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September 10, 2008
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Zeitgeist – The Movie

Zeitgeist - The Movie
I saw this movie a while back and it really got me to question a great many things. I’m very skeptical by nature so a lot of this was hard to accept, but I must admit I had to at least consider the possibility that this could be true. All media is a form of propaganda, a rhetorical pitch so to speak. The maker is trying to present an argument of sorts, their vision of reality, hoping you will buy into it. For me the trick has been not to “buy into” any of the things I’ve seen so far, but just add them to the database of my mind, and let my observations, time and my inner self guide my experiences and thoughts.

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Chögyam Trungpa – Surrendering Your Aggression

Get the Flash Player to see this video.

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I thought it would be good to add another video that has a more spiritual grounding. This one talks about “Surrendering Your Aggression”. Chögyam Trungpa is a Tibetan Buddhist.

America: Freedom to Fascism

I found this video after seeing Zeitgeist. It’s a real interesting watch as well. Think about what you’d be doing with all that tax money you’ve paid in all these years… Oh, and did you hear? The government just bailed out Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae recently. Well, how does that affect you? Up [...]