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      tim
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      Money is simply barter with deferred actualisation. I barter some effort for some DeferredBarter tokens and later I exchange them for actual goods. Nobody in their right mind would want to try to build a functional economy with actual physical barter. It was tried in the past. That's why they invented Corn Exchanges etc.

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        I tapped into the Zeitgeist video, covering some of the same ground in a more direct matter, but then it goes into some sort of Utopian rhapsody by some nobodies and NEW WORLD ORDER (somehow without states, an established anarchy?) no money,no work, no crime etc etc. If you believe this you might go over to the Obama Deception thread and duke it out with those guys (they are fearful of the New World Order).

        I wonder what the makers of these anti-money films feel about people stealing their movies? It occurred to me while watching that these aren't just cheap internet productions.

        I do like the explanation about debt. It makes me so delighted to be paying interest on a house that is no longer salable for anywhere near the amount of the loan I have. But hey, I won't have to feel so sorry for the bank when I run out of work and tank. They never had the money in the first place!

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          @pbacot said:

          I wonder what the makers of these anti-money films feel about people stealing their movies? It occurred to me while watching that these aren't just cheap internet productions.

          huh? many of these movies are encouraged to be distributed freely... it's about getting the message out there - not some form of money making venture.. they are practicing what they preach which to me, gives a comforting sense of legitimacy to their intent..the zeitgeist site even gives instructions on how to get their movies via torrents..
          http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/dloads.htm

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            pbacot
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            Oh, I see.

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              solo
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              @unknownuser said:

              many of these movies are encouraged to be distributed freely... it's about getting the message out there - not some form of money making venture.. they are practicing what they preach which to me, gives a comforting sense of legitimacy to their intent

              What a coincidence, we have a humugus baptist church down the road (we call it six flags over Jesus) that gives away free bibles on your first visit. 😉

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                jeff hammond
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                @solo said:

                @unknownuser said:

                many of these movies are encouraged to be distributed freely... it's about getting the message out there - not some form of money making venture.. they are practicing what they preach which to me, gives a comforting sense of legitimacy to their intent

                What a coincidence, we have a humugus baptist church down the road (we call it six flags over Jesus) that gives away free bibles on your first visit. 😉

                ha, yeah, i see what you're getting at. i do feel the church (in general) is a huge enterprise with those at the top having a #1 priority of maximizing profit..
                i try not to listen to these messages blindly and for the most part, it's these writers and/or philosophers ability to put many things i see into words.. i'm a carpenter, not a poet.. i hope i'm not just buying into their crap or scheme but instead, simply agreeing with the main message..
                so yeah, if you feel these productions are an attempt at 'tricking' me into some hidden agenda, please fill me in.. in general, i think i'm fairly open minded but maybe i really am missing something?

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                  tim
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                  @unknownuser said:

                  in general, i think i'm fairly open minded but maybe i really am missing something?

                  The important thing is not to be so open minded that your brain falls out.

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                    fakircho
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                    As a follow up on "Money as Debt" one has to watch "The Ascent of Money" is very up to date and touches on the current crisis. Find it very informative. It is sad that no one ever learns from the mistakes of the past, the same things happen over and over again.

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                    Ascent of Money

                    A look at the creation of the economic system.

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                    Ascent of Money (www.pbs.org)

                    The series was run on BBC Knowledge and there is also a book.

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                      tomot
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                      adding more fuel to this thread:

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                        IdahoJ
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                        I prefer Douglas Adams' take on it. From the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy:

                        @unknownuser said:

                        “This planet has — or rather had — a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movements of small green pieces of paper, which is odd because on the whole it wasn’t the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy.”

                        Cheers.

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