If you continue to suffer through what most Americans are currently being beaten down by, then you can relate to the overwhelming urge to stick your finger down the back of your throat to puke in disgust. That someone as thoroughly bankrupt as Sarah Palin was even mentioned as a VP candidate - let alone nominated - is, in itself, enough to trigger any reasonably intelligent person's gag reflex. Perhaps the problem wasn't that a simpleton like Sarah Palin is a part of the political process, it's that the process she's a part of is as much of a joke as she was a joke of a candidate. In layman's terms: America needs the type of change Barack Obama can't pronounce.As a result of the (currently) unhindered freedoms of the Internet and the general wake-up call aka 9-11, the (so-called) conspiracy movement has outgrown it's baby shoes in terms of popularity and legitimacy. Who shot JFK is now merely a footnote in the greater conspiracy hinted at in internet sensations Loose Change, America: Freedom to Fascism & Zeitgeist: The Movie. What's the bigger picture these movies all point to? In short, that a ruling elite pull the strings controlling all aspects of our lives. And how did this power elite architect such an all encompassing system of control? They created a monetary system no one (including government) could escape.
Does it sound: Over-simplistic? Paranoid? Ridiculous? Impossible? A: Yes to all. But like most things that -on the surface- seem too widespread to be possible, truth is revealed as something disseminated by design, partly for the purpose of making it seem too widespread to be plausible, but also because, over time, it becomes invisibly woven into the fabric that blanket society. A justifiable dose of skepticism acts as a necessary firewall each of us should employ, keeping out bad info, info devoid of logic, reason and common sense, info that cannot stand up to the rigors of fact checking should prevent you from ingesting the so-called facts as such, but when dining on film after film, book after book and documentary after documentary, all of which reference the same 'facts' cooked up from a recipe of multiple sources, you have to start to consider swallowing the first bite. Consider this, if that first taste satisfies a hunger for truth, then you're only a few steps away from either disproving what you're being fed, or concluding these purported facts to be true. A library card, an internet connection and a journalistic spirit is all you need to cross-reference a number of historical events, the players involved, what really happened and why.
If you invest the time to do so, you'll make a very disturbing realization: there is truth behind these so-called facts. Whether your starting point is Adam Curtis' BBC specials (The Power of Nightmares, Century of Self, The Trap, etc.), something more mainstream (Fahrenheit 9/11) or a Hollywood film such as Network, you are amassing a growing list of corroborating sources. But that's not to say there aren't pitfalls. At times all of these films and their filmmakers play fast and loose with the facts, using hyperbole and mis-truths as means to fill in a number of theoretical gaps to make a stronger case. One effective filter is to consider the source and the motives of said source. While their creators may not be as seasoned as someone like Michael Moore, at least we know the people behind Zeitgeist and Loose Change are not buying condos on the Upper East Side, nor are they making themselves the stars of their films.
If you're too apathetic to do the due diligence, then at least consider applying the the theories behind these films to the real world. A perfect consideration would be the recent presidential campaign. Most importantly, take a look at the list of corporate donors who dumped millions into each candidates campaign. Note: they're not choosing sides, they're hedging their bets by donating to both parties. In the face of the 840 billion bailout dollars, both Obama and McCain received millions of dollars of donations from investment banks, commercial banks and real estate companies. Aren't we being told these institutions are broke? Aren't our tax dollars being redistributed to bail these institutions out of a financial crisis they, along with the very politicians they're supporting (not to mention the idiotic home buyers living beyond their means) are responsible for creating?
To help you figure out a question such as this, Zeitgeist presents its thesis in very simple, straightforward language; it uses multiple sources of readily available (and verifiable) research to put into context the origins and purpose of organized religion (to act as a paradigm for normalizing/controlling a population). Once the paradigm has been established, Zeitgeist outlines the rise of our current debt-based monetary system and how it has lead to, not only our current economic crisis, but also the environmental and global socio-economic crisis affecting billions of lives. But what separates Zeitgeist Addendum from other films of its kind, is that it presents ways we can reclaim our individual freedom and create a better world. It isn't often you walk away from one of these films with any hope, more often than not you're left feeling overwhelmed, powerless and angry. The real hope and optimism comes from knowing that films like Zeitgeist are the most viewed videos on the internet. It is possible that if enough people take the time to open up to many of the new ideas presented in films like Zeitgeist, that change will become inevitable and that the world will some day be a more peaceful, harmonious and balanced place.
Odds are if you're Religious or Conservative (or worst of all, both) you will never watch Zeitgeist. You will dismiss it without even considering it because it represents something that scares you more than Satan or Terrorists: Reality. What's tragic about the pious is, whenever reality rears its ugly head, the pious bury theirs in the sand. Fact is, if Jesus were around today there would be no need to crucify him - introduce him to the folks who make a habit of name dropping him (people like Sarah Palin) and JC would accidentally kill himself choking on his own vomit. On the other hand, there's a remote possibility that if Jesus took the time to watch a documentary like Zeitgeist Addendum, his faith in his fellow man might be restored, or, worst case scenario, he'd have a glimmer of hope for us.
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