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can someone please explain what the american zeitgeist is..i have to do a report on it and i dont understand it. Its a spirit of time and it has something to do with terrorism but i dont quite get it..please explain further. Thanks : )
Back in the seventies the spirit of the time was the national debate about the rights and wrongs of the war in Vietnam and the involvement of the US in it and the draft and all that stuff. Now it could be said that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the whole "War on Terrorism" have replaced Vietnam as the current spirit of the time. However the present level of debate and dispute and social unrest around these present wars is a lot less than what occurred over the Vietnam war. Click on the link below for a definition of zeitgeist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitgeist
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What do you think about it, and what evidence do you have to contradiced their points?
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=am erican+zeitgeist&emb=1&aq=-1& ;oq=#
you really have to have your own opinion.buit remember nowhere does it say that the government has to tell the truth.
I think America just got taken to school.
Zeitgeist has been largely discredited. There is so many questionable statements that can easily be refuted.
- Regarding part 1: Jesus
The "Mythology of Jesus" theory was an obscure and generally dismissed theory.
It has gained exposure due to author "Acharya S" and her collaboration with the Zeitgeist filmmaker. (She is also author of the films companion guide). But even the casual but astute viewer will find considerable silliness in the some of the conjectures where practically any numerical or astrological connection 'proves' mytholical derision. Son=sun? Three stars in Orions belt = three kings? Virgo = Mary because the astrological sign sort of looks like an M? Who buys this stuff?
Some other views:
" The idea of Jesus as a myth is rejected by the majority of biblical scholars and historians. In 2004, Richard Burridge and Graham Gould stated that they did not know of any "respectable" scholars that held the view today. Robert E. Van Voorst has stated that biblical scholars and historians regard the thesis as "effectively refuted"."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_myth_ hypothesis
For a point-by-point analysis, see http://www.conspiracyscience.com/article s/zeitgeist/part-one/
http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/09-02-25 (Under "Greatest story ever garbled")
- Regarding Part II: 9/11
It should be noted upfront that being skeptical of the 'official version' of anything presented by the government or media, is a good thing for society. And it should also be noted that questioners of 9/11 'offical versions' range from genuine intellectual pursuits of greater truths, to bizarre interpretations specifically intended to support a unwavering point of view.
The Zeitgeist filmmaker is part of that spectrum that has bought into the theory that the government orchestrated the whole thing. Unfortunately the evidence they selected and presented was sloppy and much of it easily disproved, even by members of the Truth movement. (I've heard some speculate this may have been a red-herring to discredit the 'truth' movement).
For a point by point analysis, see http://www.conspiracyscience.com/article s/zeitgeist/part-two/
- Regarding Part III: Men behind the curtain
As a liberatarian, I found this part to have had the most potential in exposing abuses of government and men in power. Instead, it trots out tired long disproven conspiracy theories.
"Income Tax law Doesn't exist" theory - Very stale. Consistently disproven over-and-over again. No new information, just new victims going to jail that fall for these arguments. Very sad.
"Federal Reserve System is owned by international bankers" - Still a common conspiracy theory. Still wrong. The Federal Reserve System, is headed by the Board of Governors, a Government Agency (look it up - http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/ind ependent-agencies.html ). The Federal Reserve branches can definitely be considered tightly regulated corporations owned by their member banks, all of which must be American-owned by law. It is receives regular audits, and is overseen by congress.
For a point-by-point analysis, check out:
http://webskeptic.wikidot.com/zeitgeist- federal-reserve
http://webskeptic.wikidot.com/zeitgeist- income-tax
http://webskeptic.wikidot.com/zeitgeist- war
Other views:
"There is no shortage of information which refutes this viewpoint. But this type of conspiracy relies on two elements common to web surfers: First, they're only willing to check facts at the most superficial level, which usually means they'll read a message or watch a clip just once before forming an opinion and moving on. " Ref:
http://media.wildcat.arizona.edu/media/s torage/paper997/news/2008/01/28/Opinions /Internet.Idiocy.The.Latest.Pandemic-317 1363.shtml
"...(a) common problem in the film: presenting something in such a shallow manner without further corroboration or scholarly evidence." - Ref:
http://gauntlet.ucalgary.ca/story/12284
I just found out about a book coming out that is called Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/scifi/b74 7/
**Pride and Prejudice and Zombies features the original text of Jane Austen's beloved novel with all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie action. That's right, zombie scenes have been inserted into the classic text to turn this novel into a roaring, updated, blood-fest! Complete with 20 illustrations in the style of C. E. Brock (the original illustrator of Pride and Prejudice).**
At first I thought this had to be an April Fool's Joke that got released early, but it seems to be real. In fact, they are even already in talks to adapt it as a movie (the book doesn't even come out until April 8th).
Additionally, a different company is in talks to make a movie of the similar idea - Pride and Predator, which is a a movie set in the story of Pride and Prejudice but with the alien from the movie Predator showing up and killing everyone.
Taken alongside other relatively recent "retellings" of classic literature like Wicked and the Sci-Fi Channel's Oz re-imagining Tin Man, what does all of this say, if anything, about the current American zeitgeist?
It is not exclusive to the US, but too much in the arts and crafts/media/literature these days is regurgitated classics - lack of own ideas is a problem in a consumer society where fast and furious lifestyle is the new paradigm.
Leaving aside the part 1 as I dont believe in it either, just rest of the movie. I have seen Fahrenheit 9/11, too, but it confuses me as how would it affect the society..........
I have seen this movie and it is very persuasive. However I think if you are going to take ALL of those ideas seriously you need to do some extra research about it. I personally found some errors with some statistics/Gods that they mentioned.