I see a lot of dialogue flying around the internet on these events and I wish to re-emphasize a couple of things for the benefit of all.
The Zeitgeist Movement is not about confronting the system in a head-on us versus them way. TZM is not a 'left' or 'right' movement. These old labels don't apply except in the minds of those who think in those terms. And when this happens that person (most-likely) will not understand the Movement. You can observe this at play when such accusations are tossed out, such as “TZM doesn’t do anything” or “When are we going to do something?”
We are not a political movement and do not condone the use of chapters as a vehicle for traditional protest. To allege that TZM needs to engage in such activities is an irresponsible statement, for it is a gross misunderstanding of what the Chapters are and it puts everyone at risk through an association we do NOT want. For many, after seeing the insanity of the market system a common conclusion one may jump to is to fight it. Acts of violence, force or angry protest, on the part of the public, will mainly justify the use of more real force by establishment power. When is the last time you changed someone’s mind, or an institution (i.e Wall Street) through force? Fortunately, there are alternative courses of action to affect change.
So then what are we doing? To over-simplify; we are engaged in an unprecedented attempt of global, critical mass in support of a resource-based economic model. Enough people have to understand the “problems” of the current system as “outcomes” of the current system. Said another way, it’s what the monetary/market system produces (i.e. stratification, scarcity, waste, corruption, greed, poverty etc.) We are not looking for people to just get pissed off, feel powerless or robbed, and then run out to “fight the system” or rally for more security and additional laws. Our goal is for people to see the necessity for a logical, sustainable social model, one that has the carrying capacity of the environment at its core, and applies the best methods of science and technology to the task of peak efficiency, conservation and an access-abundance for the world’s population - unrestricted by monetary economics.
If you are attending any of the Occupy events, please keep this in mind. Go to observe and inform. See it as an opportunity to educate people about WHY this is happening and HOW we can accomplish all that is necessary for the world’s population absent money. In this way, you get to be an Ambassador for a sane society.
