Watched it, Myles. Really want to get off the grid now. Everyone laughed, as expected. More to the point: I have to agree with you to be honest, if you want to criticise the system, you must offer an alternative. Before watching Zeitgeist, I'd heard minimal amounts about Jacque Fresco and like most people wrote him off as a socialist (he's clearly not advocating communism) but after watching the film I think I've found it. Even though to be honest, the "end is nigh" stuff didn't go over too well.
What's odd is, I'd been comtemplating what the world would be like without money a few days before you posted yesterday's podcast. You seem to do that a lot. STOP READING MY MIND ><
I just want to leave you a debatable theory... zeitgeist movement is all good and well meaning. but leaving out a stable belief/trust in a higher being who is controlling the pure aspect of our universe is/will leave human society in a void and will cause chaos because it will have uprising of humans going corrupt all over again and you end up going down the rabbits hole deeper than before this suggested society started. Myles you have a good head and you are looking for something to do in this current society just research things before jumping into them... just my opinions hope we can have a private convo about this subject matter in the future.
I think there nothing wrong with challeging things. thats how they get better dont they? i feel that i people did spoke up about whats wrong in the world then things would never change and we would just be stuck. i live in america and i know that before the depression goverment had little or no involverment with economy, but after, goverment its wayy to involved, i think that people should speak up about what they think its wrong, and come together to form a plan in which we all agree with.
Of course it is constructive. Being complacent and passive is the worst tactic. Why should we all have to suffer in a blatantly unfair system. This is why I love these posts, and celebrate the anger demonstrated by students. More and more people are coming round to the same opinion. I like the quote: ''They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.'' ~Benjamin Franklin.
I can only really draw on my own recent experience regarding lethargy towards political protest.
I go to the University of Glasgow and there have been lots of student protests here such as lecture walkouts, marches, sit-ins etc. Lots of people I know (including my flatmates) think this is disruptive, not constructive and will make no difference as the government will not want to appear weak by giving in to the students and going back on what they have said. I just hate this attitude. The student protests are top headlines everyday, make students come together to look out for each other and debunk this notion that students are now, unlike the 1970's, not bothered about anything and too lazy to protest. Students are such an important revolutionary influence and the government should be threatened. Even if they're not, at least we're caring about something again.
I think that is how we should be towards anything we disagree with. It is always constructive because, even if it fails, it shows that people are not passive subjects; they have the power to oppose what could be, potentially, disastrous decisions made by the government; a government we neither wanted or have any confidence in. If there are enough people that care and have valid reasons for opposition then they will always make some sort of difference.
More to the point: I have to agree with you to be honest, if you want to criticise the system, you must offer an alternative. Before watching Zeitgeist, I'd heard minimal amounts about Jacque Fresco and like most people wrote him off as a socialist (he's clearly not advocating communism) but after watching the film I think I've found it. Even though to be honest, the "end is nigh" stuff didn't go over too well.
What's odd is, I'd been comtemplating what the world would be like without money a few days before you posted yesterday's podcast. You seem to do that a lot. STOP READING MY MIND ><
This is why I love these posts, and celebrate the anger demonstrated by students. More and more people are coming round to the same opinion.
I like the quote: ''They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.'' ~Benjamin Franklin.
I go to the University of Glasgow and there have been lots of student protests here such as lecture walkouts, marches, sit-ins etc. Lots of people I know (including my flatmates) think this is disruptive, not constructive and will make no difference as the government will not want to appear weak by giving in to the students and going back on what they have said. I just hate this attitude. The student protests are top headlines everyday, make students come together to look out for each other and debunk this notion that students are now, unlike the 1970's, not bothered about anything and too lazy to protest. Students are such an important revolutionary influence and the government should be threatened. Even if they're not, at least we're caring about something again.
I think that is how we should be towards anything we disagree with. It is always constructive because, even if it fails, it shows that people are not passive subjects; they have the power to oppose what could be, potentially, disastrous decisions made by the government; a government we neither wanted or have any confidence in. If there are enough people that care and have valid reasons for opposition then they will always make some sort of difference.
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