We all have that little voice in the back of our heads; the Jimminy Cricket effect if you will. Call it a conscience, call it schizophrenic, or it may even be that divine spark we've read about. Whatever it is, it doesn't relent. Now, that little voice in my head - and lets call him Bizz n' Bazzulec - has been ignited recently; I watched the way leftist, conspiracy theory ridden, award winning documentary by Peter Joseph, Zeitgiest. And I've been looking over my shoulder ever since.
Now, for those of you who have not seen it, Zeitgeist covers a wide range of topics. It is the first and most popular of the three part series created by Peter Joseph. The film is broken up into three sections- religion, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and a secret plan of world government- each more terrifying than the next. The picture basically seeks to admit that religion is false, 9/11 was an inside job, and the world banking elite are in cahoots to take over the world as we know it and install totalitarian rule. Wow, right?
So do I buy it?.....I just don't know. I would love not to believe it, and I really hope it is all a farce. What are the real facts? And where do I find them? And without bias? The documentary bleeds paranoia. There is no way around that. And I have to criticize it for being so assumptive and employing cheap 'shock and awe' type tactics. As a friend said, "I don't like contrived and assumed info being loudly thrown in my face. They take everyone for an idiot. And I'm not an idiot."
Take what you want from it. It's bombastic and way alarmist...but it does make you think. And set aside the shortcomings that most conspiracy theorists encounter, maybe that is its biggest accomplishment: to take a step back, look at the big picture, and think. That way, nobody ends up being the idiot.
To watch Zeitgeist, click http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/
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