Zeitgeist

I just watched American Zeitgeist and subsequently Zeitgeist: Addendum.  I suggest the latter, especially, to anyone with an open yet highly critical mind - take it with a grain of salt.  It is like The Matrix and Minority Report - only actually based on reality.  Things in America's history that are creating a frightening present and an unbelievable future. Just the fact that I've associated it to two movies - that I've seen - proves that I'm a mindless product of the entertainment society, of which is highly criticized for good reason in this documentary.  Yet, I still enjoy being entertained by mindless non-reality - but for that reason, that it's a mindless alternative to the uncontrollable reality.  

The documentaries reveal the absurdness of the powerful and the destructive power of modernity and the structure of institutions.  Based on the creation of the Federal Reserve and the International Monetary Fund, our society is in ruins.  

Then the story proceeds to debunk the validity of all structures from government to religion.  And this is when I begin to have a problem. They have this idea that  technology is the answer to all our problems with community living as the base of society.  In theory, that's what I'm arguing in my thesis as well, that community based living is key to transforming society to being more peaceful and resource efficient.  And I also agree that religious institutions are ruining community life in the systematic hands of the power hungry and mindless following.  Small religious-based communities have every potential to meet the needs of society in every way, including those areas that we hate to speak about - the needs of the spirit. 

This is actually the topic I'm going to go into in my thesis, if everything goes well.  If you watch either of these movies and have ideas, let me know.  I think communities have mass potential as small pockets of yeast in bread dough.  Removing the spirit aspect of peace and society won't solve all the problems as I think the creators of these documentaries believe.  They forget that every culture in history has sought a solace to their spirit needs.  What makes them think "perfect" technology will meet those uncountable needs?