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elcome the first official issue of The the nature of the monetary system and how it has the Global Site; We have 46 official country
Zeitgeist Movement’s Newsletter. I evolved since its early conception. (international) chapters and over 200 sub-
would like take a moment to review the TZM sees the Monetary System of Open/Free chapters internationally. Our two previous annual
history of The Movement’s developments during Market Competition as the fundamental cause event days (Zeitgeist Day), which occurred in Mid
the short period since its inception in late 2008. of the majority of the social problems that exist March have had sold out audiences across the
As most reading this document already know, The in the world today, including War, Poverty, Crime, world, with the prior event day having over 330
Zeitgeist Movement is a sustainability advocacy Personality Disorders, Pollution and Violence. events in 70 countries (see zday2010.org). We
organization which is fundamentally built upon/ While the Monetary/Market system has served have had international recognition in both the
inspired by the social ideas of Jacque Fresco of an important evolutionary role historically, our independent and mainstream media, including
The Venus Project. It isn’t the scope of this article organization no longer sees the merit in these the New York Times in America.
to run down the vast and rather complex tenets ancient, provably unsustainable traditions. Needless to say, we are progressing very well.
of The Movement. However, I would like to give a The unspoken reality of the Market system is Just recently we launched an aesthetically driven
basic overview here. Please go to our website and based, in part upon two fundamental flaws. project which introduces socially conscious media
review our free materials if any of the below is not (1) The assumption of infinite resources and in the community, called the Zeitgeist Media
familiar to you. hence a system driven by wasteful consumption Project (zeitgeistmediaproject.com). Likewise,
The Zeitgeist Movement (TZM) seeks to transition rather than conservation, and (2) The idea we have numerous other projects in the works,
into a new social system, called a “Resource-Based that employment (Labor for Income) for each all geared towards bringing awareness to this
Economy” which seeks to base social organization human being is an empirical possibility, when new social direction. Let is be known that we
on Resource Management and Preservation as the exponential increase of technology is are in a preliminary phase in the Movement and
the initial starting point of all relevant earthly systematically replacing human labor through increasing awareness is the most important step.
decisions. In turn, we wish to see Science and mechanization, driven by the need for employers After this is done, physical projects and larger,
Technology be used liberally for the greater social for reduce their cost basis in order to remain more targets actions will be taken.
good, including the scientific reorientation of competitive in the marketplace. For more details We feel the current problems of pollution,
Labor, Production, Distribution and hence Industry on this issue, please read “The Profit Problem” unemployment, depletion, crime, poverty, war
at large. This can be done through a “Systems printed in this newsletter. In the end, not only does and general social instability are likely to continue
Theory” approach to a global technological the current economic/production/distribution and grow given the nature of the system and what
management infrastructure. “Politics”, as we system pose inherent limitations on our ability to it reinforces. TZM sincerely hopes that we can
know it today, is considered outdated in the view create an “abundance” for all the worlds people, it begin a move out of our current model before it is
of The Movement, for it is an institutional by- is leading us down a path towards social failure, too late and that is the central role. The first step
product of ancient folkways of human relations foreshadowing a series of crises which are likely then, is mass global awareness of an alternative.
that pre-dates the advent of modern scientific inevitable if the current model isn’t adjusted. We hope you will join us, if you haven’t already.
understandings. Politics inherently prefers As of late June 2010, TZM website has been
“opinion” to “fact”. In other words, Government viewed by tens of millions of people; We have
today acts in accord with vested interests, not over 412,000 subscribed Members from nearly Peter Joseph !
objective scientific reasoning. This is largely due to every country; Over 43,500 Forum Users on