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| In ], journalist ] criticized ''Zeitgeist: The Movie'' as being "steeped in far-right, isolationist, and covertly anti-Semitic conspiracy theories," and called the Zeitgeist movement "the world's first Internet-based cult, with members who parrot the party line with cheerful, rote fidelity."<ref name="tabletmag"/> | In ], journalist ] criticized ''Zeitgeist: The Movie'' as being "steeped in far-right, isolationist, and covertly anti-Semitic conspiracy theories," and called the Zeitgeist movement "the world's first Internet-based cult, with members who parrot the party line with cheerful, rote fidelity."<ref name="tabletmag"/> | ||
| Much of the criticism however disregards a large majority of the information presented on The Zeitgeist Movement's home page or focus on small out of context issues and as such should be taken with a grain of salt. | |||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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| File:Zeitgeist Movement globe.pngMovement logo | |
| Abbreviation | TZM or ZM |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2008 |
| Type | Social movement |
| Region served | Global |
| Key people | Peter Joseph |
| Website | www |
The Zeitgeist Movement describes itself as a grassroots, sustainability advocacy organization. Established in 2008 by Peter Joseph, the organization says it has no official leaders. The movement advocates transition from a money-based economic system to what they define as a resource-based economy.
Philosophy
The group describes the current socioeconomic system as structurally corrupt and in need of replacement with their concept of a system based on efficient use of resources and sustainable development. The Zeitgeist Movement advocates renewable energy and automatic systems world wide, to collect, process, and distribute food and shelter, and other necessary aspects of living, without using a price system. The movement advocates the elimination of money and private property.
History
Following Peter Joseph's first film, Zeitgeist: The Movie (2007), Joseph says his fan-base from the movie began asking what to do about issues raised in the film. Joseph's second film, Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008), featured a sequence at the end of the film which introduced The Zeitgeist Movement. The fans of the first two films became organized into the Zeitgeist Movement.
Zeitgeist formerly called itself the activist arm of The Venus Project, which was featured in Zeitgeist: Addendum and Zeitgeist: Moving Forward (2011) as ideas for change regarding earth's cultural, ecological problems, but in April 2011 the groups broke contact with each and are no longer associated with each other. The name of the group comes from the word "zeitgeist," which refers to the "spirit of the age" or "spirit of the time."
The Zeitgeist Movement's formula for change is given through local chapters, theater, online, and via DVD release of their films. Zeitgeist holds an annual event, Z-Day, in March. Z-Day 2014 was held in Toronto, Ontario.
Criticisms
The Huffington Post, The New York Times, The Palm Beach Post, TheMarker, and Reason magazine have reported the critical reaction to various aspects of the Zeitgeist movement, including: (a) utopianism, (b) reduced work incentives in their proposed economy, (c) practical difficulties in a transition to that economy, and (d) subscribing to 9/11 conspiracy theories in Zeitgeist: The Movie. An article in the Journal of Contemporary Religion described the movement as an example of a "conspirituality," a synthesis of New Age spirituality and conspiracy theory, asserting that Zeitgeist: The Movie claims that "organised religion is about social control and that 9/11 was an inside job."
In Tablet magazine, journalist Michelle Goldberg criticized Zeitgeist: The Movie as being "steeped in far-right, isolationist, and covertly anti-Semitic conspiracy theories," and called the Zeitgeist movement "the world's first Internet-based cult, with members who parrot the party line with cheerful, rote fidelity."
See also
References
- "TZM – Mission Statement". Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- http://www.thezeitgeistmovement.com/faq#faq6
- http://www.thezeitgeistmovement.com/mission-statement
- ^ "They've Seen the Future and Dislike the Present". New York Times. 2009-03-16.
- ^ "The Zeitgeist Movement: Envisioning A Sustainable Future". Huffington Post. Mar 16, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ New world re-order: The Zeitgeist Movement spreads to Ventura County, Shane Cohn, VC Reporter (California), May 12, 2011
- ^ http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/57732/brave-new-world Retrieved June 9, 2012
- ^ Bill Stamets (February 15, 2011). "Art-house films: 'Marwencol,' 'Zeitgeist'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- http://www.blogtalkradio.com/v-radio/2011/04/26/venus-project-explains-their-relationship-with-exemplar-zero
- A dream worth having, Rhonda Swan, The Palm Beach Post, April 30, 2009
- Quotations and citations in this Misplaced Pages article are based on the translation from Hebrew to English of The Filmmaker Who Helped Recruit Millions for the Global Protests of the Bottom 99%, original Hebrew article by Asher Schechter, TheMarker (Israel), January 19, 2012.
- http://spectator.org/archives/2011/01/17/jared-loughners-zeitgeist-obse Retrieval 2012-07-07
- Ward, Charlotte; Voas, David (2011). "The Emergence of Conspirituality". Journal of Contemporary Religion. 26 (1): 109. doi:10.1080/13537903.2011.539846. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
External links
| Works by Peter Joseph | |
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| Films | |
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