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After watching the first Zeitgeist movie it seemed like they made assumptions that were either not fully researched or not well formed. Most of the assertions w
by zitterbewegung 16y ago
After watching the first Zeitgeist movie it seemed like they made assumptions that were either not fully researched or not well formed. Most of the assertions were pretty much half baked or not even true. Looking at the actual movement it seems like they are trying to create some type of utopian society based upon the elimination of personal property and rejecting capitalism. Other than disagreeing with these ideas the system doesn't seem realistically implementable due to the fact that what will probably happen is some type of animal farm situation.
- michaelchisari 16y agoAlthough I disagree with your conclusion, I upvoted you because I agree that their assumptions are not fully researched or well formed. The whole Zeitgeist movement seems to me a case of reinventing the wheel. There are any number of non-capitalist and anti-capitalist economic and political theories that people can draw from (market socialism, social democracy, libertarian municipalianism, syndicalism, etc), but this movement seems to never acknowledge them, and instead presents a vulgar anti-materialism ("we just won't have money!") without thinking through how society might function as such. Usually when I hear someone is interested in the Zeitgeist stuff, I try and recommend a more complete and grounded political theory that they can research.
- zitterbewegung 16y agoI totally agree with your conclusion that there are better anti capitalist political theories to subscribe to. Zeitgeist just seems too flimsy.