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| '''The Zeitgeist Movement''' is the activist arm of ], which is the lifelong work of ] industrial designer and social engineer.<ref name="zeitgeist manual">{{cite web|url=http://www.thezeitgeistmovement.com/The%20Zeitgeist%20Movement.pdf|title=Movement Orientation Guide:THE ZEITGEIST MOVEMENT - OBSERVATIONS AND RESPONSES|last=Joseph|first=Peter |coauthors=Roxanne Meadows, Jacque Fresco|date=February 2009|work=Activist Orientation Guide|publisher=www.thezeitgeistmovement.com|accessdate=2009-04-08}}</ref> The movement intends to "restore the fundamental necessities and environmental awareness of the species through the advocation of the most current understandings of who and what we truly are, coupled with how science, nature and technology (rather than religion, politics and money) hold the keys to our personal growth, not only as individual human beings, but as a civilization, both structurally and spiritually."<ref name="Examiner1">{{cite news|url=http://www.examiner.com/x-3072-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m3d19-Freedom-isnt-free-time-for-the-payperclick-Web|title=Freedom isn't free: time for the pay-per-click Web|last=Blum |first=Jonathan |date=March 19, 11:28 PM |publisher=Examiner|accessdate=2009-04-08}}</ref> The movement is essentially "the application of the ] for social concern."<ref name="zeitgeist manual" />According to Peter Joseph, the movement currently has "a quarter-million members".<ref name="NYT1">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/nyregion/17zeitgeist.html|title=They’ve Seen the Future and Dislike the Present|last=FEUER|first=ALAN |date=March 16, 2009 |work=New York Region|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=2009-04-08}}</ref> | |||
| '''The Zeitgeist Movement''' is the activist arm of ]<ref>http://www.thevenusproject.com/getInvolvedSupport.php</ref>, which is the lifelong work of ] industrial designer and social engineer. The members of the movement agree with Fresco's ideas that the monetary system has limited the social and technological advancement of humankind and that human behavior is subject to the environment it is positioned into. The movement has no leaders in the original sense, it encourages members to set up their own projects to educate more and more people about Jacque Fresco's proposals of a different society. | |||
| The movement claims that "current methods of social conduct have proven to have no chance in resolving the problems of environmental destruction, human conflict, poverty, corruption and any other issue that reduces the possibility of collective human sustainability on our planet."<ref name="zeitgeist manual" /> The movement is against our current monetary system because, "since the money is created as a debt due to the Central Banks and it’s not property of the single person, it unavoidably causes a heavy dependence of governments themselves and a too powerful presence of the bank system in the world’s political affairs that are always more ruled following the private interest of big corporations instead of public wellbeing."<ref name="deralddeparis1">{{cite news|url=http://www.heralddeparis.com/the-zeitgeist-movement-practical-advices-to-build-a-better-future/27800|title=The Zeitgeist Movement: practical advices to build a better future |last=Corrias|first=Angela |date=March 19, 2009 |publisher=Herald De Paris|accessdate=2009-04-08}}</ref> Rather, it supports the use of the "humane application of Science and Technology to social design and decision-making" as a means "to transform our tribalistic, scarcity driven, corruption filled environment into something exceedingly more organized, balanced, humane, sustainable and productive."<ref name="zeitgeist manual" /> | |||
| The New York Times article on the annual Zeitgeist meeting on 15 March 2009 is a secondary source that proves the validity of the above noted.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/nyregion/17zeitgeist.html</ref> | |||
| The movement has no leaders in the original sense, it instead encourages members to set up their own projects to educate more and more people about Jacque Fresco's proposals of a different society. | |||
| The Zeitgeist Movement believes that the most important issue at hand is the intelligent management of the earths resources. They believe this can never be accomplished in a monetary system, because the pursuit of profit is the pursuit of self-interest and therefore imbalance is inherent. Politicians are useless, in their opinion, because the problems in life are technical and not political. They see politicians as constantly talking about protection and security and not about creation, unity & progress. They believe their proposed re-design will be free of old superstitions, incarceration, prisons, police, cruelty, and the law. All laws will disappear and the professions that are no longer valid such as stockbrokers, bankers and advertising will be gone forever, because it is no longer relevant. The questions usually raised by politicians is 'How much will a project cost?', when the question should be 'Do we have the resources?', and they believe we do. They believe that money will not be needed because the effective management of the earths resources are enough to house everyone, to build hospitals all over the world, build schools all over the world, the finest equipment in labs, etc. They believe the monetary system thrives on profit, and the rarity of a resource whether real, imaginary, or created will drive the price higher. If diamonds were growing on the walls of your house, would you pay thousands for one? Likewise with oil, if it ran as freely as water, would you pay extortionate prices for it? The scarcity of a commodity means the price can be put up - increasing profits.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gKX9TWRyfs</ref> | |||
| ==Zeitgeist Day== | |||
| The Zeitgeist Movement has labled March 16, 2009 as Zeitgeist day. <ref name="zeitgeist day">{{cite news|url=http://www.santiagotimes.cl/santiagotimes/index.php/2009031615820/news/cultural-news/celebrating-zeitgeist-day.html|title=CELEBRATING ZEITGEIST DAY |date=Tuesday, 17 March 2009 |work=Cultural news|language=The Santiago Times|accessdate=2009-04-08}}</ref> | |||
| ==See Also== | |||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| <references/> | <references/> | ||
| ==External Links== | |||
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| * , The Zeitgeist Movement Wiki | |||
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The Zeitgeist Movement is the activist arm of The Venus Project, which is the lifelong work of Jacque Fresco industrial designer and social engineer. The movement intends to "restore the fundamental necessities and environmental awareness of the species through the advocation of the most current understandings of who and what we truly are, coupled with how science, nature and technology (rather than religion, politics and money) hold the keys to our personal growth, not only as individual human beings, but as a civilization, both structurally and spiritually." The movement is essentially "the application of the scientific method for social concern."According to Peter Joseph, the movement currently has "a quarter-million members".
The movement claims that "current methods of social conduct have proven to have no chance in resolving the problems of environmental destruction, human conflict, poverty, corruption and any other issue that reduces the possibility of collective human sustainability on our planet." The movement is against our current monetary system because, "since the money is created as a debt due to the Central Banks and it’s not property of the single person, it unavoidably causes a heavy dependence of governments themselves and a too powerful presence of the bank system in the world’s political affairs that are always more ruled following the private interest of big corporations instead of public wellbeing." Rather, it supports the use of the "humane application of Science and Technology to social design and decision-making" as a means "to transform our tribalistic, scarcity driven, corruption filled environment into something exceedingly more organized, balanced, humane, sustainable and productive."
The movement has no leaders in the original sense, it instead encourages members to set up their own projects to educate more and more people about Jacque Fresco's proposals of a different society.
Zeitgeist Day
The Zeitgeist Movement has labled March 16, 2009 as Zeitgeist day.
See Also
References
- ^ Joseph, Peter (February 2009). "Movement Orientation Guide:THE ZEITGEIST MOVEMENT - OBSERVATIONS AND RESPONSES" (PDF). Activist Orientation Guide. www.thezeitgeistmovement.com. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - Blum, Jonathan (March 19, 11:28 PM). "Freedom isn't free: time for the pay-per-click Web". Examiner. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - FEUER, ALAN (March 16, 2009). "They've Seen the Future and Dislike the Present". New York Region. New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- Corrias, Angela (March 19, 2009). "The Zeitgeist Movement: practical advices to build a better future". Herald De Paris. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- "CELEBRATING ZEITGEIST DAY". Cultural news (in The Santiago Times). Tuesday, 17 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
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External Links
- Official Website
- Wiki, The Zeitgeist Movement Wiki