by sputnik Fri Sep 18, 2009 3:53 pm
I think the same anjel. I should probably have written that people will lose their last little bit of freedom, which already is limited to insignificant decisions.
I have watched the movie, zeitgeist addendum, very interesting and I also think that this movie is better than the previous one. But I don't agree with the conclusion that the monetary system is the main problem. As vaguely mentioned above, I think that every system, if it will stay alive, needs organisation, or to be more precise, every system needs to reduce the freedom of an individual. The more complex a system, the less autonomy is tolerated (carbon atom :).
Rather than the monetary system it's the technology which has efficiency and rationalization as its ultimate aim. Technology requires a functioning and complex structure and creates more and more complexity. If you don't believe it, just take a look at what is needed to create a computer. Every single shit has to work, and even nations have to work together. It also means that the democracy is not here to give us a choice, it's just here because it works best with in the current state of the technology. In other words, the only choice we have is to choose the color of our car. I think for the same reason the monetary system is as it is today.
and btw: why should gold be the better currency than worthless paper? just because it's the one that glitters ?