http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...05277695921912 This movement is about awareness, in avocation of a fluid evolutionary progress, both personal, social, technological and spiritual. It recognizes that the human species is on a natural path for unification, derived from a communal acknowledgment of fundamental and near empirical understandings of how nature works and how we as humans fit into/are a part of this universal unfolding we call life. While this path does exist, it is unfortunately hindered and not recognized by the great majority of humans, who continue to perpetuate outdated and hence degenerative modes of conduct and association. It is this intellectual irrelevancy which the Zeitgeist Movement hopes to overcome through education and social action. The Zeitgeist Movement is not a political movement. It does not recognize nations, governments, races, religions, creeds or class. Our understandings conclude that these are false, outdated distinctions which are far from positive factors for true collective human growth and potential. Their basis is in power division and stratification, not unity and equality, which is our goal. While it is important to understand that everything in life is a natural progression, we must also acknowledge the reality that the human species has the ability to drastically slow and paralyze progress, through social structures which are out of date, dogmatic, and hence out of line with nature itself. The world you see today, full of war, corruption, elitism, pollution, poverty, epidemic disease, human rights abuses, inequality and crime is the result of this paralysis. The goal is to revise our world society in accord with present day knowledge on all levels, not only creating awareness of social and technological possibilities many have been conditioned to think impossible or against "human nature", but also to provide a means to overcome those elements in society which perpetuate these outdated systems. An important association, upon which many of the ideas of this movement are derived come from an organization called " The Venus Project" directed by social engineer and industrial designer, Jacque Fresco. He has worked nearly his entire life to create the tools needed to assist a design of the world which could eventually eradicate war, poverty, crime, social stratification and corruption. His notions are not radical or complex. They do not impose a subjective interpretation in their formation. In this model, society is created as a mirror of nature, with the variables predefined, inherently. The movement itself is not a centralized construct. We are not here to lead, but to organize and educate. Boycott Citibank, Bank of America, JP Morgan... Boycott Major TV News feeds (FoxNews, MSNBC, etc.). Get your news from the internet. Boycott Gasoline.... Boycott the Military.... Boycott this entire monetary society that we live in that is 100% based on greed, human suffering, economic slavery, scarcity, and complete corruption. Protect the internet....
awesome, however I would like to add something. Humanity is on a path to unity, a mindset that will hopefully become status-quo. Respect, love and peace towards all humans and the environment. The realignment that will fix our activities and behaviors so our social systems give back what we take from nature in a sustainable way will revolutionize everything we were taught to believe about ourselves and our world. However unity should not mean conformity. We should not take such variables such as ethnicity, nationality, religion, creed etc... and destroy these things for the sake of a clean slate to launch the new age on. These distinctions are puzzle pieces. Each unique, and together forming our entire humanity. For most of our history they have been bent out of shape and therefore clashing in wars, prejudice, indifference, and ignorance. As the pieces open up they can tune in with eachother and begin forming a unified whole. They will change, yes - but will not necesarilly compromise their uniqueness. I believe the ultimate goal of unity is to allow us to peacefully celebrate diversity on a daily basis.
The Venus Project is ideal for social design. The problem is battling the "conspiracy Theory", "christian-bashing", and "neo marxist" labels that nay sayers have slapped Peter Joseph and his film with. It would only be more effective to introduce ppl to The Venus project and Jacque Fresco independently before showing them either Zeitgeist film. This would prepare the listener with grass roots information before the hype.
I agree that the Venus Project is promising from a theoretical standpoint, but I don't see it ever being implemented. Call me a pessimist...
