things most people are far from being aware of. Wake up - you are not a mindless consumer. You are not what you think you are; the world is not what you think it is; and certainly, the money is not what you were taught to believe it is. The change can only start in the heart - let it be your heart.Money: Understanding and Creating Alternatives to Legal TenderWeb of Debt
2.0 out of 5 stars DVD quite scratched but content excellent - a MUST SEE.
This outstanding and important DVD was a gift and when it arrived here in Cape Town, South Africa, I was quite disappointed. It was quite scratched and stuck on the 58 minutes - 32 minutes of the second hour. I cleaned it but to no avail. When something has travelled such a long way (and yes it was properly wrapped etc), it is very disappointing that it is scratched. I was particularly looking forward to the 'positive' bits where they have some sane suggestions for alternatives. Most documentaries only create awareness of problems. ;-(
5.0 out of 5 stars Mortified by the hidden truth.
There is so much I have learned from watching this. I thought that information learned from the new was pretty much the truth. From what I've viewed, most of our news pertaining to the government is very much censored. I have recently viewed the other 2 movies as well. Addemdum and moving forward - both are eye opener shockers. I also bought a set for my collage aged son so that he will continue in life knowing to dig deeper for the truth going on with the country. He's listening.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Zeitgeist Trilogy
The three films comprising the Zeitgeist series by Peter Joseph are extraordinary in their dissection of the modern world as a collective myth whose core is money. Money, in this paradigm, isn't simply "the root of all evil': it's the root of the world's entire social fabric. Peter Joseph reduces money to its lowest common denominator: debt. According to Joseph, money equals debt in a purely one-to-one relationship; and exists for no other reason than to accrue debt. Since money is the core of the modern world, and money equals debt, it follows that debt is likewise the core of every modern society. This world created by money - out of thin air, as Joseph contends - can exist only if the people of the world accept debt as their one and only way of life - their very reason for being; and, as a corollary, scarcity as their inevitable plight. And once they've accepted debt as their rightful due, they must do one thing and one thing only: submit their labor in exchange for wages. So far so good; but then the reasoning begins to get a little fuzzy.A Utopian world is envisioned by Joseph and the creators of something called The Venus Project - a Utopia unlike anything ever conceived - although he insists there is nothing Utopian about their vision. This new world would be built entirely on two pillars. First, people must change their way of thinking, their way of seeing themselves vis-a-vis the world and others, and, accordingly, their way of behaving. The assumption is made that this feat - greater than any feat humanity has ever undertaken - is within the realm of human possibility. The second pillar upon which this world would stand is Technology. Joseph contends that Technology offers the possibility of forever eradicating virtually all of the ills which currently keep three quarters of the earth's population in a state of abject misery.Though I don't consider myself trapped in the "old" way of thinking or looking at the world, I do nevertheless have serious reservations about the feasibility of achieving such an unbridled state of benevolence and prosperity - not because of the understandable resistance of the current social paradigm to any change and especially a change of such sweeping magnitude; but because of the two cornerstones of this bold new world. For one thing, technology has always proven itself a double-edged sword. You can argue that's because technology has always fallen prisoner to those whose only concern is the preservation of the moneyed world; but since technology has always been used to maintain the status quo, the theory Peter Joseph puts forth has never been tested. We simply don't know if technology really does lend itself to working harmoniously with the natural world - or if, by its very nature, it can only exploit the world's resources; nor, for that matter, do we know if any manner of technology can safeguard human societies from the inevitable ravages of nature. For another thing, the "nature versus nurture" controversy has never been satisfactorily resolved - notwithstanding the assertion of some of the experts interviewed that the concept itself is bogus. Joseph contends that once the myth born of money ceases to influence people's thinking and behavior, they will cease acting negatively toward one another and toward the earth; because, once all their needs are met, they would have no reason to continue their negative behavior - a contention almost impossible to prove or disprove. I essentially agree with Peter Joseph that The Law, as it was conceived and as we know it, functions almost entirely to preserve the status quo - most especially, property rights - and, consequently, does almost nothing to make life better for the great mass of people; but I cannot agree with his rendering of humans as being conditioned solely by their society. Reason dictates that it's as likely to be the other way around: that the kind of society humans repeatedly find themselves in may be the product of universal human traits and not merely the sinister machinations of first a priestly then a knightly and finally a mercantile caste bent upon exploiting their fellow man, as Joseph contends.Almost every rendering of pre-history pre-supposes that the earliest humans would have gravitated toward the concept of the supernatural in their attempts to make sense of their world - and that's why they fell victim to all manner of creation myths. But there would have been nothing in their experience to suggest magical beings as the cause of natural phenomena. They could see lightening, they could hear thunder, they could feel wind; just because these things posed a threat does not mean the earliest humans would have concluded gods to have been the cause. So while I readily accept Joseph's implication that the creation myths were foisted on the mass of people by a priestly caste, I think we have to look deeper to discover why these myths took hold of people's minds as they did. People didn't - and still don't - need creation myths to make sense of their world or to render their world more manageable. It had to have been something other than fear of the unknown to prompt people to abandon their common sense explanations of natural phenomena and take on a mythology completely alien to their experience of their world. Best guess is that they found something in the myths they could use to their advantage - and why not? There's nothing to indicate that people were ever disposed to look favorably upon others outside their immediate tribal setting, even if "Zeitgeist" does postulate that that's exactly how people would have lived prior to the creation of money.Ironically, Peter Joseph comes very close to creating his own mythology when he blindly accepts that, given the optimal circumstances, people would gladly, even eagerly, accept others as fellow travelers on a journey of discovery; and would willingly share all the wonders and resources they find on their journey. I sincerely hope he's right; but I fear he's wrong. People gravitate too easily toward the more selfish modes of social interaction to ever imagine that they would willingly abandon their present way of life for one more altruistic; there's very little in human history to suggest that a majority of people would even wish to live in the kind of world Joseph envisions. Then there's one final aspect of this entire Venus Project that's more than just a little troubling: who would coordinate everything necessary to make this new society work? Joseph implies it would be the task of scientists; but given their penchant for playing "God," can scientists be trusted to work entirely for the benefit of humanity? Have scientists used their understanding of natural laws to create a staggering array of destructive devices entirely because they came under the domination of moneyed interests? Or have they been a bit too eager to create anything, regardless how devastating it is, simply because they can? This is clearly yet another unknown variable; and because it remains unknown, it would be foolhardy to blindly turn the world over to the scientists to run.
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Documentary I've Ever Seen
Best documentary I've ever seen. There's simply no way for me to explain all that this will expose, but the implications of what is discussed in this movie are as far reaching as anything you can imagine.AWESOME - should be required viewing for all people in our culture.
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent movie!
This is a great movie that shows what could be our future if we don't do something to evolve to a new economic system.
5.0 out of 5 stars Truth to Power Baby!!!!!!
This documentary is a very riveting, eye opening, simplistic, informative and truth to power description of what is wrong not only with the United States but the entire world. If this documentary does not move than you must not have a pulse. They (media and government) one of the same, will never show this on any major tv stations as they would love to keep the people fooled, dumbfounded and clueless to what is really going on with our way of life. In the movie The Wizard of Oz when the Wizard tells Dorothy not to pay attention to the "man" behind the curtain or in the movie The Usual Suspects when Kevin Spacey states The greatest trick the devil ever did was to convince the people he never existed is exactly what this documentary unravels. This is a documentary that must be passed on from family to friend and friend to foe because in the end truth will prevail every time.....
5.0 out of 5 stars Can your mind be open? Can you see things through?
A must see! This film elegantly explains why so many things don't seem to be right in the world today. Do we ever examine what we believe? Do we ever ask ourselves what money really is? The monetary system is not helping us in any way - it is hurting us in many ways. It's a modern day slavery. The whole global monetary system is a giant Ponzi scheme soon to collapse... but hey, don't believe me. Who am I to say this? Do your own research. There is plenty of evidence out there in the daylight, waiting for us to see. But we are so brainwashed with the way things are that we don't even see any signs or worse, we simply deny the parade of things-gone-wrong in the world today (the end of oil, environmental degradation, wars, to mention just a few). Do your research; this film is a good place to start. It will open your eyes to things most people are far from being aware of. Wake up - you are not a mindless consumer. You are not what you think you are; the world is not what you think it is; and certainly, the money is not what you were taught to believe it is. The change can only start in the heart - let it be your heart.Money: Understanding and Creating Alternatives to Legal TenderWeb of Debt
2.0 out of 5 stars DVD quite scratched but content excellent - a MUST SEE.
This outstanding and important DVD was a gift and when it arrived here in Cape Town, South Africa, I was quite disappointed. It was quite scratched and stuck on the 58 minutes - 32 minutes of the second hour. I cleaned it but to no avail. When something has travelled such a long way (and yes it was properly wrapped etc), it is very disappointing that it is scratched. I was particularly looking forward to the 'positive' bits where they have some sane suggestions for alternatives. Most documentaries only create awareness of problems. ;-(
5.0 out of 5 stars Mortified by the hidden truth.
There is so much I have learned from watching this. I thought that information learned from the new was pretty much the truth. From what I've viewed, most of our news pertaining to the government is very much censored. I have recently viewed the other 2 movies as well. Addemdum and moving forward - both are eye opener shockers. I also bought a set for my collage aged son so that he will continue in life knowing to dig deeper for the truth going on with the country. He's listening.
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