Name: Peter Joseph: Message to Occupy Wall Street & The World | The Zeitgeist Movement
Uploaded: 2017-07-23T12:27:15.000Z
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Hello, this is Peter Joseph of the Zeitgeist Movement

Adverbs of manner

and I felt the need today to take a moment to publicly express

a few concerns regarding the incredible explosion that has emerged

across the world born out of the Occupy Wall Street initiative

that began a few weeks ago in New York City.

While the mainstream media contends to more or less ignore, criticize

and downplay the enormous growth potential and effect

this global action against the financial system is having.

(Journalist) I think if you put every single left-wing cause

into a blender and hit power, this is the sludge you'd get.

- Like Woodstock meets Burning Man; meets people with absolutely no purpose...

(PJ) The independent media has been shining as the beacon

of free speech journalism more than ever.

And the interesting thing is the more the mainstream media

continues its 'status quo preservation tactics'

the more public attention will seek out and support the independent outlets

for the power and interest in the Occupy Movement is simply not stopping.

As of October 16th, over 1500 cities in the world are now actively taking part

in what is likely the largest global action ever seen.

And I suspect many others seemingly different economic protests

currently occurring worldwide will eventually unify with

And while peaceful protest has been a staple of this action

police brutality and violent outbreaks are unfortunately occurring in pockets

and this is something of deep concern to me.

It is one thing for all of us to give lip service to non-violence in such a situation

and it's another to be educated and strategic in your work to restrain it.

I speak not only to participants here, but also to law enforcement

and hence the government and financial powers they represent.

In the case of violence occurring within the Occupy Movement

it's critical that if you see any person beginning to act in a violent manner

you work with others to stop them in a peaceful way or make sure others

There's an important book that I recommend called

'The Crowd - A Study of the Popular Mind'

which takes great care to discuss mass-reactions.

While many of us might think we can be completely objective

and independent in our actions, the fact is

we are deeply influenced by the effects around us.

The 'mob mentality' can take hold almost subconsciously.

This is very important to recognize within yourself and others

On that note, it is also critically important

law enforcement understand these dynamics as well.

If you, the police, expect the crowd not to be violent

then a concerted effort to withhold your communication of it, is required.

Just as a single rogue person can trigger an entire group

so do violent actions coming from you, the police.

The more you show violence the more likely it will generate it

and needless to say, there are many more protesters

than there are police and your weapons will be absolutely meaningless

if these mobs ever were to turn against you.

It is in your self-interest and protection to stop reacting in abusive manners.

Every time you hurt or abuse another human being

you plant the seed of permission for them to hurt and abuse you and others.

You have nothing to gain by using force and everything to lose in the end.

Now, that all aside, there's a quick point I would like to make

I don't pretend to know what will occur as this movement continues to grow

but unless an informed, relevant set of demands are made

It is here I will speak with respect to the values of the Zeitgeist Movement

along with my personal views on how we could possibly transition

into a more humane, sustainable, balanced society.

While many within the Occupy Movement promote various reforms

of the current economic and political system

others such as the Zeitgeist Movement seek a complete overhaul.

It is not the purpose of this video to expand upon

in the Zeitgeist Movement's observations and proposals

but suffice it to say, we seek a system based upon resource management

as the starting point of all industrial decisions, coupled with a recognition

that the efficiency enabled by our modern understandings

in science and technology will be what can provide and meet the needs

of the entire human population and create true sustainability.

The manifestation of these elements are what will comprise

what we often refer to as a Resource-Based Economic Model.

To understand the basis of this train of thought more clearly

I do suggest two books: one is called 'Critical Path' by Buckminster Fuller

and the other is called 'The Best that Money Can't Buy' by Jacque Fresco.

From there the reader should begin to see

that our current financially based economic model

is intrinsically flawed, and no regulation of this system

will likely solve the real problems we face at hand.

And if this view is accepted; the view that we need to employ

a completely different socio-economic model

to meet the needs of the human population

and become truly sustainable on the planet Earth

the question of course becomes: how do we get there?

In my personal view, the Occupy Movement could be the seed

for a transition out of the current paradigm into a new one.

By its natural evolution, the Occupy Movement has characteristics

that are very revealing with respect to the true nature of the problems at hand.

The fact that this act of contempt is occurring without borders

or in certain cases, without even respect to the political system itself

rather targeting the financial system, shows an amazing new awareness.

My first suggestion is to unify the regional movements

into a global entity through representatives

where each major region has a personal link to each other.