[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.00,0:00:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Downloaded from www.opensubtitles.org Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.46,0:00:30.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The old appeals to racial,\Nsexual or religious chauvinism, Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.96,0:00:34.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to rabid nationalist fervor\Nare beginning not to work. Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.97,0:00:39.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the business of who I am and whether\NI'm good or bad, or achieving or not, Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.27,0:00:41.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All that's learned\Nalong the way. Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.04,0:00:41.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's just a ride... Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.64,0:00:44.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we can change it\Nanytime we want. Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.73,0:00:46.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's only the choice. Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.30,0:00:49.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No effort, no work, no job,\Nno savings of money. Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.34,0:00:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realised\NI had the game wrong. Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.05,0:00:54.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The game was to find out\Nwhat I already was. Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.62,0:02:00.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were seeing Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.02,0:02:04.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how very important it is Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.66,0:02:08.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to bring about,\Nin the human mind, Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.36,0:02:11.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the radical revolution. Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.97,0:02:20.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The crisis\Nis a crisis in consciousness. Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.36,0:02:29.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A crisis that cannot,\Nanymore, Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.82,0:02:32.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,accept the old norms, Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.95,0:02:34.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the old patterns, Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.06,0:02:39.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ancient traditions. Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.96,0:02:46.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, considering\Nwhat the world is now, Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.93,0:02:49.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with all the misery, Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.84,0:02:51.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,conflict, Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.44,0:02:54.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,destructive brutality, Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.94,0:02:56.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,aggression, Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.94,0:02:57.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so on... Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.51,0:03:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Man... Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.85,0:03:04.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is still as he was. Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.95,0:03:07.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is still brutal, Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.95,0:03:08.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,violent, Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.96,0:03:10.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,aggressive, Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.36,0:03:11.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,acquisitive, Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.96,0:03:13.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,competitive. Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.06,0:03:18.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, he's built\Na society Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.26,0:03:19.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,along these lines. Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.96,0:04:27.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Society today, Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.17,0:04:30.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is composed of\Na series of institutions. Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.94,0:04:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From political institutions, Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.04,0:04:34.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,legal institutions, Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.70,0:04:36.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,religious institutions. Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.61,0:04:38.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to institutions of social class, Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.75,0:04:39.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,familiar values, Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.05,0:04:41.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and occupational specialization. Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.52,0:04:46.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is obvious, the profound influence\Nthese traditionalized structures have Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.69,0:04:49.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in shaping our understandings\Nand perspectives. Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.49,0:04:54.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet, of all the social institutions,\Nwe are born into, Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.83,0:04:57.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,directed by\Nand conditioned upon, Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.80,0:05:00.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there seems to be no system\Nas taken for granted, Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.30,0:05:01.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and misunderstood, Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.20,0:05:03.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the monetary system. Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.67,0:05:07.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Taking on\Nnearly religious proportions, Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.26,0:05:09.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the established monetary\Ninstitution exists Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.84,0:05:13.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as one of the most unquestioned\Nforms of faith there is. Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.95,0:05:15.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How money is created, Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.95,0:05:17.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the policies\Nby which it is governed, Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.01,0:05:19.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how it truly\Naffects society, Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.99,0:05:23.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are unregistered interests of\Nthe great majority of the population. Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.10,0:05:38.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a world where 1% of the population\Nowns 40% of the planets wealth. Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.50,0:05:42.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a world where\N34,000 children die every single day Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.71,0:05:45.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from poverty\Nand preventable diseases, Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.51,0:05:50.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, where 50% of the world's population\Nlives on less than 2 dollars a day... Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.28,0:05:52.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One thing is clear. Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.29,0:05:55.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Something is very wrong. Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.96,0:05:57.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, whether we are\Naware of it or not, Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.92,0:06:00.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the lifeblood of all of our\Nestablished institutions, Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.96,0:06:02.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and thus society itself, Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.96,0:06:04.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is money. Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.30,0:06:08.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, understanding this\Ninstitution of monetary policy Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.77,0:06:12.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is critical to understanding\Nwhy our lives are the way they are. Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.54,0:06:17.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, economics is often\Nviewed with confusion and boredom. Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.74,0:06:21.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Endless streams of financial jargon,\Ncoupled with intimidating mathematics, Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.95,0:06:24.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,quickly deters people\Nfrom attempts at understanding it. Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.38,0:06:27.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, the fact is: Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.32,0:06:31.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The complexity associated with the\Nfinancial system is a mere mask. Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.62,0:06:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Designed to conceal one of the\Nmost socially paralyzing structures, Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.76,0:06:38.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,humanity\Nhas ever endured. Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.98,0:07:01.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A number of years ago,\Nthe central bank of the United States, Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.24,0:07:02.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Federal Reserve, Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.72,0:07:06.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,produced a document entitled\NModern Money Mechanics. Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.32,0:07:08.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This publication\Ndetailed the Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.66,0:07:10.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,institutionalized\Npractice of money creation, Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.100,0:07:13.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as utilized by\Nthe Federal Reserve and Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.53,0:07:16.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the web of global commercial banks\Nit supports. Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.07,0:07:19.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the opening page,\Nthe document states its objective. Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.19,0:07:20.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The purpose\Nof this booklet is to Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.71,0:07:23.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,describe the basic process\Nof money creation Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.38,0:07:25.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a 'fractional reserve'\Nbanking system. Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.98,0:07:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It then precedes to describe\Nthis fractional reserve process Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.58,0:07:31.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through various\Nbanking terminology. Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.25,0:07:35.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A translation of which\Ngoes something like this: Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.29,0:07:39.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The United States government\Ndecides it needs some money. Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.32,0:07:41.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it calls up the Federal Reserve\Nand requests, Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.61,0:07:43.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,say,\N10 billion dollars. Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.100,0:07:45.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The FED replies,\Nsaying: Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.56,0:07:48.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sure, we'll buy ten billion\Nin government bonds from you. Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.97,0:07:51.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the government takes\Nsome pieces of paper, Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.81,0:07:54.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,paints some\Nofficial looking designs on them Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.18,0:07:55.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and calls them\Ntreasury bonds. Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.98,0:07:59.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then it puts a value on these bonds\Nto the sum of 10 billion dollars Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.98,0:08:01.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sends them over\Nto the FED. Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.65,0:08:04.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In turn,\Nthe people of the FED Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.55,0:08:07.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,drop a bunch of impressive\Npieces of papers themselves. Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.37,0:08:10.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Only this time,\Ncalling them Federal Reserve notes. Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.46,0:08:14.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also designating a value of\Nten billion dollars to the set. Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.56,0:08:18.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The FED than takes these notes\Nand trades them for the bonds. Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.38,0:08:20.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once this exchange\Nis complete, Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.13,0:08:23.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the government then takes the\Nten billion in Federal Reserve notes, Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.60,0:08:26.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and deposits it\Ninto an bank account. Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.07,0:08:30.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, upon this deposit, the paper notes\Nofficially become legal tender money, Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.58,0:08:33.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,adding ten billion\Nto the US money supply. Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.98,0:08:37.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there it is, ten billion\Nin new money has been created. Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.55,0:08:40.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course,\Nthis example is a generalization. Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.92,0:08:45.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For, in reality, this transaction\Nwould occur electronically, Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.21,0:08:46.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with no paper\Nused at all. Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.99,0:08:50.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, only three percent\Nof the US money supply Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.21,0:08:52.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exists in\Nphysical currency. Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.76,0:08:56.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other 97 percent essentially\Nexists in computers alone. Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.97,0:09:02.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, government bonds are by design,\Ninstruments of debt. Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.64,0:09:04.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when the FED\Npurchases these bonds, Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.88,0:09:07.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with money it essentially\Ncreated out of thin air, Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.65,0:09:10.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the government is actually\Npromising to pay back Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.32,0:09:12.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that money to the FED. Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.75,0:09:16.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In other words, the money\Nwas created out of debt. Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.16,0:09:20.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This mind numbing paradox,\Nof how money or value Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.66,0:09:22.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be created\Nout of debt, Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.53,0:09:26.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or liability, will become more\Nclear as we further this exercise. Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.40,0:09:29.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, the exchange\Nhas been made. Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.09,0:09:32.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now, ten billion dollars\Nsits in a commercial bank account. Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.47,0:09:34.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here is where it gets\Nreally interesting. Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.65,0:09:37.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For, as based on the\Nfractional reserve practice, Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.24,0:09:39.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that ten billion dollar\Ndeposit Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.48,0:09:42.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instantly becomes\Npart of the bank's reserves, Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.42,0:09:44.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just as all deposits do. Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.32,0:09:49.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, regarding reserve requirements\Nas stated in Modern Money Mechanics: Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.09,0:09:52.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A bank must maintain\Nlegally required reserves Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.99,0:09:56.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,equal to a prescribed\Npercentage of its deposits. Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.43,0:09:58.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It then quantifies this\Nby stating: Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.53,0:10:00.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Under current regulations, Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.31,0:10:04.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the reserve requirement against most\Ntransaction accounts is 10 percent. Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.97,0:10:08.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means that with a\Nten billion dollar deposit, Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.68,0:10:10.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ten percent,\Nor one billion, Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.63,0:10:12.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is held as\Nthe required reserve, Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.98,0:10:17.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while the other nine billion is\Nconsidered an excessive reserve, Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.06,0:10:18.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and can be used\Nas the basis Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.76,0:10:19.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for new loans. Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.65,0:10:24.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, it is logical to assume,\Nthat this nine billion Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.93,0:10:28.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is literally coming out of the\Nexisting ten billion dollar deposit. Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.80,0:10:31.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, this is actually\Nnot the case. Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.15,0:10:33.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What really happens,\Nis that the nine billion Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.67,0:10:35.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is simply created\Nout of thin air Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.78,0:10:38.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on top of the existing\N10 billion dollar deposit. Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.09,0:10:41.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is how the money supply\Nis expanded. Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.07,0:10:44.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As stated in\NModern Money Mechanics: Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.33,0:10:46.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course they,\Nthe banks, Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.09,0:10:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do not really pay out\Nloans for the money Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.24,0:10:49.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they receive as\Ndeposits. Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.98,0:10:53.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If they did this,\Nno additional money would be created. Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.14,0:10:54.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What they do\Nwhen they make loans Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.99,0:10:56.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to accept\Npromissory notes, Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.99,0:10:58.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,loan contracts, Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.14,0:11:00.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in exchange for credits,\Nmoney, Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.63,0:11:02.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the borrowers'\Ntransaction accounts. Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.60,0:11:06.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In other words, the nine billion\Ncan be created out of nothing, Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.28,0:11:08.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,simply because there is\Na demand for such a loan, Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.97,0:11:11.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that there is\Na 10 billion dollar deposit Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.37,0:11:13.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to satisfy\Nthe reserve requirements. Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.77,0:11:17.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now let's assume that\Nsomebody walks into this bank Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.72,0:11:20.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and borrows the newly available\Nnine billion dollars. Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.98,0:11:24.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They will then most likely\Ntake that money and deposit it Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.44,0:11:25.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into their own bank account. Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.65,0:11:29.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The process then repeats. Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.62,0:11:32.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For that deposit becomes\Npart of the bank's reserves. Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.45,0:11:36.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ten percent is isolated, and in turn,\N90 percent of the nine billion, Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.60,0:11:41.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or 8.1 billion is now availlable as\Nnewly created money for more loans. Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.53,0:11:45.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, of course, that 8.1 can be\Nloaned out and redeposited, Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.40,0:11:47.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creating an additional\N7.2 billion Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.34,0:11:52.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to 6.5 billion,\Nto 5.9 billion, etc. Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.81,0:11:58.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This deposit money creation loan cycle\Ncan technically go on to infinity. Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.98,0:12:03.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The average mathematical result\Nis that about 90 billion dollars Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.36,0:12:06.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be created on top\Nof the original 10 billion. Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.99,0:12:11.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In other words, for every deposit\Nthat ever occurs in the banking system, Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.23,0:12:15.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about nine times that amount\Ncan be created out of thin air. Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.80,0:12:17.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Money jitters. Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.44,0:12:20.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ask the obliging Bank of America\Nfor a jar of Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.62,0:12:22.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,soothing instant money. Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.25,0:12:26.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,M-O-N-E-Y in the form of\Na convenient personal loan. Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.98,0:12:31.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, now that we understand\Nhow money is created Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.55,0:12:34.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by this fractional reserve\Nbanking system. Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.26,0:12:37.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A logical, yet illusive question\Nmight come to mind: Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.99,0:12:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is actually giving this\Nnewly created money value? Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.99,0:12:45.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The answer:\NThe money that already exists. Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.10,0:12:50.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The new money essentially steals value\Nfrom the existing money supply. Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.97,0:12:53.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the total pool of money\Nis being increased, Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.01,0:12:56.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,irrespective to demand\Nfor goods and services. Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.98,0:12:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, as supply and demand\Ndefines equilibrium, Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.98,0:13:01.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Prices rise, Dialogue: 0,0:13:01.14,0:13:04.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,diminishing the purchasing power\Nof each individual dollar. Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.98,0:13:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is generally referred to\Nas inflation. Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.04,0:13:12.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And inflation is essentially\Na hidden tax on the public. Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.99,0:13:14.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is the advice\Nthat you generally get? Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.51,0:13:16.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is,\Ninflate the currency. Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.67,0:13:19.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They don't say: debase the currency.\NThey don't say: devalue the currency. Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.100,0:13:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They don't say:\NCheat the people who are safe. Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.98,0:13:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They say:\NLower the interest rates. Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.02,0:13:27.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The real deception is when\Nwe distort the value of money. Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.82,0:13:30.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we create money out of thin air,\Nwe have no savings. Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.66,0:13:32.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet there is\Nso-called capital. Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.98,0:13:35.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, my question\Nboils down to this: Dialogue: 0,0:13:35.48,0:13:40.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How in the world can we expect\Nto solve the problems of inflation? Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.79,0:13:42.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is,\Nincrease in the supply of money, Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.90,0:13:45.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with more inflation. Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.05,0:13:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, it can't. Dialogue: 0,0:13:46.99,0:13:50.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fractional reserve system\Nof monetary expansion Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.15,0:13:51.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is inherently inflationary. Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.100,0:13:54.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the act of\Nexpanding the money supply, Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.37,0:13:55.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without there being Dialogue: 0,0:13:55.61,0:13:58.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a proportional expansion of goods\Nand services in the economy, Dialogue: 0,0:13:58.97,0:14:01.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will always\Ndebase a currency. Dialogue: 0,0:14:01.31,0:14:04.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, the quick glance\Nof the historical values Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.25,0:14:06.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the US dollar,\Nversus the money supply, Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.74,0:14:08.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reflects this point\Ndefinitively, Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.78,0:14:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the inverse relationship\Nis obvious. Dialogue: 0,0:14:12.98,0:14:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One dollar in 1913 required\N$21.60 in 2007 to match value. Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.99,0:14:24.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is\Na 96% devaluation Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.80,0:14:27.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since the Federal Reserve\Ncame into existence. Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.97,0:14:33.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, if this reality of\Ninherent and perpetual inflation Dialogue: 0,0:14:33.97,0:14:37.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seems absurd and\Neconomically self-defeating, Dialogue: 0,0:14:38.18,0:14:41.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hold that thought,\Nfor absurdity is an understatement, Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.07,0:14:45.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in regard to how our financial system\Nreally operates. Dialogue: 0,0:14:46.38,0:14:50.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For in our financial system,\Nmoney is debt, Dialogue: 0,0:14:50.99,0:14:52.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and debt is money. Dialogue: 0,0:14:53.66,0:14:58.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here is a chart of the\NUS money supply from 1950 to 2006. Dialogue: 0,0:14:59.30,0:15:02.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here is a chart of the\NUS national debt for the same period. Dialogue: 0,0:15:02.87,0:15:06.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How interesting it is, that the trends,\Nare virtually the same. Dialogue: 0,0:15:06.97,0:15:10.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the more money there is,\Nthe more debt there is. Dialogue: 0,0:15:10.31,0:15:13.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The more debt there is,\Nthe more money there is. Dialogue: 0,0:15:13.51,0:15:17.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To put it a different way,\Nevery single dollar in your wallet Dialogue: 0,0:15:17.06,0:15:19.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is owed to somebody\Nby somebody. Dialogue: 0,0:15:19.87,0:15:20.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For remember: Dialogue: 0,0:15:20.88,0:15:24.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The only way the money can come in\Nto existence is from loans. Dialogue: 0,0:15:24.52,0:15:28.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, if everyone in the country\Nwere able to pay off all debts, Dialogue: 0,0:15:28.29,0:15:29.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including the government, Dialogue: 0,0:15:29.83,0:15:32.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there would not be one dollar\Nin circulation. Dialogue: 0,0:15:43.38,0:15:46.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, the last time\Nin American history, Dialogue: 0,0:15:46.06,0:15:48.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the national debt\Nwas completely paid off Dialogue: 0,0:15:48.20,0:15:52.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was in 1835,\Nafter President Andrew Jackson, Dialogue: 0,0:15:52.11,0:15:55.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shut down the Central Bank\Nthat preceded the Federal Reserve. Dialogue: 0,0:15:56.09,0:15:59.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact,\NJackson's entire political platform Dialogue: 0,0:15:59.16,0:16:01.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,essentially revolved\Naround his commitment Dialogue: 0,0:16:01.45,0:16:03.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to shut down\Nthe Central Bank. Dialogue: 0,0:16:03.24,0:16:04.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stating that one point: Dialogue: 0,0:16:04.43,0:16:08.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bold efforts the present bank\Nhas made to control the government... Dialogue: 0,0:16:08.20,0:16:11.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are but premonitions of the fate\Nthat awaits the American people, Dialogue: 0,0:16:11.87,0:16:15.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Should they be deluded into\Na perpetuation of this institution Dialogue: 0,0:16:15.21,0:16:17.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or, the establishment\Nof another like it. Dialogue: 0,0:16:18.23,0:16:20.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately,\Nthis message was short lived. Dialogue: 0,0:16:20.78,0:16:26.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the international bankers succeeded\Nto install another central bank in 1913, Dialogue: 0,0:16:26.11,0:16:27.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Federal Reserve. Dialogue: 0,0:16:27.87,0:16:29.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as long as\Nthis institution exists, Dialogue: 0,0:16:29.99,0:16:32.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perpetual debt\Nis guaranteed. Dialogue: 0,0:16:34.46,0:16:37.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, so far we have\Ndiscussed the reality Dialogue: 0,0:16:37.39,0:16:40.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that money is created\Nout of debt through loans. Dialogue: 0,0:16:41.00,0:16:43.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These loans are based\Non a bank's reserves, Dialogue: 0,0:16:43.07,0:16:45.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and reserves are derived\Nfrom deposits. Dialogue: 0,0:16:45.73,0:16:47.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And through this\Nfractional reserve system, Dialogue: 0,0:16:47.98,0:16:51.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,any one deposit can create\N9 times its original value. Dialogue: 0,0:16:51.98,0:16:54.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In turn, debasing the\Nexisting money supply, Dialogue: 0,0:16:54.71,0:16:56.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,raising prices in society. Dialogue: 0,0:16:56.98,0:16:59.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, since all this money\Nis created out of debt, Dialogue: 0,0:16:59.98,0:17:02.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and circulated randomly\Nthrough commerce, Dialogue: 0,0:17:02.99,0:17:05.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people become detached\Nfrom their original debt. Dialogue: 0,0:17:06.16,0:17:08.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a disequilibrium\Nexists, Dialogue: 0,0:17:08.26,0:17:10.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where people are forced\Nto compete for labor, Dialogue: 0,0:17:10.96,0:17:13.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to pull enough money\Nout of the money supply Dialogue: 0,0:17:13.100,0:17:15.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to cover\Ntheir costs of living. Dialogue: 0,0:17:17.44,0:17:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As dysfunctional and backwards\Nas all of this might seem, Dialogue: 0,0:17:21.04,0:17:24.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is still one thing\Nwe have omitted from this equation. Dialogue: 0,0:17:24.98,0:17:27.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it is this element\Nof the structure Dialogue: 0,0:17:27.98,0:17:32.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which reveals the truly fraudulent\Nnature of the system itself. Dialogue: 0,0:17:33.55,0:17:36.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The application of interest. Dialogue: 0,0:17:38.02,0:17:40.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the government\Nborrows money from the FED, Dialogue: 0,0:17:40.51,0:17:42.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or when a person borrows\Nmoney from a bank, Dialogue: 0,0:17:42.100,0:17:46.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it almost always has to be\Npayed back with a crude interest. Dialogue: 0,0:17:47.97,0:17:50.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In other words, almost every\Nsingle dollar that exists Dialogue: 0,0:17:50.97,0:17:54.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,must be eventually returned to a bank,\Nwith interest payed as well. Dialogue: 0,0:17:55.31,0:17:56.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, Dialogue: 0,0:17:56.01,0:17:58.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if all money is borrowed\Nfrom the Central Bank Dialogue: 0,0:17:59.35,0:18:02.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and is expanded by\Ncommercial banks through loans, Dialogue: 0,0:18:02.98,0:18:05.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,only what would be refered\Nto as the principal Dialogue: 0,0:18:05.98,0:18:07.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is been created\Nin the money supply. Dialogue: 0,0:18:08.99,0:18:13.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So then, where is the money to cover\Nall of the interest that is charged? Dialogue: 0,0:18:14.59,0:18:15.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nowhere. Dialogue: 0,0:18:15.99,0:18:17.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't exist. Dialogue: 0,0:18:17.100,0:18:20.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The ramifications of this\Nare staggering, Dialogue: 0,0:18:20.70,0:18:22.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the amount of money\Nowed back to the banks Dialogue: 0,0:18:23.03,0:18:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will always exceed the amount of money\Nthat is available in circulation. Dialogue: 0,0:18:27.51,0:18:30.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is why inflation is\Na constant in the economy, Dialogue: 0,0:18:30.98,0:18:33.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For new money\Nis always needed Dialogue: 0,0:18:33.23,0:18:37.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help cover the perpetual deficit\Nbuild into the system, Dialogue: 0,0:18:37.30,0:18:39.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,caused by the need\Nto pay the interest. Dialogue: 0,0:18:39.98,0:18:41.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What this also means, Dialogue: 0,0:18:41.69,0:18:44.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that mathematically,\Ndefaults and bankruptcy Dialogue: 0,0:18:44.78,0:18:46.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are literally\Nbuilt into the system. Dialogue: 0,0:18:46.99,0:18:49.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there will always be\Npoor pockets of society Dialogue: 0,0:18:49.98,0:18:52.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that get the\Nshort end of the stick. Dialogue: 0,0:18:52.06,0:18:54.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An analogy would be\Na game of musical chairs, Dialogue: 0,0:18:54.87,0:18:58.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the once music stops,\Nsomebody is left out to dry. Dialogue: 0,0:18:58.97,0:19:00.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's the point. Dialogue: 0,0:19:00.97,0:19:05.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It invariably transfers true wealth\Nfor the individual to the banks. Dialogue: 0,0:19:05.17,0:19:08.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For, if you are unable\Nto pay for your mortgage, Dialogue: 0,0:19:08.36,0:19:09.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they will take\Nyour property. Dialogue: 0,0:19:09.79,0:19:12.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is particularly enraging\Nwhen you realize, Dialogue: 0,0:19:12.56,0:19:15.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that not only is such\Na default inevitable Dialogue: 0,0:19:15.49,0:19:17.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,due to the\Nfractional reserve practice. Dialogue: 0,0:19:17.51,0:19:18.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, also\Nbecause of the fact Dialogue: 0,0:19:18.99,0:19:21.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the money that\Nthe bank loaned to you Dialogue: 0,0:19:21.59,0:19:24.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,didn't even legally exist\Nin the first place. Dialogue: 0,0:19:24.100,0:19:28.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1969, there was a\NMinnesota court case Dialogue: 0,0:19:28.55,0:19:31.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,involving a man named\NJerome Daly, Dialogue: 0,0:19:31.04,0:19:33.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who was challenging the\Nforeclosure of his home by the bank, Dialogue: 0,0:19:33.84,0:19:35.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which provided the loan\Nto purchase it. Dialogue: 0,0:19:35.97,0:19:40.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His argument was that the mortgage\Ncontract required both parties, Dialogue: 0,0:19:40.12,0:19:41.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being he and the bank, Dialogue: 0,0:19:41.61,0:19:45.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,each put up a legitimate\Nform of property for the exchange. Dialogue: 0,0:19:45.98,0:19:49.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In legal language,\Nthis is called consideration. Dialogue: 0,0:19:53.99,0:19:58.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mr. Daly explained that the money was,\Nin fact, not the property of the bank. Dialogue: 0,0:19:58.84,0:20:01.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For it was created\Nout of nothing, Dialogue: 0,0:20:01.06,0:20:03.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as soon as the loan agreement\Nwas signed. Dialogue: 0,0:20:03.27,0:20:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember what Modern Money Mechanics\Nstated about loans? Dialogue: 0,0:20:06.77,0:20:08.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What they do,\Nwhen they make loans, Dialogue: 0,0:20:08.33,0:20:11.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to accept promissory notes,\Nin exchange for credits. Dialogue: 0,0:20:11.98,0:20:14.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Reserves are unchanged\Nby the loan transactions. Dialogue: 0,0:20:14.51,0:20:17.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, deposit credits\Nconstitute new additions Dialogue: 0,0:20:17.50,0:20:20.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the total deposits\Nof the banking system. Dialogue: 0,0:20:20.26,0:20:23.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In other words, the money doesn't\Ncome out of their existing assets. Dialogue: 0,0:20:23.94,0:20:27.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bank is simply inventing it,\Nputting up nothing of it's own, Dialogue: 0,0:20:27.63,0:20:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,except for a theoretical liability,\Non paper. Dialogue: 0,0:20:30.100,0:20:33.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the court case progressed,\Nthe bank's president, Dialogue: 0,0:20:33.83,0:20:35.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mr. Morgan,\Ntook the stand. Dialogue: 0,0:20:35.70,0:20:37.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in the judge's\Npersonal memorandum, Dialogue: 0,0:20:37.94,0:20:40.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he recalled that the Plaintiff,\Nbank's president, Dialogue: 0,0:20:40.82,0:20:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,admitted that, in combination\Nwith the Federal Reserve Bank Dialogue: 0,0:20:44.29,0:20:46.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,did create the money\Nand credits Dialogue: 0,0:20:46.23,0:20:48.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,upon its books\Nby book-keeping entry. Dialogue: 0,0:20:48.98,0:20:51.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The money and credit\Nfirst came into existence Dialogue: 0,0:20:51.09,0:20:52.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they created it. Dialogue: 0,0:20:52.06,0:20:56.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mr. Morgan admitted that\Nno United States Law or Statute existed Dialogue: 0,0:20:56.57,0:20:58.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which gave him\Nthe right to do this. Dialogue: 0,0:20:58.59,0:21:02.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lawful consideration must exist\Nand be tendered to support the Note. Dialogue: 0,0:21:03.03,0:21:06.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Jury found that there was\Nno lawful consideration and I agree. Dialogue: 0,0:21:06.63,0:21:08.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He also poetically added: Dialogue: 0,0:21:08.19,0:21:11.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Only God can create something of value,\Nout of nothing. Dialogue: 0,0:21:12.07,0:21:13.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And,\Nupon this revelation, Dialogue: 0,0:21:13.97,0:21:18.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the court rejected the bank's claim\Nfor foreclosure and Daly kept his home. Dialogue: 0,0:21:19.98,0:21:22.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The implications of this\Ncourt decision are immense. Dialogue: 0,0:21:22.78,0:21:25.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For every time\Nyou borrow money from a bank, Dialogue: 0,0:21:25.42,0:21:28.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether it is a mortgage loan\Nor a credit card charge, Dialogue: 0,0:21:28.99,0:21:31.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the money given to you\Nis not only counterfeit, Dialogue: 0,0:21:31.63,0:21:34.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is a illegitimate form\Nof consideration. Dialogue: 0,0:21:34.99,0:21:37.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And hence,\Nvoids the contract to repay. Dialogue: 0,0:21:37.55,0:21:41.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the bank never had the money\Nas property to begin with. Dialogue: 0,0:21:41.97,0:21:45.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, such legal realizations\Nare suppressed and ignored. Dialogue: 0,0:21:45.97,0:21:48.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the game of\Nperpetual wealth transfer Dialogue: 0,0:21:48.30,0:21:50.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and perpetual debt\Ncontinues. Dialogue: 0,0:21:50.98,0:21:53.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this brings us to\Nthe ultimate question: Dialogue: 0,0:21:53.98,0:21:54.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why? Dialogue: 0,0:21:56.15,0:21:58.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During the\NAmerican Civil War, Dialogue: 0,0:21:58.20,0:22:01.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,President Lincoln bypassed\Nthe high interest loans Dialogue: 0,0:22:01.59,0:22:03.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,offered by\Nthe European banks Dialogue: 0,0:22:03.57,0:22:07.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and decided to do what\Nthe Founding Fathers advocated. Dialogue: 0,0:22:07.13,0:22:11.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which was to create an independent\Nand inherently debt-Free currency. Dialogue: 0,0:22:11.100,0:22:13.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was called\NThe Greenback. Dialogue: 0,0:22:15.97,0:22:19.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shortly after this measure was taken,\Nan internal document Dialogue: 0,0:22:19.30,0:22:23.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,circulated between private British\Nand American banking interests, stated: Dialogue: 0,0:22:24.02,0:22:26.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Slavery is\Nbut the owning of labor Dialogue: 0,0:22:26.44,0:22:29.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and carries with it\Nthe care of the laborers, Dialogue: 0,0:22:29.35,0:22:31.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while the European plan... Dialogue: 0,0:22:31.21,0:22:34.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that capital shall control labor\Nby controlling wages. Dialogue: 0,0:22:34.99,0:22:37.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This can be done\Nby controlling the money. Dialogue: 0,0:22:37.99,0:22:42.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It will not do to allow the Greenback,\Nas we cannot control that. Dialogue: 0,0:22:43.66,0:22:45.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fractional reserve policy, Dialogue: 0,0:22:45.65,0:22:47.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perpetrated by\Nthe Federal Reserve Dialogue: 0,0:22:47.73,0:22:49.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which has spread,\Nin practice, Dialogue: 0,0:22:49.50,0:22:51.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the great majority of banks\Nin the world, Dialogue: 0,0:22:51.97,0:22:55.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is, in fact,\Na system of modern slavery. Dialogue: 0,0:22:59.51,0:23:02.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think about it,\Nmoney is created out of debt. Dialogue: 0,0:23:03.42,0:23:05.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what do people do\Nwhen they are in debt? Dialogue: 0,0:23:05.98,0:23:08.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They submit to employment\Nto pay it off. Dialogue: 0,0:23:08.99,0:23:12.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if money only can only\Nbe created out of loans, Dialogue: 0,0:23:12.52,0:23:14.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how can society\Never be debt free? Dialogue: 0,0:23:15.99,0:23:18.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can't\Nand that's the point. Dialogue: 0,0:23:18.100,0:23:22.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it is the fear of loosing assets,\Ncoupled with the struggle to keep up Dialogue: 0,0:23:22.97,0:23:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the perpetual debt and inflation\Ninherent in the system, Dialogue: 0,0:23:27.02,0:23:31.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compounded by the inescapable scarcity\Nwithin in the money supply itself, Dialogue: 0,0:23:31.98,0:23:35.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,created by the interest\Nthat can never be re-payed, Dialogue: 0,0:23:35.98,0:23:39.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that keeps\Nthe wage-slave in line, Dialogue: 0,0:23:39.98,0:23:42.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,running on a hamster wheel,\Nwith millions of others, Dialogue: 0,0:23:42.99,0:23:45.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in effect,\Npowering an empire Dialogue: 0,0:23:45.99,0:23:49.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that truly benefits only the elite\Nat the top of the pyramid. Dialogue: 0,0:23:50.100,0:23:52.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For,\Nat the end of the day, Dialogue: 0,0:23:52.100,0:23:55.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are you\Nreally working for? Dialogue: 0,0:23:55.97,0:23:56.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The banks. Dialogue: 0,0:23:57.67,0:24:01.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Money is created in the bank\Nand invariably ends up in a bank. Dialogue: 0,0:24:01.43,0:24:03.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are\Nthe true masters, Dialogue: 0,0:24:03.15,0:24:06.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,along with the corporations\Nand governments they support. Dialogue: 0,0:24:08.18,0:24:12.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Physical slavery requires\Npeople to be housed and fed. Dialogue: 0,0:24:12.06,0:24:16.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Economic slavery requires people\Nto feed and house themselves. Dialogue: 0,0:24:18.26,0:24:22.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is one of the most ingenious scams\Nfor social manipulation ever created. Dialogue: 0,0:24:22.99,0:24:24.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And at its core, Dialogue: 0,0:24:24.40,0:24:27.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is an invisible war\Nagainst the population. Dialogue: 0,0:24:27.77,0:24:32.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Debt is the weapon used\Nto conquer and enslave societies, Dialogue: 0,0:24:32.09,0:24:35.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and interest\Nis its prime ammunition. Dialogue: 0,0:24:36.98,0:24:40.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, as the majority walks around,\Noblivious to this reality, Dialogue: 0,0:24:40.98,0:24:44.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the banks, in collusion with\Ngovernments and corporations Dialogue: 0,0:24:44.72,0:24:49.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,continue to perfect and expand\Ntheir tactics of economic warfare, Dialogue: 0,0:24:49.45,0:24:52.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spawning new bases,\Nsuch as the World Bank Dialogue: 0,0:24:52.52,0:24:54.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and International Monetary Fund, Dialogue: 0,0:24:54.99,0:24:57.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while also inventing\Na new type of soldier. Dialogue: 0,0:24:58.40,0:25:01.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The birth of\Nthe economic hitman. Dialogue: 0,0:25:14.08,0:25:17.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We, economic hitmen,\Nreally have been the ones responsible Dialogue: 0,0:25:17.12,0:25:19.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for creating this\Nfirst truly global empire Dialogue: 0,0:25:19.98,0:25:21.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we work\Nmany different ways. Dialogue: 0,0:25:26.99,0:25:29.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But perhaps the most common\Nis that we will Dialogue: 0,0:25:29.12,0:25:33.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,identify a country that has resources\Nour corporations covet, like oil, Dialogue: 0,0:25:33.100,0:25:37.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, arrange a\Nhuge loan to that country Dialogue: 0,0:25:37.06,0:25:40.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the World Bank\Nor one of it's sister organizations. Dialogue: 0,0:25:40.24,0:25:42.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the money never actually\Ngoes to the country. Dialogue: 0,0:25:42.24,0:25:44.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead it goes\Nto our big corporations, Dialogue: 0,0:25:44.12,0:25:46.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to build infrastructure projects\Nin that country. Dialogue: 0,0:25:46.22,0:25:48.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Power plants,\Nindustrial parks, ports... Dialogue: 0,0:25:48.35,0:25:51.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Things that benefit\Na few rich people in that country. Dialogue: 0,0:25:51.56,0:25:53.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In addition\Nto our corporations. Dialogue: 0,0:25:53.78,0:25:56.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But really don't help\Na majority of the people at all. Dialogue: 0,0:25:56.08,0:25:57.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However,\Nthose people, Dialogue: 0,0:25:57.47,0:26:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the whole country is left\Nholding the huge debt. Dialogue: 0,0:26:00.66,0:26:03.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's such a big debt they can't repay\Nand that's part of the plan... Dialogue: 0,0:26:03.70,0:26:04.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They can't repay it. Dialogue: 0,0:26:04.83,0:26:06.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, in some point,\Nwe economic hitmen, Dialogue: 0,0:26:06.74,0:26:07.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,go back to them and say:\NListen. Dialogue: 0,0:26:08.10,0:26:09.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You owe us\Na lot of money. Dialogue: 0,0:26:09.46,0:26:11.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can't pay your debts.\NSo, sell your oil, Dialogue: 0,0:26:12.17,0:26:14.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,real cheap\Nto our oil companies, Dialogue: 0,0:26:14.15,0:26:16.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,allow us to build a military base\Nin your country, or... Dialogue: 0,0:26:16.98,0:26:20.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,send troops in support of ours\Nto someplace in the world like Iraq, Dialogue: 0,0:26:20.80,0:26:23.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or vote with us\Non the next UN vote, Dialogue: 0,0:26:23.68,0:26:27.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have their\Nelectric utility company privatized Dialogue: 0,0:26:27.52,0:26:29.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their water and\Nsewage system privatized Dialogue: 0,0:26:29.64,0:26:31.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sold to\NUS corporations or other Dialogue: 0,0:26:31.62,0:26:33.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,multi-national corporations. Dialogue: 0,0:26:33.79,0:26:35.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So there is a\Nwhole mushrooming thing Dialogue: 0,0:26:35.52,0:26:38.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's so typical the way\Nthe IMF and the World Bank work. Dialogue: 0,0:26:38.63,0:26:40.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They put\Na country in debt, Dialogue: 0,0:26:40.80,0:26:42.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's such a big debt,\Nthey can't pay it, Dialogue: 0,0:26:42.48,0:26:44.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then you offer\Nto refinance that debt Dialogue: 0,0:26:44.80,0:26:47.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and pay\Neven more interest. Dialogue: 0,0:26:47.06,0:26:49.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you demand Dialogue: 0,0:26:49.98,0:26:52.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this quid pro quo,\Nwhat you call a conditionality Dialogue: 0,0:26:52.58,0:26:53.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or good governance Dialogue: 0,0:26:53.86,0:26:57.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means basically that they got\Nto sell off their resources, Dialogue: 0,0:26:57.98,0:27:00.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including many\Nof their social services, Dialogue: 0,0:27:00.62,0:27:03.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their utility companies,\Ntheir school systems sometimes, Dialogue: 0,0:27:03.24,0:27:05.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their penal systems, Dialogue: 0,0:27:05.79,0:27:09.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their insurance systems,\Nto foreign corporations. Dialogue: 0,0:27:09.13,0:27:12.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's a\Ndouble-triple-quadruple whammy! Dialogue: 0,0:27:15.77,0:27:19.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The precedent for economic hitmen\Nreally began back in the early 50's Dialogue: 0,0:27:20.01,0:27:22.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when the democratically-elected\NMossadegh Dialogue: 0,0:27:22.37,0:27:23.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who was\Nelected in Iran... Dialogue: 0,0:27:23.89,0:27:26.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was considered to be\Nthe hope for democracy Dialogue: 0,0:27:26.61,0:27:27.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Middle East\Nand around the world. Dialogue: 0,0:27:27.78,0:27:29.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was in Time Magazine's\NMan of the Year. Dialogue: 0,0:27:29.35,0:27:31.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, one of the things\Nthat he brought on Dialogue: 0,0:27:31.89,0:27:34.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and began to implement\Nwas the idea that Dialogue: 0,0:27:34.33,0:27:37.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,foreign oil companies needed\Nto pay the Iranian people Dialogue: 0,0:27:37.35,0:27:39.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot more for the oil that\Nthey were taking out of Iran Dialogue: 0,0:27:39.63,0:27:41.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Iranian people\Nshould benefit from their own oil. Dialogue: 0,0:27:42.02,0:27:43.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Strange policy. Dialogue: 0,0:27:44.30,0:27:45.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We didn't like that,\Nof course. Dialogue: 0,0:27:46.02,0:27:48.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we were afraid to do\Nwhat we normally were doing, Dialogue: 0,0:27:48.96,0:27:50.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which was to\Nsend in the military. Dialogue: 0,0:27:50.97,0:27:53.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead we sent in\None CIA agent, Dialogue: 0,0:27:53.18,0:27:56.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kermit Roosevelt,\NTeddy Roosevelt's relative. Dialogue: 0,0:27:57.98,0:27:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Kermit went in\Nwith a few million dollars Dialogue: 0,0:28:00.03,0:28:02.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and was very, very effective\Nand efficient Dialogue: 0,0:28:02.22,0:28:03.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in a short\Namount of time, Dialogue: 0,0:28:03.98,0:28:07.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he managed to get\NMossadeg overthrown Dialogue: 0,0:28:07.72,0:28:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and brought in the Shah of Iran\Nto replace him, Dialogue: 0,0:28:10.18,0:28:12.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who always was\Nfavorable to oil. Dialogue: 0,0:28:12.25,0:28:14.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it was\Nextremely effective. Dialogue: 0,0:28:17.90,0:28:19.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mobs over\Nthrough Tehran. Dialogue: 0,0:28:19.100,0:28:22.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Army officers shout that\NMossadeg has surrendered Dialogue: 0,0:28:22.42,0:28:25.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and his regime as\Nvirtual dictator of Iran is ended. Dialogue: 0,0:28:25.57,0:28:29.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pictures of the Shah are paraded through\Nthe streets as sentiment reverses. Dialogue: 0,0:28:31.98,0:28:33.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Shah\Nis welcomed home. Dialogue: 0,0:28:33.98,0:28:36.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So back here in the United States,\Nin Washington, Dialogue: 0,0:28:36.86,0:28:40.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people looked around and said:\NWow, that was easy and cheap. Dialogue: 0,0:28:40.62,0:28:45.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this established a whole new way\Nof manipulating countries, Dialogue: 0,0:28:45.79,0:28:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of creating empire. Dialogue: 0,0:28:47.12,0:28:51.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The only problem with Roosevelt was\Nthat he was a card-carrying CIA agent Dialogue: 0,0:28:51.60,0:28:52.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if he'd been caught, Dialogue: 0,0:28:52.94,0:28:55.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ramifications\Ncould have been pretty serious. Dialogue: 0,0:28:55.97,0:28:57.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So very quickly,\Nat that point, Dialogue: 0,0:28:57.64,0:29:00.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the decision was made\Nto use private consultants Dialogue: 0,0:29:00.29,0:29:02.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to channel the money\Nthrough the World Bank Dialogue: 0,0:29:02.88,0:29:05.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the IMF or one of\Nthe other such agencies, Dialogue: 0,0:29:05.32,0:29:08.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to bring in people like me,\Nwho work for private companies. Dialogue: 0,0:29:08.88,0:29:10.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that\Nif we got caught, Dialogue: 0,0:29:10.97,0:29:13.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there would be\Nno governmental ramifications. Dialogue: 0,0:29:21.99,0:29:24.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When Ărbenz became\NPresident of Guatemala, Dialogue: 0,0:29:24.29,0:29:28.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the country was very much under\Nthe thumbs of United Fruit company, Dialogue: 0,0:29:28.12,0:29:29.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the big international corporation. Dialogue: 0,0:29:29.78,0:29:32.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Ărbenz ran on this ticket\Nthat said: Dialogue: 0,0:29:32.28,0:29:34.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, we want to give the land\Nback to the people. Dialogue: 0,0:29:34.97,0:29:36.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And once\Nhe took power, Dialogue: 0,0:29:36.14,0:29:40.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was implementing policies\Nthat would do exactly that, Dialogue: 0,0:29:40.14,0:29:42.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,give the land rights\Nback to the people. Dialogue: 0,0:29:42.26,0:29:44.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,United Fruit didn't like that\Nvery much. Dialogue: 0,0:29:44.38,0:29:46.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, they hired\Na public relations firm, Dialogue: 0,0:29:46.96,0:29:49.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,launched a huge campaign\Nin the United States, Dialogue: 0,0:29:49.21,0:29:52.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to convince the United States people,\Nthe citizens of the United States, Dialogue: 0,0:29:52.50,0:29:54.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the press of the United States\Nand the congress of the United States, Dialogue: 0,0:29:54.99,0:29:57.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Ărbenz\Nwas a Soviet puppet Dialogue: 0,0:29:57.37,0:29:59.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that if we allowed him\Nto stay in power, Dialogue: 0,0:29:59.56,0:30:02.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Soviets would have a foothold\Nin this hemisphere. Dialogue: 0,0:30:03.00,0:30:04.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And at that point in time, Dialogue: 0,0:30:04.50,0:30:06.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was a huge fear\Non everybody's mind, Dialogue: 0,0:30:06.50,0:30:08.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Red terror,\Nthe Communist terror. Dialogue: 0,0:30:08.97,0:30:13.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, to make a long story short,\Nout of this public relations campaign Dialogue: 0,0:30:13.38,0:30:15.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,came a commitment\Non the part of the CIA Dialogue: 0,0:30:15.58,0:30:17.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the military\Nto take this man out. Dialogue: 0,0:30:17.68,0:30:18.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in fact,\Nwe did. Dialogue: 0,0:30:18.72,0:30:22.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We sent in planes, we sent in soldiers,\Nwe sent in jackals, Dialogue: 0,0:30:22.50,0:30:25.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we sent everything in to take him out.\NAnd did take him out. Dialogue: 0,0:30:25.99,0:30:28.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as soon as he was\Nremoved from office, Dialogue: 0,0:30:28.79,0:30:32.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the new guy that took over after him\Nbasically reinstated everything Dialogue: 0,0:30:32.40,0:30:33.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the big international\Ncorporations, Dialogue: 0,0:30:34.03,0:30:35.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including United Fruit. Dialogue: 0,0:30:40.32,0:30:42.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ecuador, for many many years\Nhad been ruled Dialogue: 0,0:30:42.59,0:30:46.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by pro-US dictators,\Noften relatively brutal. Dialogue: 0,0:30:47.03,0:30:49.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then it was decided they will\Nhave a truely democratic election. Dialogue: 0,0:30:49.98,0:30:53.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jaime Roldos ran for office\Nand his main goal, Dialogue: 0,0:30:53.71,0:30:55.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he said,\Nas president would be Dialogue: 0,0:30:55.99,0:31:00.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make sure that Ecuador's resources\Nwere used to help the people. Dialogue: 0,0:31:00.39,0:31:02.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he won.\NOverwhelming. Dialogue: 0,0:31:02.76,0:31:05.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By more votes than anybody\Nhad ever won anything in Ecuador. Dialogue: 0,0:31:05.100,0:31:08.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he began to\Nimplement these policies. Dialogue: 0,0:31:08.60,0:31:12.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To make sure that the profits from oil\Nwent to help the people. Dialogue: 0,0:31:12.28,0:31:14.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, we didn't like that\Nin the United States. Dialogue: 0,0:31:14.97,0:31:19.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was send down as one of several\Neconomic hitmen to change Roldos. Dialogue: 0,0:31:19.48,0:31:21.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To corrupt him.\NTo bring 'em around... Dialogue: 0,0:31:21.29,0:31:22.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To let him know...\NYou know. Dialogue: 0,0:31:22.98,0:31:25.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, you know,\Nyou can get very rich, Dialogue: 0,0:31:25.13,0:31:27.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you and your family,\Nif you play our game. Dialogue: 0,0:31:27.28,0:31:31.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you continue to try to\Nkeep this policy you've promised, Dialogue: 0,0:31:31.83,0:31:33.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're gonna go. Dialogue: 0,0:31:33.42,0:31:34.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He woudn't listen... Dialogue: 0,0:31:35.99,0:31:37.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was assassinated... Dialogue: 0,0:31:39.66,0:31:43.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As soon as the plane crashed,\Nthe whole area was cordoned off. Dialogue: 0,0:31:43.42,0:31:47.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The only people allowed there were\NUS military from a nearby base Dialogue: 0,0:31:47.18,0:31:49.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some of\Nthe Ecuadorian military. Dialogue: 0,0:31:49.08,0:31:51.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When an investigation\Nwas launched, Dialogue: 0,0:31:51.46,0:31:54.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,two of the key witnesses\Ndied in a car accidents Dialogue: 0,0:31:54.28,0:31:56.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before they have\Na chance to testify. Dialogue: 0,0:31:56.78,0:31:59.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of very, very strange things\Nthat went on around Dialogue: 0,0:31:59.98,0:32:02.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the assassination of\NJaime Roldos. Dialogue: 0,0:32:02.15,0:32:05.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I, like most of people who've\Nreally looked at this case, Dialogue: 0,0:32:05.82,0:32:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have absolutely no doubt\Nthat it was an assassination. Dialogue: 0,0:32:08.60,0:32:11.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, of course, in my position\Nas an economic hitman, Dialogue: 0,0:32:11.60,0:32:13.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was always expecting\Nsomething to happen to Jaime, Dialogue: 0,0:32:13.73,0:32:15.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether it'd be\Na coup or assassination, Dialogue: 0,0:32:15.23,0:32:17.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wasn't sure, but that\Nhe would be taken down because Dialogue: 0,0:32:17.97,0:32:19.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was\Nnot being corrupted, Dialogue: 0,0:32:19.50,0:32:21.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he would not allow himself\Nto be corrupted Dialogue: 0,0:32:21.26,0:32:22.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way we wanted\Nto corrupt him. Dialogue: 0,0:32:27.48,0:32:29.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Omar Torrijos,\Nthe president of Panama, Dialogue: 0,0:32:29.68,0:32:31.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was, you know,\None of my favorite people. Dialogue: 0,0:32:31.90,0:32:32.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really really\Nliked him. Dialogue: 0,0:32:32.78,0:32:34.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was very charasmatic. Dialogue: 0,0:32:34.15,0:32:36.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was a guy who really\Nwanted to help his country. Dialogue: 0,0:32:36.99,0:32:39.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when I tried to\Nbribe him or corrupt him, he said: Dialogue: 0,0:32:39.78,0:32:40.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look, John... Dialogue: 0,0:32:40.99,0:32:42.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He called me Juanito... Dialogue: 0,0:32:42.19,0:32:43.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said:\NLook Juanito, Dialogue: 0,0:32:44.02,0:32:47.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't need the money.\NWhat I really need is for my country Dialogue: 0,0:32:48.77,0:32:50.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be treated fairly. Dialogue: 0,0:32:50.97,0:32:53.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I need for the United States\Nto repay the debts Dialogue: 0,0:32:53.11,0:32:54.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you owe my people Dialogue: 0,0:32:54.05,0:32:55.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for all the destruction\Nyou've done here. Dialogue: 0,0:32:55.97,0:32:57.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I need to be\Nin a position where Dialogue: 0,0:32:57.98,0:32:59.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can help other\NLatin American countries Dialogue: 0,0:32:59.98,0:33:02.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,win their independence\Nand be free of this, Dialogue: 0,0:33:02.98,0:33:05.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this terrible presence\Nfrom the north. Dialogue: 0,0:33:05.78,0:33:07.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You people are\Nexploiting us so badly. Dialogue: 0,0:33:07.99,0:33:12.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I need to have the Panama Canal back\Nin the hands of the Panamian people. Dialogue: 0,0:33:12.69,0:33:13.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what I want. Dialogue: 0,0:33:13.99,0:33:17.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, leave me alone,\Nyou known, don't try to bribe me. Dialogue: 0,0:33:18.16,0:33:24.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was 1981 and in May,\NJaime Roldos was assassinated. Dialogue: 0,0:33:24.64,0:33:26.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Omar\Nwas very aware of this. Dialogue: 0,0:33:26.97,0:33:28.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Torrijos got his family together\Nand he said: Dialogue: 0,0:33:29.41,0:33:32.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm probably next,\Nbut that's okay, Dialogue: 0,0:33:32.98,0:33:35.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I've done\Nwhat I came here to do... Dialogue: 0,0:33:35.98,0:33:37.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I renegotiated the Canal. Dialogue: 0,0:33:38.08,0:33:39.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Canal will now be\Nin our hands, Dialogue: 0,0:33:39.74,0:33:42.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we just finished negotiating\Nthe treaty with Jimmy Carter. Dialogue: 0,0:33:45.79,0:33:48.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In June of that same year,\Njust a couple of month later, Dialogue: 0,0:33:48.99,0:33:52.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he also went down\Nin an airplane crash, Dialogue: 0,0:33:52.06,0:33:56.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which, there's no question,\Nwas executed by CIA sponsored jackals. Dialogue: 0,0:33:56.97,0:33:58.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A tremendous\Namount of evidence that Dialogue: 0,0:33:58.34,0:34:02.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of Torijjos' security guards\Nhanded him, at the last moment, Dialogue: 0,0:34:02.91,0:34:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as he was getting on the plane,\Na tape recorder. Dialogue: 0,0:34:04.98,0:34:07.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A small tape recorder\Nthat contained a bomb. Dialogue: 0,0:34:14.99,0:34:16.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is intersting to me\Nhow this Dialogue: 0,0:34:16.100,0:34:19.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,system has continued\Npretty much the same way Dialogue: 0,0:34:19.99,0:34:21.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for years,\Nand years, and years, Dialogue: 0,0:34:21.18,0:34:23.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,except the economic hitmen have gotten\Nbetter and better and better. Dialogue: 0,0:34:23.100,0:34:28.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then we coped with, very recently,\Nwhat happened in Venezuela. Dialogue: 0,0:34:28.97,0:34:31.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1998, Hugo Chavez\Ngets elected president, Dialogue: 0,0:34:31.97,0:34:34.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,following a\Nlong line of presidents Dialogue: 0,0:34:34.81,0:34:36.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who'd been very corrupt Dialogue: 0,0:34:36.08,0:34:38.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and basically destroyed\Nthe economy of the country. Dialogue: 0,0:34:38.98,0:34:40.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Chavez was elected\Namidst all that. Dialogue: 0,0:34:41.55,0:34:43.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chavez stood up\Nto the United States Dialogue: 0,0:34:44.05,0:34:48.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he's done it primarily\Ndemanding that Venezuelian oil Dialogue: 0,0:34:48.62,0:34:51.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be used\Nto help the Venezuelian people. Dialogue: 0,0:34:51.99,0:34:54.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well... we didn't like\Nthat in United States. Dialogue: 0,0:34:54.99,0:34:57.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, in 2002, Dialogue: 0,0:34:57.90,0:35:00.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a coup was staged, which was\Nno question in my mind, in most Dialogue: 0,0:35:00.70,0:35:03.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,other peoples' minds,\Nthat the CIA was behind that coup. Dialogue: 0,0:35:08.97,0:35:10.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The way,\Nthat that coup was fomented Dialogue: 0,0:35:10.98,0:35:13.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was very reflective of what\NKermit Roosevelt had done in Iran. Dialogue: 0,0:35:14.18,0:35:16.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of paying people to go out\Nonto the streets, Dialogue: 0,0:35:16.98,0:35:20.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To riot, to protest, to say\Nthat Chavez was very unpopular. Dialogue: 0,0:35:21.35,0:35:23.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, if you can get\Na few thousand people Dialogue: 0,0:35:23.52,0:35:27.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do that,\Ntelevision can make it look like... Dialogue: 0,0:35:27.99,0:35:31.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the whole country\Nand things start to mushroom. Dialogue: 0,0:35:31.66,0:35:34.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Except in the case of Chavez,\Nhe was Dialogue: 0,0:35:34.71,0:35:37.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,smart enough and the people\Nwere so strongly behind him, Dialogue: 0,0:35:37.72,0:35:39.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they overcame it. Dialogue: 0,0:35:40.97,0:35:44.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which was a phenomenal moment\Nin the history of Latin America. Dialogue: 0,0:35:49.41,0:35:52.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Iraq, actually,\Nis a perfect example of the way Dialogue: 0,0:35:52.45,0:35:53.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the whole system works. Dialogue: 0,0:35:53.77,0:35:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, we, economic hitmen,\Nare the first line defense. Dialogue: 0,0:35:56.72,0:35:59.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We go in, we try to\Ncorrupt the governments Dialogue: 0,0:35:59.69,0:36:01.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and get them\Nto accept these huge loans, Dialogue: 0,0:36:01.80,0:36:04.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which we then use as leverage\Nto basically own them. Dialogue: 0,0:36:04.90,0:36:09.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we fail, as I failed in\NPanama with Omar Torrijos, Dialogue: 0,0:36:09.58,0:36:11.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Ecuador with\NJaime Roldos, Dialogue: 0,0:36:11.67,0:36:13.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,men who refuse\Nto be corrupted, Dialogue: 0,0:36:13.77,0:36:16.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then the second line of defense\Nis we send in the Jackals. Dialogue: 0,0:36:16.50,0:36:18.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the Jackals either\Noverthrow governments Dialogue: 0,0:36:18.40,0:36:19.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or they assassinate. Dialogue: 0,0:36:19.74,0:36:22.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, once that happens\Nand a new goverment comes in it... Dialogue: 0,0:36:22.61,0:36:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Boy,\Nit's gonna toe the line Dialogue: 0,0:36:24.02,0:36:26.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because that new president knows\Nwhat will happen if he doesn't. Dialogue: 0,0:36:27.34,0:36:30.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the case of Iraq,\Nboth of those things failed. Dialogue: 0,0:36:30.99,0:36:33.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The economic hitmen were not able\Nto get through to Saddam Hussein. Dialogue: 0,0:36:33.99,0:36:36.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We tried very hard,\Nwe tried to get him to accept a deal Dialogue: 0,0:36:36.75,0:36:39.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very similar to what\Nthe House of Saud had accepted in Dialogue: 0,0:36:39.55,0:36:41.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Saudi Arabia,\Nbut he wouldn't accept it. Dialogue: 0,0:36:41.100,0:36:44.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so the Jackals\Nwent in to take him out. Dialogue: 0,0:36:44.30,0:36:46.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They couldn't do it.\NHis security was very good. Dialogue: 0,0:36:46.97,0:36:49.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After all, he, at one time,\Nhad worked for CIA. Dialogue: 0,0:36:49.97,0:36:54.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He'd been hired to assassinate\Na former president of Iraq and failed, Dialogue: 0,0:36:54.34,0:36:55.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but he knew the system. Dialogue: 0,0:36:55.98,0:36:58.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, in '91,\Nwe send in the troops Dialogue: 0,0:36:59.03,0:37:01.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we take out\Nthe Iraqi military. Dialogue: 0,0:37:01.99,0:37:03.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, we assumed\Nat that point that Dialogue: 0,0:37:03.99,0:37:05.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Saddam Hussein\Nis gonna come around. Dialogue: 0,0:37:05.99,0:37:08.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We could have take him out,\Nof course at that time, Dialogue: 0,0:37:09.43,0:37:12.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we didn't want it.\NHe's the kind of strong man we like. Dialogue: 0,0:37:12.41,0:37:15.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He controls his people.\NWe thought he could control Kurds, Dialogue: 0,0:37:15.60,0:37:18.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and keep the Iranians in their border\Nand keep pumping oil for us. Dialogue: 0,0:37:18.50,0:37:20.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that once\Nwe took out his military, Dialogue: 0,0:37:20.18,0:37:21.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,now he's gonna\Ncome around. Dialogue: 0,0:37:21.97,0:37:24.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, the economic hitmen\Ngo back in in the 90's Dialogue: 0,0:37:24.61,0:37:26.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without success. Dialogue: 0,0:37:26.11,0:37:27.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If they'd had success... Dialogue: 0,0:37:27.61,0:37:28.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he'd still be\Nrunning the country. Dialogue: 0,0:37:29.00,0:37:31.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'd be selling him\Nall the fighter jets he wants, Dialogue: 0,0:37:31.55,0:37:32.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and everything else\Nhe wants, Dialogue: 0,0:37:33.04,0:37:35.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they couldn't,\Nthey didn't have success. Dialogue: 0,0:37:35.48,0:37:38.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The jackals couldn't take him out again,\Nso we sent the military Dialogue: 0,0:37:38.78,0:37:40.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in once again, and this time,\Nwe did the complete job Dialogue: 0,0:37:40.99,0:37:41.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and took him out. Dialogue: 0,0:37:41.82,0:37:44.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in the process,\Ncreated for ourselves some Dialogue: 0,0:37:44.15,0:37:45.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very, very lucrative\Nconstruction Dialogue: 0,0:37:46.55,0:37:48.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,deals to\Nreconstruct the country Dialogue: 0,0:37:48.79,0:37:50.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we'd\Nessentially destroyed. Dialogue: 0,0:37:50.47,0:37:51.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is\Na pretty good deal Dialogue: 0,0:37:51.57,0:37:53.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you own construction companies,\Nbig ones. Dialogue: 0,0:37:54.97,0:37:58.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, Iraq shows\Nthe three stages. Dialogue: 0,0:37:58.98,0:38:00.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The economic hitmen\Nfailed there. Dialogue: 0,0:38:00.78,0:38:01.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Jackals failed there. Dialogue: 0,0:38:01.92,0:38:05.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as a final measure,\Nthe military goes in. Dialogue: 0,0:38:08.65,0:38:10.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in that way,\Nwe've really created an empire, Dialogue: 0,0:38:10.99,0:38:14.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we've done it very, very subtly.\NIt's clandestine. Dialogue: 0,0:38:14.49,0:38:16.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the empires of the past\Nwere built on the military, Dialogue: 0,0:38:17.28,0:38:18.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and everybody knew\Nthey were building them. Dialogue: 0,0:38:18.100,0:38:20.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The British knew they\Nwere building them, Dialogue: 0,0:38:20.46,0:38:23.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the French, the Germans,\Nthe Romans, the Greeks, Dialogue: 0,0:38:23.97,0:38:26.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they were proud of it.\NThey always had some excuse like Dialogue: 0,0:38:26.67,0:38:29.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spreading civilization,\Nspreading some religion, Dialogue: 0,0:38:29.83,0:38:32.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something like that,\Nbut they knew they were doing it. Dialogue: 0,0:38:32.98,0:38:33.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't. Dialogue: 0,0:38:33.98,0:38:36.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The majority of the people,\Nin the United States, Dialogue: 0,0:38:36.82,0:38:41.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have no idea that we're living off\Nthe benefits of the clandestine empire. Dialogue: 0,0:38:41.69,0:38:45.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That today there is more slavery\Nin the world than ever before. Dialogue: 0,0:38:47.99,0:38:49.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then you have\Nto ask yourself, well, Dialogue: 0,0:38:49.36,0:38:51.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if it's an empire,\Nthen who is the emperor? Dialogue: 0,0:38:51.100,0:38:55.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Obviously our presidents of\Nthe United States are not emperors. Dialogue: 0,0:38:55.97,0:38:57.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An emperor is someone\Nwho is not elected, Dialogue: 0,0:38:57.71,0:38:59.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doesn't serve\Na limited term, Dialogue: 0,0:38:59.64,0:39:01.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and doesn't report to anyone,\Nessentially. Dialogue: 0,0:39:02.00,0:39:05.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you can't classify\Nour presidents that way. Dialogue: 0,0:39:05.98,0:39:07.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we do have\Nwhat I consider to be Dialogue: 0,0:39:07.77,0:39:10.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the equivalent of the emperor and\Nit's what I call the corporatocracy. Dialogue: 0,0:39:12.32,0:39:15.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The corporatocracy\Nis this group of individuals Dialogue: 0,0:39:15.70,0:39:17.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who run\Nour biggest corporations. Dialogue: 0,0:39:17.32,0:39:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they really act as\Nthe emperor of this empire. Dialogue: 0,0:39:20.99,0:39:23.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They control\Nour media, Dialogue: 0,0:39:23.99,0:39:26.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,either through direct ownership\Nor advertising. Dialogue: 0,0:39:26.50,0:39:29.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They control\Nmost of our politicians Dialogue: 0,0:39:29.67,0:39:31.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they finance\Ntheir campaigns, Dialogue: 0,0:39:31.52,0:39:32.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,either through\Nthe corporations Dialogue: 0,0:39:32.84,0:39:34.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or through\Npersonal contributions Dialogue: 0,0:39:34.31,0:39:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that come out of\Nthe corporations. Dialogue: 0,0:39:35.97,0:39:36.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're not elected, Dialogue: 0,0:39:36.97,0:39:38.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then they don't serve\Na limited term, Dialogue: 0,0:39:38.88,0:39:40.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they don't report to anybody, Dialogue: 0,0:39:40.58,0:39:43.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at the very top\Nof the corporatocracy, Dialogue: 0,0:39:43.14,0:39:44.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you really can't tell Dialogue: 0,0:39:44.48,0:39:46.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether the person is working\Nfor a private corporation Dialogue: 0,0:39:46.58,0:39:49.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the government because\Nthey're always moving back and forth. Dialogue: 0,0:39:49.21,0:39:53.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you know, you've got a guy who,\None moment is the president of Dialogue: 0,0:39:53.59,0:39:55.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a big construction company\Nlike Haliburton, Dialogue: 0,0:39:55.83,0:39:58.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the next moment, he's\NVice President of the United States. Dialogue: 0,0:39:58.33,0:40:00.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or the President,\Nwho was in the oil business. Dialogue: 0,0:40:00.40,0:40:03.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is true whether you get\NDemocrats or Republicans in the office. Dialogue: 0,0:40:03.49,0:40:07.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have this moving back and forth\Nthrough a revolving door. Dialogue: 0,0:40:07.47,0:40:12.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in a way, our government\Nis invisible a lot of the time, Dialogue: 0,0:40:12.58,0:40:15.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and his policies are carried out\Nby our corporations Dialogue: 0,0:40:15.38,0:40:18.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on one level or another.\NAnd then again, Dialogue: 0,0:40:18.48,0:40:21.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the policies of the government\Nare basically Dialogue: 0,0:40:21.35,0:40:23.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,forged\Nby the corporatocracy, Dialogue: 0,0:40:24.02,0:40:25.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then\Npresented to the government Dialogue: 0,0:40:25.12,0:40:26.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they become\Ngovernment policy. Dialogue: 0,0:40:26.47,0:40:29.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, there's an incredibly\Ncozy relationship. Dialogue: 0,0:40:30.09,0:40:31.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This isn't a conspiracy theory\Ntype of thing. Dialogue: 0,0:40:31.100,0:40:33.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These people don't have\Nto get together Dialogue: 0,0:40:33.86,0:40:35.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and plot to do things. Dialogue: 0,0:40:35.67,0:40:39.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They all basically work\Nunder one primary assumption, Dialogue: 0,0:40:39.57,0:40:42.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is that\Nthey must maximize profits, Dialogue: 0,0:40:42.71,0:40:45.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,regardless of the\Nsocial and environmental costs. Dialogue: 0,0:40:50.98,0:40:54.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This process of manipulation\Nby the corporatocracy Dialogue: 0,0:40:54.55,0:40:58.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through the use of debt, bribery\Nand political overthrow is called: Dialogue: 0,0:40:58.99,0:41:00.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Globalization. Dialogue: 0,0:41:00.79,0:41:04.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just as the Federal Reserve keeps\Nthe American public in a postion Dialogue: 0,0:41:04.70,0:41:07.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of indentured servitude,\Nthough perpetual debt, Dialogue: 0,0:41:07.56,0:41:09.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inflation and interest, Dialogue: 0,0:41:09.37,0:41:13.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the World Bank and IMF\Nserve this role on a global scale. Dialogue: 0,0:41:13.84,0:41:15.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The basic scam\Nis simple. Dialogue: 0,0:41:15.97,0:41:18.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Put a country in debt,\Neither by it's own indisgression, Dialogue: 0,0:41:18.75,0:41:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or through corrupting the leader\Nof that country, Dialogue: 0,0:41:21.57,0:41:25.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then impose conditionalities\Nor structual adjustment policies Dialogue: 0,0:41:25.92,0:41:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,often consisting\Nof the following. Dialogue: 0,0:41:29.62,0:41:30.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Currency devaluation. Dialogue: 0,0:41:31.46,0:41:35.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the value of a currency drops,\Nso does everything valued in it. Dialogue: 0,0:41:35.43,0:41:38.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This makes indigenous resources\Navailable to predator countries Dialogue: 0,0:41:39.10,0:41:40.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at a fraction\Nof their worth. Dialogue: 0,0:41:42.40,0:41:44.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Large funding cuts\Nfor social programs. Dialogue: 0,0:41:45.01,0:41:47.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These usually include\Neducation and health care. Dialogue: 0,0:41:47.97,0:41:51.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Compromising the well-being\Nand integrity of the society, Dialogue: 0,0:41:51.08,0:41:52.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,leaving the public vulnerable Dialogue: 0,0:41:52.68,0:41:53.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to exploitation. Dialogue: 0,0:41:54.58,0:41:57.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Privatization of\Nstate-owned enterprises. Dialogue: 0,0:41:57.38,0:41:59.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means that\Nsocially important systems Dialogue: 0,0:41:59.88,0:42:01.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be purchased\Nand regulated Dialogue: 0,0:42:01.62,0:42:03.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by foreign corporations\Nfor profit. Dialogue: 0,0:42:04.49,0:42:08.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, in 1999,\Nthe World Bank insisted Dialogue: 0,0:42:08.22,0:42:11.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the Bolivian government\Nsell the public water system Dialogue: 0,0:42:11.46,0:42:16.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of it's third-largest city to a subsidy\Nof the US-corporation Bechtel. Dialogue: 0,0:42:16.50,0:42:17.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As soon as this occured, Dialogue: 0,0:42:17.85,0:42:20.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,waterbills for the already\Nimpoverished local residents Dialogue: 0,0:42:20.97,0:42:22.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,skyrocketed. Dialogue: 0,0:42:22.97,0:42:25.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It wasn't until after\Nfull-blown revolt by the people Dialogue: 0,0:42:25.98,0:42:28.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the Bechtel contract\Nwas nullified. Dialogue: 0,0:42:32.08,0:42:34.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then there is\Ntrade liberalization, Dialogue: 0,0:42:34.65,0:42:36.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the opening up\Nof the economy, Dialogue: 0,0:42:36.66,0:42:39.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through removing any restrictions\Non foreign trade. Dialogue: 0,0:42:39.46,0:42:43.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This allows for a number of\Nabusive economic manifestations, Dialogue: 0,0:42:43.27,0:42:45.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as\Ntransnational corporations Dialogue: 0,0:42:45.57,0:42:48.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bringing in their own\Nmass-produced products, Dialogue: 0,0:42:48.46,0:42:52.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,undercutting the indigineous production\Nand ruining local economies. Dialogue: 0,0:42:52.77,0:42:54.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An example is Jamaica, Dialogue: 0,0:42:55.07,0:42:58.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which after accepting loans and\Nconditionalities from the World Bank Dialogue: 0,0:42:58.98,0:43:01.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lost it's largest\Ncash crop markets Dialogue: 0,0:43:01.51,0:43:04.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,due to competition\Nwith Western imports. Dialogue: 0,0:43:04.98,0:43:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today countless farmers are out of work,\Nfor they're unable to compete Dialogue: 0,0:43:08.99,0:43:10.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the large corporations. Dialogue: 0,0:43:11.99,0:43:14.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another variation is\Nthe creation of numerous, Dialogue: 0,0:43:14.94,0:43:17.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seemingly unnoticed,\Nunregulated, inhumane Dialogue: 0,0:43:17.100,0:43:19.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sweatshop factories, Dialogue: 0,0:43:19.97,0:43:23.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which take advantage of\Nthe imposed economic hardship. Dialogue: 0,0:43:23.97,0:43:26.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Additionally,\Ndue to production de-regulation, Dialogue: 0,0:43:26.73,0:43:28.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,environmental destruction\Nis perpetual Dialogue: 0,0:43:29.01,0:43:32.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a country's resources\Nare often exploited Dialogue: 0,0:43:32.31,0:43:33.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the\Nindifferent corporations, Dialogue: 0,0:43:33.98,0:43:37.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while outputting large amounts\Nof deliberate pollution. Dialogue: 0,0:43:38.25,0:43:41.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The largest environmental lawsuit\Nin the history of the world, Dialogue: 0,0:43:41.68,0:43:43.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,today is being brought\Non behalf of Dialogue: 0,0:43:43.89,0:43:48.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,30,000 Ecuadorian and Amazonian\Npeople against Texaco, Dialogue: 0,0:43:48.86,0:43:51.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is now owned by Chevron\Nso it's against Chevron, Dialogue: 0,0:43:51.10,0:43:53.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but for activities\Nconducted by Texaco. Dialogue: 0,0:43:54.25,0:43:56.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're estimated to be\Nmore than 18 times Dialogue: 0,0:43:56.80,0:44:00.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what the Exxon Valdez dumped\Ninto the Coast of Alaska. Dialogue: 0,0:44:00.97,0:44:03.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the case of Ecuador,\Nit wasn't an accident. Dialogue: 0,0:44:03.37,0:44:05.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The oil companies\Ndid it intentionally; Dialogue: 0,0:44:05.25,0:44:07.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they knew they were doing it\Nto save money Dialogue: 0,0:44:07.71,0:44:10.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than\Narranging for proper disposal. Dialogue: 0,0:44:11.68,0:44:15.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Furthermore, a cursory glance at the\Nperformance record of the World Bank Dialogue: 0,0:44:15.88,0:44:18.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reveals that the institution,\Nwhich publicly claims to Dialogue: 0,0:44:18.89,0:44:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,help poor countries develop\Nand alleviate poverty, Dialogue: 0,0:44:21.99,0:44:24.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has done nothing but\Nincrease poverty and the wealth-gap, Dialogue: 0,0:44:24.100,0:44:27.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while corporate profits soar. Dialogue: 0,0:44:27.63,0:44:30.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1960,\Nthe income-gap between Dialogue: 0,0:44:30.37,0:44:33.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the fifth of the world's people\Nand the richest countries, Dialogue: 0,0:44:33.28,0:44:35.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,versus the fifth\Nin the poorest countries Dialogue: 0,0:44:35.66,0:44:37.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was thirty to one. Dialogue: 0,0:44:37.41,0:44:41.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By 1998,\Nit was seventy-four to one. Dialogue: 0,0:44:41.78,0:44:46.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While global GNP rose 40%\Nbetween 1970 and 1985, Dialogue: 0,0:44:46.84,0:44:50.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those in poverty,\Nactually increased, by 17%. Dialogue: 0,0:44:50.99,0:44:53.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While from\N1985 to 2000, Dialogue: 0,0:44:53.67,0:44:58.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those living on less than\None dollar a day increased by 18%. Dialogue: 0,0:45:00.42,0:45:04.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even the Joint Economic Committee\Nof the U.S. Congress admitted Dialogue: 0,0:45:04.65,0:45:09.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that there is a mere 40% success rate\Nof all World Bank projects. Dialogue: 0,0:45:09.77,0:45:14.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the late 1960's, the World Bank\Nintervened in Ecuador with large loans. Dialogue: 0,0:45:14.88,0:45:19.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During the next 30 years,\Npoverty grew from 50% to 70%. Dialogue: 0,0:45:19.98,0:45:23.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Under or unemployment\Ngrew from 15% to 70%. Dialogue: 0,0:45:24.31,0:45:28.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Public debt increased from\N240 million to 16 billion, Dialogue: 0,0:45:28.99,0:45:34.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while the share of resources allocated\Nto the poor went from 20% to 6%. Dialogue: 0,0:45:35.100,0:45:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, by the year 2000,\N50% of Ecuador's national budget Dialogue: 0,0:45:40.75,0:45:43.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had to be allocated\Nfor paying its debts. Dialogue: 0,0:45:46.98,0:45:50.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is important to understand:\Nthe World Bank is, Dialogue: 0,0:45:50.23,0:45:53.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in fact, a U.S. bank,\Nsupporting U.S. interests. Dialogue: 0,0:45:53.98,0:45:57.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the United States holds\Nveto-power over decisions, Dialogue: 0,0:45:57.42,0:45:59.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as it is the\Nlargest provider of capital. Dialogue: 0,0:46:00.26,0:46:01.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And where did\Nit get this money? Dialogue: 0,0:46:02.07,0:46:02.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You guessed it: Dialogue: 0,0:46:03.07,0:46:04.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It made it\Nout of thin air Dialogue: 0,0:46:04.62,0:46:07.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through the\Nfractional reserve banking system. Dialogue: 0,0:46:08.100,0:46:13.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of the world's top 100 economies,\Nas based on annual GDP, Dialogue: 0,0:46:13.82,0:46:15.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,51 are corporations. Dialogue: 0,0:46:15.90,0:46:19.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And 47 of that 51,\Nare U.S.-based. Dialogue: 0,0:46:19.58,0:46:22.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Walmart,\NGeneral Motors and Exxon, Dialogue: 0,0:46:22.32,0:46:25.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are more economically powerful\Nthan Saudi Arabia, Dialogue: 0,0:46:25.81,0:46:31.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Poland, Norway, South Africa,\NFinland, Indonesia and many others. Dialogue: 0,0:46:32.59,0:46:35.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, as protective trade barriers\Nare broken down, Dialogue: 0,0:46:35.92,0:46:39.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,currencies tossed together\Nand manipulated in floating markets Dialogue: 0,0:46:39.61,0:46:41.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and State economies\Noverturned Dialogue: 0,0:46:41.90,0:46:47.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in favor of open competition in\Nglobal capitalism, the empire expands. Dialogue: 0,0:46:49.51,0:46:53.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You get up on\Nyour little 21 inch screen Dialogue: 0,0:46:54.79,0:46:59.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and howl about America\Nand democracy. Dialogue: 0,0:46:59.98,0:47:03.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is no America,\Nthere is no democracy. Dialogue: 0,0:47:04.72,0:47:10.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is only IBM,\Nand ITT, and AT&T, Dialogue: 0,0:47:10.46,0:47:15.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and DuPont, Dow,\NUnion Carbide, and Exxon. Dialogue: 0,0:47:15.100,0:47:19.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are the nations\Nof the world today. Dialogue: 0,0:47:19.97,0:47:22.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do you think the Russians talk\Nabout in their counsels of state? Dialogue: 0,0:47:22.90,0:47:24.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Karl Marx? Dialogue: 0,0:47:24.27,0:47:26.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They get out their\Nlinear programming charts, Dialogue: 0,0:47:26.92,0:47:28.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,statistical decision theories, Dialogue: 0,0:47:28.43,0:47:31.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,min and max solutions and\Ncompute the price-cost probabilities Dialogue: 0,0:47:31.39,0:47:34.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of their transactions and investments,\Njust like we do. Dialogue: 0,0:47:34.98,0:47:38.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We no longer live in a world of\Nnations and ideologies, Mr. Beale. Dialogue: 0,0:47:39.62,0:47:43.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The world is\Na college of corporations, Dialogue: 0,0:47:44.69,0:47:48.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inexorably determined\Nby the immutable Dialogue: 0,0:47:48.100,0:47:51.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bylaws of business. Dialogue: 0,0:47:53.67,0:47:57.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The world is a business,\NMr. Beale. Dialogue: 0,0:48:27.47,0:48:31.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The World is being taken over\Nby a hand-full of business powers Dialogue: 0,0:48:31.95,0:48:34.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who dominate the natural resources\Nwe need to live, Dialogue: 0,0:48:34.76,0:48:38.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while controlling the money\Nwe need to obtain these resources. Dialogue: 0,0:48:38.29,0:48:41.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The end result\Nwill be world monopoly, Dialogue: 0,0:48:41.48,0:48:46.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,based not on human life,\Nbut financial and corporate power. Dialogue: 0,0:48:46.99,0:48:49.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And,\Nas the inequality grows, Dialogue: 0,0:48:49.48,0:48:52.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,naturally, more and more people\Nare becoming desperate. Dialogue: 0,0:48:52.100,0:48:56.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the establishment was forced\Nto come up with a new way to deal Dialogue: 0,0:48:57.00,0:48:59.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with anyone\Nwho challenges the system. Dialogue: 0,0:48:59.97,0:49:02.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they gave birth\Nto the 'Terrorist'. Dialogue: 0,0:49:03.36,0:49:06.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The term 'terrorist'\Nis an empty distinction Dialogue: 0,0:49:06.58,0:49:08.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,designed for any person\Nor group, Dialogue: 0,0:49:08.80,0:49:11.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who chooses to challenge\Nthe establishment. Dialogue: 0,0:49:11.75,0:49:15.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This isn't to be confused\Nwith the fictional 'Al Qaida', Dialogue: 0,0:49:15.14,0:49:18.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which was actually\Nthe name of a computer database Dialogue: 0,0:49:18.09,0:49:21.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the U.S.-supported Mujahadeen\Nin the 1980's. Dialogue: 0,0:49:32.97,0:49:39.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2007, the Department of Defense\Nreceived 161.8 billion dollars Dialogue: 0,0:49:39.45,0:49:42.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the so-called global war\Non terrorism. Dialogue: 0,0:49:42.98,0:49:45.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to the\NNational Counter-Terrorism Center, Dialogue: 0,0:49:45.75,0:49:48.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in 2004,\Nroughly 2000 people Dialogue: 0,0:49:48.72,0:49:50.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were killed internationally Dialogue: 0,0:49:50.49,0:49:52.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,due to\Nsupposed terrorist acts. Dialogue: 0,0:49:52.99,0:49:55.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of that number,\N70 were American. Dialogue: 0,0:49:55.99,0:49:58.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Using this number\Nas a general average, Dialogue: 0,0:49:58.49,0:50:00.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is\Nextremely generous, Dialogue: 0,0:50:00.74,0:50:03.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is interesting to note\Nthat twice as many Dialogue: 0,0:50:03.51,0:50:07.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people die from peanut allergies a year,\Nthan from terrorist acts. Dialogue: 0,0:50:09.07,0:50:12.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Concurrently, the leading cause\Nof death in America Dialogue: 0,0:50:12.32,0:50:14.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is coronary heart disease, Dialogue: 0,0:50:14.58,0:50:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,killing roughly 450,000\Neach year. Dialogue: 0,0:50:18.42,0:50:22.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in 2007,\Nthe government's allocation of funds Dialogue: 0,0:50:22.12,0:50:23.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for research\Non this issue Dialogue: 0,0:50:23.69,0:50:25.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was about\Nthree billion dollars. Dialogue: 0,0:50:25.99,0:50:29.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means, that the US government,\Nin 2007, Dialogue: 0,0:50:29.40,0:50:33.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spent 54 times the amount\Nfor preventing terrorism, Dialogue: 0,0:50:33.83,0:50:36.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than it spent for\Npreventing for the disease, Dialogue: 0,0:50:36.14,0:50:40.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which kills 6600 times\Nmore people annually, Dialogue: 0,0:50:40.62,0:50:42.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than terrorism does. Dialogue: 0,0:50:45.98,0:50:48.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet, as the name\Nterrorism and Al Qaida Dialogue: 0,0:50:48.50,0:50:51.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are arbitrarilly stamped\Non every news report, Dialogue: 0,0:50:51.55,0:50:54.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,relating to any action\Ntaken against US interests, Dialogue: 0,0:50:54.85,0:50:56.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the myth grows wider. Dialogue: 0,0:50:56.69,0:50:59.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In mid 2008,\Nthe US Attorney General Dialogue: 0,0:50:59.52,0:51:02.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually proposed,\Nthat the US congress Dialogue: 0,0:51:02.29,0:51:05.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,officially declare war\Nagainst the fantasy. Dialogue: 0,0:51:06.16,0:51:11.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not to mention, as of July 2008,\Nthere are now over 1 million people Dialogue: 0,0:51:11.64,0:51:14.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,currently on\Nthe US terrorist watch list. Dialogue: 0,0:51:16.97,0:51:19.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These so called\NCounter-Terrorism Measures, Dialogue: 0,0:51:19.36,0:51:22.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of course had nothing to do\Nwith social protection Dialogue: 0,0:51:22.12,0:51:25.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and everything to do\Nwith preserving the establishment Dialogue: 0,0:51:25.92,0:51:28.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,amongst the growing\Nanti-American sentiment, Dialogue: 0,0:51:28.70,0:51:31.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both domestically,\Nand internationally, Dialogue: 0,0:51:31.82,0:51:33.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is legitimately\Nfounded on Dialogue: 0,0:51:33.97,0:51:36.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the greed-based\Ncorporate empire expansion Dialogue: 0,0:51:36.99,0:51:38.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is exploiting the world. Dialogue: 0,0:51:40.63,0:51:45.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The true terrorists of our world,\Ndo not meet at the darks at midnight Dialogue: 0,0:51:45.17,0:51:48.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or scream Allah Akbar\Nbefore some violent action. Dialogue: 0,0:51:49.91,0:51:53.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The true terrorists of our world,\Nwear 5000 dollar suits Dialogue: 0,0:51:53.97,0:51:58.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and work in the highest positions\Nof finance, government and business. Dialogue: 0,0:52:02.59,0:52:04.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, what do we do? Dialogue: 0,0:52:05.16,0:52:07.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we stop a system\Nof greed and corruption, Dialogue: 0,0:52:07.80,0:52:09.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that has so much\Npower and momentum? Dialogue: 0,0:52:09.99,0:52:12.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we stop this\Naberrant group behavior, Dialogue: 0,0:52:12.64,0:52:14.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which feels\Nno compassion, Dialogue: 0,0:52:14.16,0:52:17.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for say, the millions slaughtered\Nin Iraq and Afghanistan, Dialogue: 0,0:52:18.17,0:52:20.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so the corporatocracy\Ncan control Dialogue: 0,0:52:20.49,0:52:24.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,energy resources and opium production\Nfor Wall Street profit. Dialogue: 0,0:53:16.99,0:53:19.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we stop a system\Nof greed and corruption Dialogue: 0,0:53:19.80,0:53:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that condemns\Npoor populations Dialogue: 0,0:53:21.80,0:53:25.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to sweatshop slavery\Nfor the benefit of Madison Avenue? Dialogue: 0,0:53:25.97,0:53:29.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or that engineers\Nfalse-flag terror attacks Dialogue: 0,0:53:29.07,0:53:31.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the sake of manipulation? Dialogue: 0,0:53:31.64,0:53:35.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or that generates\Nbuilt-in modes of social operation, Dialogue: 0,0:53:35.04,0:53:37.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which are inherently\Nexploited? Dialogue: 0,0:53:37.98,0:53:41.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or that systematicly reduces\Nseveral liberties Dialogue: 0,0:53:41.24,0:53:43.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and violates human rights, Dialogue: 0,0:53:43.06,0:53:46.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to protect itself,\Nfrom it's own shortcomings? Dialogue: 0,0:53:47.59,0:53:50.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we deal with the\Nnumerous covert institutions, Dialogue: 0,0:53:50.63,0:53:52.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as\Nthe Council on Foreign Relations, Dialogue: 0,0:53:52.60,0:53:53.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Trilateral Commission, Dialogue: 0,0:53:54.03,0:53:55.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Bilderberg Group Dialogue: 0,0:53:55.24,0:53:57.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other undemocratically\Nelected groups Dialogue: 0,0:53:57.67,0:54:02.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which behind closed doors\Ncollude to control the political, Dialogue: 0,0:54:02.02,0:54:06.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,financial, social and environmental\Nelements of our lives? Dialogue: 0,0:54:06.98,0:54:10.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to find the answer,\Nwe must first find, Dialogue: 0,0:54:10.66,0:54:12.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the true underlying cause. Dialogue: 0,0:54:12.98,0:54:18.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the fact is, the selfish, corrupt,\Npower and profit-based groups Dialogue: 0,0:54:18.95,0:54:21.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are not the true source\Nof the problem. Dialogue: 0,0:54:22.56,0:54:24.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are symptoms. Dialogue: 0,0:54:40.98,0:54:43.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Jacque Fresco. Dialogue: 0,0:54:43.98,0:54:48.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm an industrial designer\Nand a social engineer. Dialogue: 0,0:54:48.65,0:54:51.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm very much interested\Nin society Dialogue: 0,0:54:51.72,0:54:56.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and developing a system that might be\Nsustainable, for all people. Dialogue: 0,0:54:58.56,0:55:02.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First of all, the word 'corruption'\Nis a monetary invention, Dialogue: 0,0:55:02.17,0:55:04.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that aberrant behavior, Dialogue: 0,0:55:04.37,0:55:08.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,behavior that's disruptive\Nfor the well-being of people. Dialogue: 0,0:55:08.09,0:55:11.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, you're dealing with\Nhuman behavior. Dialogue: 0,0:55:11.66,0:55:16.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And human behavior appears to be\Nenvironmentally determined. Dialogue: 0,0:55:16.60,0:55:21.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meaning, if you were raised by\Nthe Seminole Indians as a baby, Dialogue: 0,0:55:21.28,0:55:22.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,never saw anything else, Dialogue: 0,0:55:22.99,0:55:25.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'd hold that value system. Dialogue: 0,0:55:25.11,0:55:28.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this goes for nations,\Nit goes for individuals, Dialogue: 0,0:55:28.79,0:55:32.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for families, they try to\Nindoctrinate their children Dialogue: 0,0:55:32.64,0:55:35.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to their particular faith\Nand their country Dialogue: 0,0:55:35.77,0:55:38.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and make them feel like\Nthey're part of that. Dialogue: 0,0:55:38.90,0:55:43.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they built a society,\Nwhich they call established. Dialogue: 0,0:55:43.97,0:55:46.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They established\Na workable point of view Dialogue: 0,0:55:46.79,0:55:48.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and tend\Nto perpetuate that. Dialogue: 0,0:55:48.98,0:55:52.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whereas, all societies\Nare really emergent, Dialogue: 0,0:55:52.78,0:55:54.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not established. Dialogue: 0,0:55:54.65,0:55:57.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so\Nthey fight new ideas Dialogue: 0,0:55:57.82,0:56:00.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would interfere\Nwith the establishment. Dialogue: 0,0:56:01.66,0:56:06.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Goverments try to perpetuate\Nthat which keeps them in power. Dialogue: 0,0:56:06.63,0:56:11.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People are not elected\Nto political office to change things. Dialogue: 0,0:56:11.60,0:56:13.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are put there,\Nto keep things the way they are. Dialogue: 0,0:56:14.97,0:56:19.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you see, the bases of corruption\Nis in our society. Dialogue: 0,0:56:19.84,0:56:20.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me make it clear. Dialogue: 0,0:56:20.94,0:56:24.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All nations then,\Nare basically corrupt Dialogue: 0,0:56:24.56,0:56:28.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they tend to uphold\Nexisting institutons. Dialogue: 0,0:56:28.18,0:56:31.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't mean to uphold\Nor downgrade all nations, Dialogue: 0,0:56:31.82,0:56:36.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but communism, socialism, fascism,\Nthe free enterprise-system Dialogue: 0,0:56:36.53,0:56:39.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and all other sub-cultures\Nare the same. Dialogue: 0,0:56:39.100,0:56:42.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are all\Nbasically corrupt. Dialogue: 0,0:56:44.44,0:56:47.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The most fundamental characteristic\Nof our social institutions Dialogue: 0,0:56:47.97,0:56:50.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the necessity\Nfor self-preservation. Dialogue: 0,0:56:50.97,0:56:54.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether dealing with a corporation,\Na religion or a government, Dialogue: 0,0:56:54.98,0:56:58.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the foremost interest is\Nto preserve the institution itself. Dialogue: 0,0:56:58.98,0:57:02.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For instance, the last thing\Nan oil company would ever want Dialogue: 0,0:57:02.29,0:57:05.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the utilization of energy,\Nthat was outside of it's control. Dialogue: 0,0:57:05.99,0:57:09.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For it makes that company\Nless relevant to society. Dialogue: 0,0:57:09.99,0:57:14.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Likewise the Cold War and the collapse\Nof the Soviet Union was, in reality, Dialogue: 0,0:57:15.07,0:57:16.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a way to preserve\Nand perpetuate Dialogue: 0,0:57:16.89,0:57:20.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the established economic and\Nglobal hegemony of the United States. Dialogue: 0,0:57:22.97,0:57:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Similarly, religions condition people\Nto feel guilty for natural inclinations, Dialogue: 0,0:57:27.98,0:57:31.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,each claiming to offer the only path\Nto forgiveness and salvation. Dialogue: 0,0:57:32.98,0:57:35.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the heart of this\Ninstitutional self-preservation Dialogue: 0,0:57:35.95,0:57:37.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lies the monetary system. Dialogue: 0,0:57:37.99,0:57:41.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For it is money that provides\Nthe means for power and survival. Dialogue: 0,0:57:42.99,0:57:44.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore,\Njust as a poor person Dialogue: 0,0:57:44.83,0:57:47.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,might be forced to steal,\Nin order to survive, Dialogue: 0,0:57:47.43,0:57:50.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is a natural inclination to do\Nwhatever is needed Dialogue: 0,0:57:50.46,0:57:53.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to continue\Nan institution's profitability. Dialogue: 0,0:57:53.57,0:57:57.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This makes it inherently difficult\Nfor profit-based institutions to change, Dialogue: 0,0:57:58.01,0:57:59.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For it puts\Nin jeopardy, Dialogue: 0,0:57:59.64,0:58:02.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not only the survival\Nof large groups of people, Dialogue: 0,0:58:02.51,0:58:05.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also the coveted,\Nmaterialistic lifestyles Dialogue: 0,0:58:05.20,0:58:07.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,associated with\Naffluence and power. Dialogue: 0,0:58:08.92,0:58:12.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, the paralyzing necessity\Nto preserve an institution, Dialogue: 0,0:58:12.34,0:58:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,regardless of\Nits social relevance Dialogue: 0,0:58:14.57,0:58:18.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is largely rooted\Nin the need for money or profit. Dialogue: 0,0:58:23.73,0:58:26.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's in it for me?,\Nis why people think. Dialogue: 0,0:58:27.97,0:58:31.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so if a man makes money\Nselling a certain product, Dialogue: 0,0:58:31.47,0:58:33.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's where\Nhe's going to fight Dialogue: 0,0:58:33.23,0:58:37.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the existence of another product\Nthat may threaten his institution. Dialogue: 0,0:58:39.75,0:58:41.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore,\Npeople cannot be fair. Dialogue: 0,0:58:42.60,0:58:45.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And people do not\Ntrust each other. Dialogue: 0,0:58:45.04,0:58:46.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A guy will come over\Nto you and say, Dialogue: 0,0:58:47.04,0:58:48.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've got just the house\Nyou're looking for, Dialogue: 0,0:58:48.89,0:58:50.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he's a salesman. Dialogue: 0,0:58:50.26,0:58:53.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When a doctor says,\NI think your kidney has to come out, Dialogue: 0,0:58:53.43,0:58:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know if\Nhe's trying to pay off a yacht Dialogue: 0,0:58:56.48,0:58:58.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or that my kidney\Nhas to come out. Dialogue: 0,0:58:58.37,0:59:02.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's hard in a monetary system\Nto trust people. Dialogue: 0,0:59:02.97,0:59:04.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you came into my store\Nand I said, Dialogue: 0,0:59:04.74,0:59:09.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this lamp that I've got is pretty good,\Nbut the lamp next door is much better, Dialogue: 0,0:59:09.81,0:59:12.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wouldn't be in business very long.\NIt wouldn't work. Dialogue: 0,0:59:12.98,0:59:15.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I were ethical,\Nit wouldn't work. Dialogue: 0,0:59:16.08,0:59:19.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when you say\Nindustry cares for people, Dialogue: 0,0:59:19.42,0:59:20.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's not true. Dialogue: 0,0:59:20.82,0:59:23.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They can't afford\Nto be ethical. Dialogue: 0,0:59:23.83,0:59:28.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So your system is not designed\Nto serve the well-being of people. Dialogue: 0,0:59:28.16,0:59:33.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you still don't understand that,\Nthere would be no outsourcing of jobs Dialogue: 0,0:59:33.54,0:59:35.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if they cared\Nabout people. Dialogue: 0,0:59:35.77,0:59:36.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Industry does not care. Dialogue: 0,0:59:36.97,0:59:40.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They only hire people because\Nit hasn't been automated yet. Dialogue: 0,0:59:41.98,0:59:44.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So don't talk about\Ndecency and ethics, Dialogue: 0,0:59:44.95,0:59:48.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we cannot afford it\Nand remain in business. Dialogue: 0,0:59:49.48,0:59:53.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is important to point out that\Nregardless of the social system, Dialogue: 0,0:59:53.49,0:59:57.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether fascist, socialist,\Ncapitalist or communist, Dialogue: 0,0:59:57.69,1:00:02.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the underlying mechanism is still\Nmoney, labor and competition. Dialogue: 0,1:00:02.100,1:00:07.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Communist China is no less\Ncapitalistic than the United States. Dialogue: 0,1:00:07.50,1:00:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The only difference is\Nthe degree by which Dialogue: 0,1:00:09.63,1:00:12.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the state intervenes\Nin enterprise. Dialogue: 0,1:00:12.98,1:00:17.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The reality is that monetary-ism,\Nso to speak, is the true mechanism, Dialogue: 0,1:00:17.55,1:00:20.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that guides the interests of\Nall the countries on the planet. Dialogue: 0,1:00:21.82,1:00:25.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The most agressive and hence dominant\Nvariation of this monetary-ism Dialogue: 0,1:00:25.69,1:00:27.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the free enterprise system. Dialogue: 0,1:00:27.99,1:00:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fundamental perspective as put\Nforth by early free market economists, Dialogue: 0,1:00:32.16,1:00:33.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like Adam Smith, Dialogue: 0,1:00:33.100,1:00:38.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that self-interest and competition\Nleads to social prosperity, Dialogue: 0,1:00:38.06,1:00:40.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the act of competition\Ncreates incentive, Dialogue: 0,1:00:40.52,1:00:42.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which motivates people\Nto persevere. Dialogue: 0,1:00:44.97,1:00:46.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However,\Nwhat isn't talked about, Dialogue: 0,1:00:46.92,1:00:49.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is how a\Ncompetition-based economy Dialogue: 0,1:00:49.33,1:00:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,invariably leads to\Nstrategic corruption, power, Dialogue: 0,1:00:53.04,1:00:54.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and wealth consolidation, Dialogue: 0,1:00:54.38,1:00:59.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,social stratification,\Ntechnological paralysis, labor abuse Dialogue: 0,1:00:59.52,1:01:03.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and ultimately a covert form\Nof government dictatorship Dialogue: 0,1:01:03.99,1:01:05.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the rich elite. Dialogue: 0,1:01:07.63,1:01:11.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The word corruption is often\Ndefined as moral perversion. Dialogue: 0,1:01:11.70,1:01:15.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If a company dumps toxic waste\Ninto the ocean to save money, Dialogue: 0,1:01:15.80,1:01:18.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,most people recognize\Nthis as corrupt behavior. Dialogue: 0,1:01:19.61,1:01:20.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On a more subtle level, Dialogue: 0,1:01:21.48,1:01:23.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when Walmart moves\Ninto a small town Dialogue: 0,1:01:23.91,1:01:25.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and forces small businesses\Nto shut down, Dialogue: 0,1:01:26.02,1:01:27.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for they are unable\Nto compete, Dialogue: 0,1:01:27.98,1:01:30.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a grey area emerges. Dialogue: 0,1:01:30.04,1:01:32.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For what exactly\Nis Walmart doing wrong? Dialogue: 0,1:01:32.99,1:01:36.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why should they care about the Mom\Nand Pop organizations they destroy? Dialogue: 0,1:01:36.99,1:01:39.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet even more subtly, Dialogue: 0,1:01:39.40,1:01:43.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when a person gets fired from their job,\Nbecause a new machine has been created, Dialogue: 0,1:01:43.80,1:01:45.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which can do the work\Nfor less money, Dialogue: 0,1:01:45.97,1:01:48.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people tend to just\Naccept that as Dialogue: 0,1:01:48.28,1:01:49.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way it is, Dialogue: 0,1:01:49.77,1:01:54.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not seen the inherent corrupt\Ninhumanity of such an action. Dialogue: 0,1:01:54.98,1:01:56.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because the fact is, Dialogue: 0,1:01:56.98,1:02:01.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether it is dumping toxic waste,\Nhaving a monopoly enterprise Dialogue: 0,1:02:01.07,1:02:03.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or downsizing the workforce, Dialogue: 0,1:02:03.09,1:02:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the motive is the same: Dialogue: 0,1:02:04.99,1:02:05.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Profit. Dialogue: 0,1:02:06.79,1:02:10.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are all different degrees of\Nthe same self-preserving mechanism, Dialogue: 0,1:02:10.99,1:02:15.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which always puts the well-being\Nof people second to monetary gain. Dialogue: 0,1:02:15.100,1:02:21.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, corruption is not\Nsome byproduct of monetary-ism. Dialogue: 0,1:02:21.64,1:02:23.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is\Nthe very foundation. Dialogue: 0,1:02:24.67,1:02:28.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while most people acknowledge\Nthis tendency on one level or another, Dialogue: 0,1:02:28.54,1:02:32.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,majority remains naive as\Nto the broad ramifications Dialogue: 0,1:02:32.82,1:02:38.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of having such a selfish mechanism\Nas the guiding mentality in society. Dialogue: 0,1:02:38.45,1:02:41.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Internal documents show that\Nafter this company Dialogue: 0,1:02:41.07,1:02:43.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,positively,\Nabsolutely knew that Dialogue: 0,1:02:43.58,1:02:46.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they had a medication that was\Ninfected with the AIDS virus, Dialogue: 0,1:02:46.66,1:02:48.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they took the product\Noff the market in the US, Dialogue: 0,1:02:48.100,1:02:51.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then they dumped it in France,\NEurope, Asia and Latin America. Dialogue: 0,1:02:52.00,1:02:54.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The US government\Nallowed it to happen. Dialogue: 0,1:02:54.54,1:02:56.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The FDA allowed this\Nto happen Dialogue: 0,1:02:56.85,1:02:59.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now the government is\Ncompletely looking the other way. Dialogue: 0,1:02:59.81,1:03:04.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thousands of innocent hemophiliacs\Nhave died from the AIDS virus. Dialogue: 0,1:03:04.75,1:03:07.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This company knew absolutely\Nthat it was infected with AIDS. Dialogue: 0,1:03:08.06,1:03:12.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They dumped it because they wanted\Nto turn this disaster into a profit. Dialogue: 0,1:03:14.82,1:03:18.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you see,\Nyou have built-in corruption. Dialogue: 0,1:03:18.100,1:03:20.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're all chiseling off\Neach other, Dialogue: 0,1:03:21.33,1:03:24.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you can't expect decency\Nin that sort of thing. Dialogue: 0,1:03:28.40,1:03:31.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A feeling that they\Ndon't know who to elect. Dialogue: 0,1:03:31.61,1:03:33.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They think in terms\Nof a democracy, Dialogue: 0,1:03:33.98,1:03:37.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is not possible\Nin a monetary-based economy. Dialogue: 0,1:03:38.75,1:03:42.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you have more money to\Nadvertise your position, Dialogue: 0,1:03:42.53,1:03:44.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the position\Nyou desire in government, Dialogue: 0,1:03:44.85,1:03:46.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that isn't a democracy. Dialogue: 0,1:03:46.59,1:03:51.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It serves those in positions\Nof differential advantage. Dialogue: 0,1:03:51.21,1:03:54.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's always\Na dictatorship of the elitist, Dialogue: 0,1:03:54.100,1:03:56.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the financially wealthy. Dialogue: 0,1:04:04.47,1:04:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is\Nan interesting observation Dialogue: 0,1:04:06.51,1:04:09.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to note how\Nseemingly unknown personalities, Dialogue: 0,1:04:09.38,1:04:12.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,magically appear on the scene\Nas presidential candidates. Dialogue: 0,1:04:12.98,1:04:14.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then before\Nyou know it, Dialogue: 0,1:04:14.95,1:04:16.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,somehow you are left\Nto choose from Dialogue: 0,1:04:16.64,1:04:19.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a small group of\Nextremely wealthy people Dialogue: 0,1:04:19.76,1:04:23.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who suspiciously have\Nthe same broad social view. Dialogue: 0,1:04:24.63,1:04:26.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Obviously,\Nit's a joke. Dialogue: 0,1:04:26.50,1:04:28.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The people placed on\Nthe ballot are done so Dialogue: 0,1:04:28.76,1:04:31.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they have been\Npre-decided to be acceptable Dialogue: 0,1:04:31.90,1:04:35.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the established financial powers,\Nwho actually run the show. Dialogue: 0,1:04:36.97,1:04:41.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet many who understand this\Nillusion of democracy, often think, Dialogue: 0,1:04:41.78,1:04:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"If only we could just get our honest,\Nethical politicians in power, Dialogue: 0,1:04:46.48,1:04:48.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then we would be okay." Dialogue: 0,1:04:48.85,1:04:51.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, while this idea of\Ncourse seems reasonable Dialogue: 0,1:04:51.62,1:04:54.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in our established,\Noriented world view, Dialogue: 0,1:04:54.76,1:04:58.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is unfortunately\Nanother fallacy. Dialogue: 0,1:04:58.100,1:05:02.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For when it really comes down\Nto what is actually important, Dialogue: 0,1:05:02.100,1:05:06.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the institution of politics\Nand thus politicians themselves, Dialogue: 0,1:05:06.97,1:05:10.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have absolutely\Nno true relevance Dialogue: 0,1:05:10.29,1:05:13.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as to what makes\Nour world and society function. Dialogue: 0,1:05:14.61,1:05:17.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not politicians\Nthat can solve problems. Dialogue: 0,1:05:17.98,1:05:20.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have\Nno technical capabilities. Dialogue: 0,1:05:20.98,1:05:22.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They don't know\Nhow to solve problems. Dialogue: 0,1:05:23.01,1:05:27.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if they were sincere,\Nthey don't know how to solve problems. Dialogue: 0,1:05:27.23,1:05:31.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the technicians that\Nproduce the desalinization plants. Dialogue: 0,1:05:31.99,1:05:34.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the technicians\Nthat give you electricity. Dialogue: 0,1:05:34.80,1:05:36.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That give you\Nmotor vehicles. Dialogue: 0,1:05:36.30,1:05:39.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That heat your house and cool it\Nin the summer time. Dialogue: 0,1:05:39.37,1:05:42.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's technology\Nthat solves problems, Dialogue: 0,1:05:42.14,1:05:43.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not politics. Dialogue: 0,1:05:43.46,1:05:47.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Politics cannot solve problems\N'cause they are not trained to do so. Dialogue: 0,1:05:48.98,1:05:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Very few people today\Nstop and consider Dialogue: 0,1:05:52.04,1:05:55.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what it is that actually\Nimproves their lives. Dialogue: 0,1:05:55.98,1:05:58.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it money?\NObviously not. Dialogue: 0,1:05:58.59,1:06:02.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One cannot eat money or stuff money\Ninto their car to get it to run. Dialogue: 0,1:06:02.99,1:06:04.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it politics? Dialogue: 0,1:06:04.99,1:06:07.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All politicians can do\Nis create laws, Dialogue: 0,1:06:07.100,1:06:10.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,establish budgets\Nand declare war. Dialogue: 0,1:06:11.43,1:06:12.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it religion? Dialogue: 0,1:06:12.70,1:06:15.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course not,\Nreligion creates nothing except Dialogue: 0,1:06:15.87,1:06:19.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,intangible emotional solace\Nfor those who require it. Dialogue: 0,1:06:19.78,1:06:23.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The true gift that\Nwe as human beings have, Dialogue: 0,1:06:23.78,1:06:26.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which has been solely\Nresponsible for everything Dialogue: 0,1:06:26.61,1:06:28.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that has improved\Nour lives, Dialogue: 0,1:06:28.98,1:06:30.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is technology. Dialogue: 0,1:06:31.72,1:06:32.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is technology? Dialogue: 0,1:06:33.03,1:06:34.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Technology\Nis a pencil, Dialogue: 0,1:06:34.89,1:06:38.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which allows one to solidify ideas\Non paper for communication. Dialogue: 0,1:06:38.100,1:06:40.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Technology\Nis an automobile, Dialogue: 0,1:06:41.01,1:06:44.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which allows one to travel faster\Nthan feet would allow. Dialogue: 0,1:06:44.77,1:06:46.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Technology\Nis a pair of eye glasses, Dialogue: 0,1:06:47.00,1:06:49.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which enables sight\Nfor those who need it. Dialogue: 0,1:06:50.97,1:06:53.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Applied technology\Nitself, Dialogue: 0,1:06:53.08,1:06:56.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is merely and extension\Nof human attributes, Dialogue: 0,1:06:56.54,1:06:58.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which reduces\Nhuman effort, Dialogue: 0,1:06:58.36,1:07:01.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,freeing humans from\Na particular chore or problem. Dialogue: 0,1:07:01.88,1:07:05.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine what your life would be like\Ntoday without a telephone, Dialogue: 0,1:07:05.55,1:07:06.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or an oven, Dialogue: 0,1:07:06.72,1:07:07.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a computer, Dialogue: 0,1:07:07.99,1:07:09.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or an airplane. Dialogue: 0,1:07:09.56,1:07:12.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything in your home,\Nwhich you take for granted, Dialogue: 0,1:07:12.28,1:07:13.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from a doorbell, Dialogue: 0,1:07:13.44,1:07:14.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a table, Dialogue: 0,1:07:14.50,1:07:15.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a dishwasher, Dialogue: 0,1:07:15.100,1:07:17.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is technology, Dialogue: 0,1:07:17.27,1:07:20.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,generated from\Nthe creative scientific ingenuity Dialogue: 0,1:07:20.77,1:07:22.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of human technicians. Dialogue: 0,1:07:22.97,1:07:26.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not money,\Npolitics or religion. Dialogue: 0,1:07:26.98,1:07:29.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are\Nfalse institutions. Dialogue: 0,1:07:29.98,1:07:33.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and writing your\Ncongressman is fantastic. Dialogue: 0,1:07:33.58,1:07:35.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They tell you to write\Nto your congressman Dialogue: 0,1:07:35.22,1:07:36.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you want\Nsomething done. Dialogue: 0,1:07:36.69,1:07:40.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The men in Washington should be\Nat the forefront of technology. Dialogue: 0,1:07:40.79,1:07:42.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The forefront\Nof human study. Dialogue: 0,1:07:42.69,1:07:44.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The forefront\Nof crime. Dialogue: 0,1:07:44.39,1:07:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the factors\Nthat shape human behavior. Dialogue: 0,1:07:47.53,1:07:49.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't have\Nto write your congressman. Dialogue: 0,1:07:49.43,1:07:53.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What kind of people are they\Nthat are appointed to do that job? Dialogue: 0,1:07:53.97,1:07:56.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The future will have\Ngreat difficulty... Dialogue: 0,1:07:56.97,1:08:00.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the question that's raised\Nby politicians is: Dialogue: 0,1:08:00.65,1:08:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How much\Nwill a project cost? Dialogue: 0,1:08:02.98,1:08:05.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The question is not\Nhow much will it cost. Dialogue: 0,1:08:05.98,1:08:07.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do we have\Nthe resources? Dialogue: 0,1:08:08.43,1:08:12.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we have the resources today\Nto house everyone, Dialogue: 0,1:08:12.43,1:08:14.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,build hospitals\Nall over the world, Dialogue: 0,1:08:14.95,1:08:17.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,build schools\Nall over the world, Dialogue: 0,1:08:17.46,1:08:19.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the finest equipment\Nin labs Dialogue: 0,1:08:19.59,1:08:22.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for teaching\Nand doing medical research. Dialogue: 0,1:08:22.100,1:08:27.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you see, we have all that,\Nbut we're in a monetary system, Dialogue: 0,1:08:27.40,1:08:30.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in a monetary system,\Nthere's profit. Dialogue: 0,1:08:31.97,1:08:35.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what is the fundamental mechanism\Nthat drives the profit system Dialogue: 0,1:08:35.98,1:08:37.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,besides self-interest? Dialogue: 0,1:08:37.88,1:08:41.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is it exactly that maintains\Nthat competitive edge at it's core? Dialogue: 0,1:08:41.98,1:08:44.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it high efficiency\Nand sustainability? Dialogue: 0,1:08:45.42,1:08:48.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No.\NThat isn't part of their design. Dialogue: 0,1:08:48.59,1:08:50.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nothing produced\Nin our profit-based society Dialogue: 0,1:08:50.99,1:08:53.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is even remotely sustainable\Nor efficient. Dialogue: 0,1:08:53.60,1:08:54.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If it was,\Nthere wouldn't be Dialogue: 0,1:08:54.69,1:08:58.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a multi-million dollar a year\Nservice industry for automobiles. Dialogue: 0,1:08:58.77,1:09:01.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nor would the average lifespan\Nfor most electronics Dialogue: 0,1:09:01.38,1:09:02.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be less than\Nthree months Dialogue: 0,1:09:02.81,1:09:04.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before they're obsolete. Dialogue: 0,1:09:05.77,1:09:06.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it abundance? Dialogue: 0,1:09:07.61,1:09:08.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Absolutely not. Dialogue: 0,1:09:08.88,1:09:11.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Abundance, as based on the\Nlaws of supply and demand, Dialogue: 0,1:09:11.98,1:09:13.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is actually\Na negative thing. Dialogue: 0,1:09:13.98,1:09:16.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If a diamond company\Nfinds ten times Dialogue: 0,1:09:16.28,1:09:18.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the usual amount of diamonds\Nduring their mining, Dialogue: 0,1:09:18.99,1:09:21.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it means the supply of diamonds\Nhas increased, Dialogue: 0,1:09:21.63,1:09:25.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means the cost and profit\Nper diamond drops. Dialogue: 0,1:09:25.70,1:09:29.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fact is: efficiency,\Nsustainability and abundance Dialogue: 0,1:09:29.56,1:09:31.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are enemies of profit. Dialogue: 0,1:09:31.97,1:09:33.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To put it\Ninto a word, Dialogue: 0,1:09:33.77,1:09:38.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is the mechanism of scarcity\Nthat increases profits. Dialogue: 0,1:09:40.98,1:09:42.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is scarcity? Dialogue: 0,1:09:42.61,1:09:44.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Based on\Nkeeping products valuable. Dialogue: 0,1:09:44.98,1:09:48.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Slowing up production on oil\Nraises the price. Dialogue: 0,1:09:48.98,1:09:52.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maintaining scarcity of diamonds\Nkeeps the price high. Dialogue: 0,1:09:52.79,1:09:55.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They burn diamonds\Nat the Kimberly Diamond Mine. Dialogue: 0,1:09:55.97,1:09:57.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're\Nmade of carbon. Dialogue: 0,1:09:57.11,1:09:58.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That keeps\Nthe price up. Dialogue: 0,1:09:58.99,1:10:02.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So then, what does it mean\Nfor society when scarcity, Dialogue: 0,1:10:02.100,1:10:06.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,either produced naturally\Nor through manipulation Dialogue: 0,1:10:06.24,1:10:09.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a beneficial condition\Nfor industry? Dialogue: 0,1:10:11.11,1:10:13.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It means that\Nsustainability and abundance Dialogue: 0,1:10:13.74,1:10:17.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will never ever occur\Nin a profit system. Dialogue: 0,1:10:17.43,1:10:21.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For it simply goes against\Nthe very nature of the structure. Dialogue: 0,1:10:21.78,1:10:27.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, it is impossible to have\Na world without war or poverty. Dialogue: 0,1:10:27.99,1:10:31.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is impossible to\Ncontinually advance technology Dialogue: 0,1:10:31.83,1:10:34.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to its most efficient\Nand productive states. Dialogue: 0,1:10:34.100,1:10:36.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And most dramatically, Dialogue: 0,1:10:36.100,1:10:41.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is impossible to expect\Nhuman beings to behave Dialogue: 0,1:10:41.33,1:10:44.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in truly ethical\Nor decent ways. Dialogue: 0,1:10:50.78,1:10:52.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People use the word\N'instinct' Dialogue: 0,1:10:53.22,1:10:56.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they can't account\Nfor the behavior. Dialogue: 0,1:10:56.99,1:11:02.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They sit back and they evaluate with\Ntheir lack of knowledge, you know, Dialogue: 0,1:11:02.69,1:11:04.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they say things like, Dialogue: 0,1:11:04.99,1:11:08.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Humans are built a certain way,\Ngreed is a natural thing," Dialogue: 0,1:11:08.53,1:11:10.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as though they'd worked\Nfor years on it. Dialogue: 0,1:11:10.56,1:11:13.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's no more natural\Nthan wearing clothing. Dialogue: 0,1:11:13.97,1:11:16.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we want to do\Nis to eliminate Dialogue: 0,1:11:17.34,1:11:19.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the causes\Nof the problems. Dialogue: 0,1:11:19.71,1:11:22.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eliminate\Nthe processes that Dialogue: 0,1:11:22.78,1:11:26.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,produce greed,\Nand bigotry, and prejudice, Dialogue: 0,1:11:26.78,1:11:30.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people taking advantage\Nof one another, and elitism. Dialogue: 0,1:11:30.69,1:11:35.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eliminating the need\Nfor prisons and welfare. Dialogue: 0,1:11:35.89,1:11:37.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have always had\Nthese problems because Dialogue: 0,1:11:37.51,1:11:39.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have always lived\Nwithin scarcity, Dialogue: 0,1:11:39.100,1:11:45.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and barter, and monetary systems\Nthat produce scarcity. Dialogue: 0,1:11:45.30,1:11:49.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you eradicate\Nthe conditions that generate Dialogue: 0,1:11:49.54,1:11:52.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what you call\N'socially offensive behavior,' Dialogue: 0,1:11:52.17,1:11:53.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it does not exist. Dialogue: 0,1:11:53.98,1:11:56.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A guy says:\NWell listen, are they in-born? Dialogue: 0,1:11:56.54,1:11:57.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, it's not. Dialogue: 0,1:11:57.98,1:12:00.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is no human nature,\Nthere's human behavior, Dialogue: 0,1:12:00.98,1:12:03.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's always been\Nchanged throughout history. Dialogue: 0,1:12:03.82,1:12:06.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're not born\Nwith bigotry, Dialogue: 0,1:12:06.16,1:12:09.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and greed, and corruption,\Nand hatred. Dialogue: 0,1:12:09.69,1:12:12.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You pick that up\Nwithin the society. Dialogue: 0,1:12:13.73,1:12:17.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,War, poverty, corruption,\Nhunger, misery, human suffering Dialogue: 0,1:12:17.97,1:12:20.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will not change\Nin a monetary system. Dialogue: 0,1:12:20.44,1:12:23.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is, there will be\Nvery little significant change. Dialogue: 0,1:12:23.97,1:12:27.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's going to take\Nthe redesigning of our culture, Dialogue: 0,1:12:27.78,1:12:28.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our values, Dialogue: 0,1:12:28.98,1:12:32.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it has to be related\Nto the carrying capacity of the earth, Dialogue: 0,1:12:32.78,1:12:37.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not some human opinion,\Nor some politicians notions Dialogue: 0,1:12:37.49,1:12:39.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the way the world\Nought to be. Dialogue: 0,1:12:39.66,1:12:44.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or some religion's notions\Nof the conduct of human affairs. Dialogue: 0,1:12:44.99,1:12:48.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's what\NThe Venus Project is about. Dialogue: 0,1:12:49.100,1:12:52.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The society,\Nthat we're about to talk about, Dialogue: 0,1:12:52.97,1:12:57.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a society that is free\Nof all the old superstitions, Dialogue: 0,1:12:57.97,1:13:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,incarceration, prisons,\Npolice, cruelty and law. Dialogue: 0,1:13:03.17,1:13:05.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All laws will disappear Dialogue: 0,1:13:05.25,1:13:09.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the professions will disappear,\Nthat are no longer valid, Dialogue: 0,1:13:09.18,1:13:12.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as stockbrokers,\Nbankers, advertising... Dialogue: 0,1:13:12.99,1:13:15.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gone!\NForever! Dialogue: 0,1:13:15.06,1:13:17.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because it's\Nno longer relevant. Dialogue: 0,1:13:20.43,1:13:23.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we understand\Nthat it is technology Dialogue: 0,1:13:23.04,1:13:24.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,devised\Nby human ingenuity Dialogue: 0,1:13:24.98,1:13:28.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which frees humanity\Nand increases our quality of life Dialogue: 0,1:13:28.17,1:13:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we then realize, that the most\Nimportant focus we can have Dialogue: 0,1:13:32.04,1:13:36.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is on the intelligent management\Nof the earth's resources. Dialogue: 0,1:13:36.31,1:13:38.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For it is from\Nthese natural resources, Dialogue: 0,1:13:38.58,1:13:41.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we gain the materials\Nto continue our path of prosperity. Dialogue: 0,1:13:42.78,1:13:44.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Understanding this,\Nwe then see, Dialogue: 0,1:13:44.82,1:13:48.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that money fundamentally exists\Nas a barrier to these resources, Dialogue: 0,1:13:49.03,1:13:51.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for virtually,\Neverything has a financial cause. Dialogue: 0,1:13:52.63,1:13:55.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And why do we need money\Nto obtain these resources? Dialogue: 0,1:13:55.70,1:13:58.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because of real\Nor assumed scarcity. Dialogue: 0,1:14:00.47,1:14:03.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't usually pay\Nfor air and tap water, Dialogue: 0,1:14:03.50,1:14:05.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it is\Nin such high abundance, Dialogue: 0,1:14:05.51,1:14:07.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,selling it\Nwould be pointless. Dialogue: 0,1:14:08.14,1:14:10.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So then,\Nlogically speaking, Dialogue: 0,1:14:10.45,1:14:12.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if resources\Nand technologies, Dialogue: 0,1:14:12.30,1:14:15.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,applicable to creating\Neverything in our societies Dialogue: 0,1:14:15.22,1:14:17.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as houses, cities\Nand transportation, Dialogue: 0,1:14:18.22,1:14:20.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were in\Nhigh enough abundance, Dialogue: 0,1:14:20.22,1:14:22.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there would be no reason\Nto sell anything. Dialogue: 0,1:14:23.89,1:14:26.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Likewise,\Nif automation and machinery Dialogue: 0,1:14:26.54,1:14:28.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was so technologically\Nadvanced, Dialogue: 0,1:14:28.60,1:14:30.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as to relieve\Nhuman beings of labor Dialogue: 0,1:14:30.100,1:14:33.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there would be no reason\Nto have a job. Dialogue: 0,1:14:33.67,1:14:36.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And with these social aspects\Ntaking care of, Dialogue: 0,1:14:36.34,1:14:38.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there would be no reason\Nto have money at all. Dialogue: 0,1:14:40.28,1:14:42.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the ultimate question\Nremains: Dialogue: 0,1:14:42.98,1:14:45.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do we on earth\Nhave enough resources Dialogue: 0,1:14:45.92,1:14:47.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and technological\Nunderstanding Dialogue: 0,1:14:47.62,1:14:50.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to create a society\Nof such abundance, Dialogue: 0,1:14:50.30,1:14:53.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that everything we have now\Ncould be available without a price tag Dialogue: 0,1:14:53.99,1:14:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and without the need for submission\Nthrough employment? Dialogue: 0,1:14:58.53,1:14:59.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, we do. Dialogue: 0,1:15:01.20,1:15:03.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have the resources\Nand technology Dialogue: 0,1:15:03.36,1:15:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to enable this\Nat a minimum Dialogue: 0,1:15:05.60,1:15:09.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,along with the ability to raise\Nthe standards of living so high Dialogue: 0,1:15:09.44,1:15:12.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that people in the future will\Nlook back at our civilisation now Dialogue: 0,1:15:12.98,1:15:17.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and gawk at how primitive\Nand immature our society was. Dialogue: 0,1:15:18.98,1:15:20.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What The Venus Project\Nproposes Dialogue: 0,1:15:21.05,1:15:23.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is an entirely\Ndifferent system Dialogue: 0,1:15:23.22,1:15:26.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's updated\Nto present day knowledge. Dialogue: 0,1:15:26.99,1:15:29.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've never given scientists\Nthe problem of Dialogue: 0,1:15:29.43,1:15:33.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do you design a society which would\Neliminate boring and monotonous jobs, Dialogue: 0,1:15:33.100,1:15:38.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would eliminate accidents\Nin transportation, Dialogue: 0,1:15:38.63,1:15:41.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would enable people\Nto have a high standard of living, Dialogue: 0,1:15:41.80,1:15:44.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would eliminate poisons\Nin our food, Dialogue: 0,1:15:44.97,1:15:48.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,give us other sources of energy,\Nthat are clean and efficient. Dialogue: 0,1:15:48.81,1:15:50.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can do that\Nout there. Dialogue: 0,1:15:56.02,1:15:57.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The major difference\Nbetween Dialogue: 0,1:15:57.74,1:16:00.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a resource-based economy\Nand a monetary system, Dialogue: 0,1:16:00.76,1:16:04.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that a resource-based economy\Nis really concerned with people Dialogue: 0,1:16:04.53,1:16:05.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their well-being Dialogue: 0,1:16:05.79,1:16:08.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where the monetary system\Nhas become so distorted Dialogue: 0,1:16:08.89,1:16:12.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the concerns of the people\Nare really secondary, Dialogue: 0,1:16:12.38,1:16:13.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if they're there\Nat all. Dialogue: 0,1:16:13.87,1:16:16.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Products that are turned out\Nare for Dialogue: 0,1:16:16.64,1:16:18.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how much money\Nyou can get. Dialogue: 0,1:16:18.17,1:16:21.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If there is a problem in society\Nand you can't earn money Dialogue: 0,1:16:21.65,1:16:24.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from solving that problem,\Nthen it won't be done. Dialogue: 0,1:16:24.98,1:16:27.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The resource-based economy\Nis really not close Dialogue: 0,1:16:27.59,1:16:29.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to anything\Nthat's been tried. Dialogue: 0,1:16:29.38,1:16:32.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And with all our technology today,\Nwe can create abundance. Dialogue: 0,1:16:32.44,1:16:35.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It could be used to improve\Neveryone's lifestyle. Dialogue: 0,1:16:35.49,1:16:38.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Abundance all over the world,\Nif we use our technology wisely Dialogue: 0,1:16:38.99,1:16:40.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and maintain\Nthe environment. Dialogue: 0,1:16:40.80,1:16:42.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a very different system Dialogue: 0,1:16:42.80,1:16:44.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's very hard\Nto talk about Dialogue: 0,1:16:44.77,1:16:47.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the public is not\Nthat well enough informed Dialogue: 0,1:16:48.17,1:16:50.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as to the\Nstate of technology. Dialogue: 0,1:16:55.98,1:16:59.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At present,\Nwe don't have to burn fossil fuels. Dialogue: 0,1:16:59.58,1:17:03.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't have to use anything\Nthat would contaminate the environment. Dialogue: 0,1:17:03.65,1:17:06.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are many sources\Nof energy available. Dialogue: 0,1:17:07.99,1:17:11.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alternative energy solutions\Npushed by the establishment, Dialogue: 0,1:17:11.13,1:17:13.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as hydrogen,\Nbiomass and even nuclear Dialogue: 0,1:17:14.10,1:17:16.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are highly insufficient,\Ndangerous, Dialogue: 0,1:17:16.56,1:17:19.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and exist only to perpetuate\Nthe profit structure Dialogue: 0,1:17:19.42,1:17:20.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the industry has created. Dialogue: 0,1:17:21.37,1:17:25.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we look beyond the propaganda\Nand self-serving solutions Dialogue: 0,1:17:25.04,1:17:27.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,put forth by\Nthe energy companies, Dialogue: 0,1:17:27.28,1:17:29.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we find a\Nseemingly endless stream Dialogue: 0,1:17:29.78,1:17:33.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of clean, abundant and renewable energy\Nfor generating power. Dialogue: 0,1:17:34.45,1:17:37.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Solar and wind energy\Nare well known to the public. Dialogue: 0,1:17:37.09,1:17:40.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the true potential of these mediums\Nremains unexpressed. Dialogue: 0,1:17:40.99,1:17:43.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Solar energy,\Nderived from the sun, Dialogue: 0,1:17:43.29,1:17:47.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has such abundance,\Nthat one hour of light at high noon Dialogue: 0,1:17:47.46,1:17:51.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,contains more energy than what\Nthe entire world consumes in a year. Dialogue: 0,1:17:51.97,1:17:55.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we could capture one-hundreth\Nof a percent of this energy, Dialogue: 0,1:17:55.97,1:17:59.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the world would never have\Nto use oil, gas or anything else. Dialogue: 0,1:17:59.98,1:18:02.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The questioning\Nis not availability, Dialogue: 0,1:18:02.41,1:18:04.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the technology\Nto harness it. Dialogue: 0,1:18:04.75,1:18:06.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there are many\Nadvanced mediums today Dialogue: 0,1:18:06.98,1:18:08.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which could accomplish\Njust that, Dialogue: 0,1:18:09.07,1:18:10.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if they were\Nnot hindered Dialogue: 0,1:18:10.59,1:18:13.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the need\Nto compete for market share Dialogue: 0,1:18:13.14,1:18:15.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the established\Nenergy power structures. Dialogue: 0,1:18:16.99,1:18:18.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then there's wind energy. Dialogue: 0,1:18:18.83,1:18:21.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wind energy has long been\Ndenounced as weak Dialogue: 0,1:18:21.40,1:18:24.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, due to being location driven,\Nimpractical. Dialogue: 0,1:18:24.97,1:18:26.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is\Nsimply not true. Dialogue: 0,1:18:26.77,1:18:29.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The US Department of Energy\Nadmitted in 2007 Dialogue: 0,1:18:29.97,1:18:34.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that if wind was fully harvested\Nin just three of America's 50 states, Dialogue: 0,1:18:34.98,1:18:37.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it could power\Nthe entire nation. Dialogue: 0,1:18:38.98,1:18:43.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then there are the rather unknown\Nmediums of tidal and wave power. Dialogue: 0,1:18:43.82,1:18:46.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tidal power is derived\Nfrom tidal shifts in the ocean. Dialogue: 0,1:18:46.99,1:18:50.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Installing turbines which capture\Nthis movement, generates energy. Dialogue: 0,1:18:51.16,1:18:52.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the United Kingdom, Dialogue: 0,1:18:52.39,1:18:54.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,42 sites are currently noted\Nas available, Dialogue: 0,1:18:55.13,1:18:59.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,forecasting that\N34% of all the UK's energy Dialogue: 0,1:18:59.09,1:19:01.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could come\Nfrom tidal power alone. Dialogue: 0,1:19:02.97,1:19:07.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wave power, which extracts energy\Nfrom the surface motions of the ocean, Dialogue: 0,1:19:07.48,1:19:09.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is estimated\Nto have a global potential Dialogue: 0,1:19:09.86,1:19:12.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of up to\N80,000 terawatt-hours a year. Dialogue: 0,1:19:13.38,1:19:17.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means 50% of\Nthe entire planet's energy usage Dialogue: 0,1:19:17.45,1:19:19.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could be produced\Nfrom this medium alone. Dialogue: 0,1:19:21.52,1:19:26.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, it is important to point out\Nthat tidal, wave, solar and wind power Dialogue: 0,1:19:26.100,1:19:30.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,requires virtually\Nno preliminary energy to harness, Dialogue: 0,1:19:30.46,1:19:35.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unlike coal, oil, gas, biomass,\Nhydrogen and all the others. Dialogue: 0,1:19:35.97,1:19:37.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In combination,\Nthese four mediums alone, Dialogue: 0,1:19:38.19,1:19:40.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if efficiently harnessed\Nthrough technology, Dialogue: 0,1:19:40.41,1:19:42.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could power\Nthe world forever. Dialogue: 0,1:19:44.17,1:19:45.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That being said, Dialogue: 0,1:19:45.17,1:19:48.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there happens to be another form\Nof clean renewable energy, Dialogue: 0,1:19:48.58,1:19:50.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which trumps them all. Dialogue: 0,1:19:50.75,1:19:52.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Geothermal power. Dialogue: 0,1:19:53.42,1:19:56.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Geothermal energy utilizes\Nwhat is called heat mining, Dialogue: 0,1:19:56.79,1:19:59.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which, through\Na simple process using water, Dialogue: 0,1:19:59.16,1:20:02.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is able to generate\Nmassive amounts of clean energy. Dialogue: 0,1:20:02.80,1:20:06.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2006, an MIT report\Non geothermal energy Dialogue: 0,1:20:06.40,1:20:11.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,found that 13,000 zetajules of power\Nare currently available in the earth Dialogue: 0,1:20:11.44,1:20:13.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the possibility of\N2,000 zetajules Dialogue: 0,1:20:13.87,1:20:16.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being easily tapable\Nwith improved technology. Dialogue: 0,1:20:17.68,1:20:19.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The total energy\Nconsumption Dialogue: 0,1:20:19.18,1:20:20.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of all the countries\Non the planet Dialogue: 0,1:20:20.80,1:20:23.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is about\Nhalf of a zetajule a year. Dialogue: 0,1:20:23.48,1:20:26.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means about\N4000 years of planetary power Dialogue: 0,1:20:26.76,1:20:27.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could be harnessed Dialogue: 0,1:20:27.92,1:20:29.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in this medium alone. Dialogue: 0,1:20:30.39,1:20:33.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when we understand\Nthat the earth's heat generation Dialogue: 0,1:20:33.05,1:20:34.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is constantly renewed, Dialogue: 0,1:20:34.53,1:20:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this energy\Nis really limitless. Dialogue: 0,1:20:36.60,1:20:38.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It could be used\Nforever. Dialogue: 0,1:20:39.60,1:20:44.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These energy sources are only a few\Nof the clean renewable mediums available Dialogue: 0,1:20:44.31,1:20:47.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as time goes on,\Nwe will find more. Dialogue: 0,1:20:47.34,1:20:51.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The grand realization is that\Nwe have total energy abundance Dialogue: 0,1:20:51.19,1:20:53.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without the need\Nfor pollution, Dialogue: 0,1:20:53.42,1:20:57.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,traditional conservation,\Nor in fact, a price tag. Dialogue: 0,1:20:59.62,1:21:01.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what about\Ntransportation? Dialogue: 0,1:21:02.59,1:21:04.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The prevailing means\Nof transportation Dialogue: 0,1:21:04.45,1:21:07.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in our societies\Nis by automobile and aircraft, Dialogue: 0,1:21:07.66,1:21:10.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both of which predominantly\Nneed fossil fuels to run. Dialogue: 0,1:21:10.100,1:21:14.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the case of the automobile,\Nthe battery technology needed Dialogue: 0,1:21:14.34,1:21:17.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to power an electric car that can go\Nover a hundred miles an hour, Dialogue: 0,1:21:17.87,1:21:20.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for over two hundred miles\Non one charge, Dialogue: 0,1:21:20.22,1:21:23.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exists and has existed\Nfor many years. Dialogue: 0,1:21:23.18,1:21:26.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, due to battery patents,\Ncontrolled by the oil industry, Dialogue: 0,1:21:26.44,1:21:29.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which limits their ability\Nto maintain market share, Dialogue: 0,1:21:29.19,1:21:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,coupled with political pressure\Nfrom the energy industry, Dialogue: 0,1:21:32.16,1:21:36.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the accessibility and affordability\Nof this technology is limited. Dialogue: 0,1:21:36.99,1:21:38.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is absolutely\Nno reason, Dialogue: 0,1:21:38.65,1:21:40.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,other than pure,\Ncorrupt profit interests, Dialogue: 0,1:21:40.100,1:21:42.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that every single vehicle\Nin the world Dialogue: 0,1:21:42.97,1:21:47.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cannot be electric and utterly clean,\Nwith zero need for gasoline. Dialogue: 0,1:21:48.54,1:21:49.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As far as airplanes, Dialogue: 0,1:21:49.97,1:21:53.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is time we realize that\Nthis means of travel is inefficient, Dialogue: 0,1:21:53.30,1:21:56.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cumbersome, slow\Nand causes far too much pollution. Dialogue: 0,1:21:57.71,1:21:59.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a MagLev train. Dialogue: 0,1:21:59.98,1:22:02.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It uses magnets\Nfor propulsion. Dialogue: 0,1:22:02.78,1:22:05.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is fully suspended\Nby a magnetic field Dialogue: 0,1:22:05.31,1:22:09.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and requires less then two percent\Nof the energy used for plane travel. Dialogue: 0,1:22:09.99,1:22:12.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The train has no wheels,\Nso nothing can wear out. Dialogue: 0,1:22:12.99,1:22:15.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The current maximum speed of\Nversions of this technology, Dialogue: 0,1:22:15.73,1:22:18.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this technology,\Nas used in Japan, Dialogue: 0,1:22:18.50,1:22:20.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is three hundred and sixty one\Nmiles per hour. Dialogue: 0,1:22:20.97,1:22:24.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, this version of the technology\Nis very dated. Dialogue: 0,1:22:25.71,1:22:27.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An organisation called ET-3 Dialogue: 0,1:22:27.76,1:22:29.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which has connections\Nwith The Venus Project, Dialogue: 0,1:22:29.98,1:22:32.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has established\Na tube-based MagLev Dialogue: 0,1:22:32.80,1:22:36.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can travel\Nup to 4000 miles per hour Dialogue: 0,1:22:36.10,1:22:41.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a motionless, frictionless tube,\Nwhich can go over land or under water. Dialogue: 0,1:22:41.99,1:22:45.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine going from L.A to New York\Nfor an extended lunchbreak Dialogue: 0,1:22:45.89,1:22:49.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or from Washington D.C.\Nto Beijing, China, in two hours. Dialogue: 0,1:22:49.100,1:22:54.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the future of continental\Nand intercontinental travel. Dialogue: 0,1:22:54.47,1:22:58.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fast, clean, with only\Na fraction of the energy usage Dialogue: 0,1:22:58.37,1:23:01.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we use today\Nfor the same means. Dialogue: 0,1:23:01.68,1:23:03.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact,\Nbetween MagLev technology, Dialogue: 0,1:23:03.95,1:23:06.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,advanced battery storage\Nand geothermal energy, Dialogue: 0,1:23:07.55,1:23:10.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there will be no reason\Nto ever burn fossil fuels again. Dialogue: 0,1:23:10.99,1:23:12.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we can do this now, Dialogue: 0,1:23:12.70,1:23:16.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we were not held back\Nby the paralyzing profit structure. Dialogue: 0,1:23:20.76,1:23:24.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now America is inclined\Ntoward fascism. Dialogue: 0,1:23:24.30,1:23:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It has a propensity by\Nits dominant philosophy Dialogue: 0,1:23:27.84,1:23:31.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and religion to uphold\Nto fascist point of view. Dialogue: 0,1:23:31.71,1:23:36.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,American industry is essencially\Na fascist institution. Dialogue: 0,1:23:36.44,1:23:37.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you don't\Nunderstand that, Dialogue: 0,1:23:37.69,1:23:41.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the minute you punch that time clock,\Nyou walk into a dictatorship. Dialogue: 0,1:23:41.75,1:23:46.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're given notions\Nabout the respectibility of work. Dialogue: 0,1:23:46.49,1:23:50.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I realy look at it\Nas being paid slavery. Dialogue: 0,1:23:50.99,1:23:52.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You brought up\Nto believe that Dialogue: 0,1:23:52.29,1:23:55.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you shall earn your living\Nby the sweat of your brow. Dialogue: 0,1:23:55.48,1:23:57.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That holds people back. Dialogue: 0,1:23:57.100,1:23:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Freeing people Dialogue: 0,1:23:59.80,1:24:03.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from drudgery, repetitive jobs\Nwhich make them ignorant. Dialogue: 0,1:24:03.67,1:24:05.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You rob them. Dialogue: 0,1:24:05.97,1:24:09.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In our society, that is\Na resourced-based economy, Dialogue: 0,1:24:09.59,1:24:11.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,machines free people. Dialogue: 0,1:24:11.98,1:24:14.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see,\Nwe can't imagine that because Dialogue: 0,1:24:14.48,1:24:16.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've never known\Nthat kind of world. Dialogue: 0,1:24:21.46,1:24:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we look back\Nat history, Dialogue: 0,1:24:23.06,1:24:26.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we see a very clear pattern\Nof machine automation, Dialogue: 0,1:24:26.40,1:24:28.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,slowly replacing\Nhuman labour. Dialogue: 0,1:24:29.33,1:24:31.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From the disappearance\Nof the elevator man Dialogue: 0,1:24:31.90,1:24:35.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the near full automation of\Nan automobile production plant, Dialogue: 0,1:24:35.57,1:24:40.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the fact is, as technology grows\Nthe need for humans in the work force Dialogue: 0,1:24:40.34,1:24:42.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will continually be\Ndiminished. Dialogue: 0,1:24:42.81,1:24:44.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This creates\Na serious clash, Dialogue: 0,1:24:44.98,1:24:49.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which proves the falsness of\Nthe monetary-based labor system, Dialogue: 0,1:24:49.98,1:24:53.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for human employment\Nis in direct competition Dialogue: 0,1:24:53.59,1:24:55.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with technological\Ndevelopement. Dialogue: 0,1:24:55.99,1:25:00.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, given the fundamental\Npriority of profit by industry, Dialogue: 0,1:25:00.66,1:25:03.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people through time\Nwill be continually layed off Dialogue: 0,1:25:03.50,1:25:05.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and replaced by machine. Dialogue: 0,1:25:05.80,1:25:10.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When industry takes on a machine\Ninstead of shortening the work day, Dialogue: 0,1:25:10.04,1:25:11.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they downsize. Dialogue: 0,1:25:11.21,1:25:15.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You loose your job\Nso you have a right to fear machines. Dialogue: 0,1:25:15.64,1:25:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a high technology,\Nresourced-based economy, Dialogue: 0,1:25:18.98,1:25:23.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is conservative to say that\Nabout 90% of all current occupations Dialogue: 0,1:25:23.75,1:25:25.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could be phased out\Nby machines, Dialogue: 0,1:25:25.99,1:25:29.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,freeing humans to live their life\Nwithout servitude. Dialogue: 0,1:25:29.99,1:25:32.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For this is the point\Nof technology itself. Dialogue: 0,1:25:32.99,1:25:35.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And through time,\Nwith nanotechnology Dialogue: 0,1:25:35.72,1:25:38.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other highly advanced\Nforms of science, Dialogue: 0,1:25:38.14,1:25:41.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is not farfetched to see\Nhow even complex Dialogue: 0,1:25:41.66,1:25:43.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,medical procedures\Ncould be performed Dialogue: 0,1:25:43.90,1:25:45.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by machines,\Nas well. Dialogue: 0,1:25:47.07,1:25:47.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And based\Non the pattern Dialogue: 0,1:25:47.13,1:25:50.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with much higher success rates\Nthan humans get today. Dialogue: 0,1:25:51.75,1:25:55.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The path is clear,\Nbut our monetary-based structure Dialogue: 0,1:25:55.20,1:25:59.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which requires labour for income,\Nblocks this progress, Dialogue: 0,1:25:59.31,1:26:02.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for humans need jobs,\Nin order to survive. Dialogue: 0,1:26:02.99,1:26:05.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bottom line is\Nthat this system must go Dialogue: 0,1:26:05.79,1:26:07.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or we will\Nnever be free Dialogue: 0,1:26:07.92,1:26:10.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and technology\Nwill be constantly paralyzed. Dialogue: 0,1:26:11.70,1:26:14.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have machines\Nthat clean out sewers Dialogue: 0,1:26:14.34,1:26:17.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and frees a human being\Nfrom doing that. Dialogue: 0,1:26:17.04,1:26:22.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So look at machines as\Nextensions of human performance. Dialogue: 0,1:26:22.98,1:26:27.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Furthermore, many occupations today\Nwill have simply no basis Dialogue: 0,1:26:27.87,1:26:30.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to exist in a\Nresourced-based economy. Dialogue: 0,1:26:30.78,1:26:33.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Such as anything assosiated\Nwith the management of money, Dialogue: 0,1:26:34.29,1:26:37.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,advertising,\Nalong with a legal system itself. Dialogue: 0,1:26:37.99,1:26:41.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For, without money,\Na great majority of the crimes Dialogue: 0,1:26:41.32,1:26:43.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are commited today,\Nwould never occur. Dialogue: 0,1:26:43.100,1:26:45.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Virtually,\Nall forms of crime Dialogue: 0,1:26:45.64,1:26:47.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are consequence\Nin the monetary system, Dialogue: 0,1:26:47.70,1:26:53.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,either directly or by nevroses\Ninflicted through financial deprevation. Dialogue: 0,1:26:53.98,1:26:58.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, laws themselves\Ncould eventually become extinct. Dialogue: 0,1:26:58.75,1:27:03.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead of putting up a sign:\N'Drive carefully', 'Slippery when wet', Dialogue: 0,1:27:03.23,1:27:06.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,put abrasive on the highway,\Nso it is not slippery when wet. Dialogue: 0,1:27:06.99,1:27:09.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when a person\Ngets in a car that drunk Dialogue: 0,1:27:09.28,1:27:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a car oscillates\Nat great deal, Dialogue: 0,1:27:11.40,1:27:12.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's\Na little pendulum Dialogue: 0,1:27:12.99,1:27:14.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that swings up\Nand back Dialogue: 0,1:27:14.18,1:27:16.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that will pull the\Ncar over the side... Dialogue: 0,1:27:16.60,1:27:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not a law. Dialogue: 0,1:27:17.100,1:27:18.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A solution. Dialogue: 0,1:27:19.00,1:27:23.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Put sonar and radar on automobiles\Nso they can't hit one another. Dialogue: 0,1:27:23.37,1:27:25.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Man-made laws\Nare attempts Dialogue: 0,1:27:25.81,1:27:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to deal with\Noccuring problems Dialogue: 0,1:27:27.98,1:27:30.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not knowing\Nhow to solve them... Dialogue: 0,1:27:30.49,1:27:31.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They make a law. Dialogue: 0,1:27:32.68,1:27:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the United States,\Nthe most privatised, Dialogue: 0,1:27:35.16,1:27:36.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,capitalist country\Non the planet, Dialogue: 0,1:27:36.98,1:27:38.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it shall come\Nas no surprise Dialogue: 0,1:27:38.99,1:27:42.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it also has the largest\Nprison population in the world. Dialogue: 0,1:27:42.99,1:27:44.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Growing every year. Dialogue: 0,1:27:44.99,1:27:47.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Statistically, most of\Nthese people are uneducated Dialogue: 0,1:27:47.100,1:27:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and come from poor,\Ndeprived societies. Dialogue: 0,1:27:51.53,1:27:53.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And contrary\Nto propaganda, Dialogue: 0,1:27:53.74,1:27:55.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is this\Nenviromental conditioning, Dialogue: 0,1:27:56.22,1:27:59.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which lures them into\Ncriminal and violent behavior. Dialogue: 0,1:27:59.97,1:28:02.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However,\Nsociety looks the other way Dialogue: 0,1:28:02.08,1:28:03.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in regard\Nto this point. Dialogue: 0,1:28:03.98,1:28:07.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The legal and prison systems\Nare just more examples Dialogue: 0,1:28:07.98,1:28:10.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of how our society\Navoids examining Dialogue: 0,1:28:10.78,1:28:12.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the root causes\Nof behavior. Dialogue: 0,1:28:12.99,1:28:14.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Billions are spent\Neach year Dialogue: 0,1:28:14.85,1:28:16.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on prisons and police, Dialogue: 0,1:28:16.69,1:28:18.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while only a fraction\Nis spent on Dialogue: 0,1:28:18.89,1:28:20.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,programs for poverty, Dialogue: 0,1:28:20.62,1:28:23.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is one of the most\Nfundamental variables Dialogue: 0,1:28:23.05,1:28:25.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,responsible for crime\Nto begin with. Dialogue: 0,1:28:25.77,1:28:28.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, as long as\Nwe have an economic system, Dialogue: 0,1:28:28.41,1:28:29.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which preferes\Nand in fact, Dialogue: 0,1:28:30.01,1:28:32.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creates scarcity\Nand deprivation, Dialogue: 0,1:28:32.99,1:28:35.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,crime\Nwill never go away. Dialogue: 0,1:28:40.68,1:28:45.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If people have access\Nto the necessities of life Dialogue: 0,1:28:45.22,1:28:49.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without survitude, debt,\Nbarter, trade, Dialogue: 0,1:28:50.89,1:28:52.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they'd behave\Nvery differently. Dialogue: 0,1:28:52.89,1:28:56.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You want all these things available\Nwithout a price tag. Dialogue: 0,1:28:56.100,1:29:00.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now then, you're not gonna\Nhave a price tag, Dialogue: 0,1:29:00.47,1:29:02.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what will\Nmotivate people? Dialogue: 0,1:29:02.87,1:29:06.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A man gets everything he wants,\Nhe's just laying around in the sun. Dialogue: 0,1:29:06.71,1:29:09.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the myth\Nthey perpetuate. Dialogue: 0,1:29:09.06,1:29:11.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People in our culture\Nare trained to believe Dialogue: 0,1:29:11.98,1:29:15.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the monetary system\Nproduces incentive. Dialogue: 0,1:29:15.45,1:29:18.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If they have access to things,\Nwhy should they want to do anything? Dialogue: 0,1:29:18.99,1:29:20.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They would\Nloose their incentive. Dialogue: 0,1:29:20.97,1:29:24.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what you're taught\Nto support the monetary system. Dialogue: 0,1:29:24.48,1:29:26.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you take money\Nout of the scenario, Dialogue: 0,1:29:27.51,1:29:31.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there would be different incentives,\Nvery different incentives. Dialogue: 0,1:29:31.70,1:29:34.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When people have access\Nto the necessities of life, Dialogue: 0,1:29:34.97,1:29:36.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their incentives change. Dialogue: 0,1:29:36.67,1:29:38.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What about the moon\Nand the stars? Dialogue: 0,1:29:38.97,1:29:40.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,New incentives arise. Dialogue: 0,1:29:40.98,1:29:43.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you make a painting\Nthat you enjoy, Dialogue: 0,1:29:43.71,1:29:47.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will enjoy giving it\Nto other people, not selling it. Dialogue: 0,1:29:51.99,1:29:55.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think most of the education,\Nthat I've seen today is Dialogue: 0,1:29:55.36,1:29:58.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,essentially,\Nproducing a person for a job. Dialogue: 0,1:29:58.59,1:30:01.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's very specialized.\NThey're not generalists. Dialogue: 0,1:30:01.41,1:30:04.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People don't know a lot about\Na lot of different subjects. Dialogue: 0,1:30:04.28,1:30:06.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't think you can\Nget people to go to war, Dialogue: 0,1:30:06.97,1:30:10.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if they knew a lot\Nabout a lot of things. Dialogue: 0,1:30:10.34,1:30:12.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think education\Nis mostly rote Dialogue: 0,1:30:12.97,1:30:16.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're not taught\Nhow to solve problems. Dialogue: 0,1:30:16.60,1:30:19.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're not given the tools,\Nemotionally, Dialogue: 0,1:30:19.18,1:30:20.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or within\Ntheir own field, Dialogue: 0,1:30:20.98,1:30:23.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of how to do\Ncritical thinking. Dialogue: 0,1:30:23.58,1:30:26.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a resource-based economy,\Nthe education would be very different. Dialogue: 0,1:30:26.99,1:30:30.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our society's major concern\Nis mental development Dialogue: 0,1:30:30.99,1:30:33.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to motivate\Neach person Dialogue: 0,1:30:33.80,1:30:35.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to their\Nhighest potential. Dialogue: 0,1:30:35.100,1:30:37.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because our philosophy is Dialogue: 0,1:30:37.46,1:30:40.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the smarter people are,\Nthe richer the world, Dialogue: 0,1:30:40.13,1:30:42.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because everybody\Nbecomes a contributor. Dialogue: 0,1:30:42.97,1:30:45.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The smarter\Nyour kids are, Dialogue: 0,1:30:45.33,1:30:47.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the better\Nmy life will be. Dialogue: 0,1:30:47.13,1:30:49.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because they'll be contributing\Nmore constructively Dialogue: 0,1:30:49.37,1:30:52.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the environment\Nand to my life. Dialogue: 0,1:30:52.16,1:30:53.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because\Neverything that Dialogue: 0,1:30:53.35,1:30:56.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we devise within\Na resource-based economy, Dialogue: 0,1:30:56.58,1:30:58.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would be applied\Nto society. Dialogue: 0,1:30:58.28,1:31:00.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There would be nothing\Nto hold it back. Dialogue: 0,1:31:04.42,1:31:08.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Patriotism, weapons,\Narmies, navies... Dialogue: 0,1:31:08.70,1:31:09.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All that is a sign Dialogue: 0,1:31:09.100,1:31:12.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we're not\Ncivilized yet. Dialogue: 0,1:31:12.97,1:31:14.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kids will ask\Ntheir parents: Dialogue: 0,1:31:14.70,1:31:18.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Didn't you see\Nthe necessity of the machines?" Dialogue: 0,1:31:18.97,1:31:21.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Dad, couldn't you see\Nthat war was inevitable Dialogue: 0,1:31:21.64,1:31:23.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you produce\Nscarcity?" Dialogue: 0,1:31:23.98,1:31:24.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Isn't it obvious?" Dialogue: 0,1:31:24.98,1:31:26.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course,\Nthe kid will understand Dialogue: 0,1:31:26.98,1:31:29.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you're pinheads;\Nraised merely to serve Dialogue: 0,1:31:29.98,1:31:32.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the established institutons. Dialogue: 0,1:31:32.15,1:31:34.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're such in\Nan abominable, sick society, Dialogue: 0,1:31:35.39,1:31:37.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we won't make\Nthe history book. Dialogue: 0,1:31:37.43,1:31:41.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They'll just say that large nations\Ntook land from smaller nations, Dialogue: 0,1:31:41.70,1:31:43.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,used force and violence. Dialogue: 0,1:31:43.27,1:31:45.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll get history\Ntalked about as Dialogue: 0,1:31:45.97,1:31:47.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,corrupt behavior\Nall the way along Dialogue: 0,1:31:47.97,1:31:50.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until the beginning\Nof the civilized world. Dialogue: 0,1:31:50.50,1:31:52.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's when all the nations\Nwork together. Dialogue: 0,1:31:53.30,1:31:54.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,World unification, Dialogue: 0,1:31:54.98,1:31:59.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,working toward common good\Nfor all human beings Dialogue: 0,1:31:59.08,1:32:03.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and without anyone being\Nsubservient to anyone else. Dialogue: 0,1:32:03.98,1:32:06.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Without\Nsocial stratification, Dialogue: 0,1:32:06.72,1:32:08.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether it be\Ntechnical elitism Dialogue: 0,1:32:08.72,1:32:10.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or any other kind\Nof elitism, Dialogue: 0,1:32:10.79,1:32:13.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eradicated from\Nthe face of the earth. Dialogue: 0,1:32:13.39,1:32:17.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The state does nothing\Nbecause there is no state. Dialogue: 0,1:32:21.97,1:32:24.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The system I advocate, Dialogue: 0,1:32:24.05,1:32:27.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a resource-based global economy,\Nis not perfect. Dialogue: 0,1:32:27.98,1:32:30.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's just a lot better\Nthan what we have. Dialogue: 0,1:32:30.41,1:32:33.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can never achieve\Nperfection. Dialogue: 0,1:32:50.100,1:32:53.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The social values\Nof our society, Dialogue: 0,1:32:53.06,1:32:55.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which has manifested\Nin perpetual warfare, Dialogue: 0,1:32:55.47,1:32:56.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,corruption, Dialogue: 0,1:32:56.37,1:32:57.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,oppressive laws, Dialogue: 0,1:32:57.67,1:32:58.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,social stratification, Dialogue: 0,1:32:58.97,1:33:00.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,irrelevant superstitions, Dialogue: 0,1:33:00.98,1:33:02.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,environmental destruction, Dialogue: 0,1:33:02.98,1:33:07.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a despotic, socially indifferent,\Nprofit-oriented ruling class, Dialogue: 0,1:33:08.55,1:33:11.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is fundamentally the result\Nof a collective ignorance Dialogue: 0,1:33:11.72,1:33:15.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of two of the most basic insights\Nhumans can have about reality. Dialogue: 0,1:33:16.62,1:33:20.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The emergent and symbiotic aspects\Nof natural law. Dialogue: 0,1:33:21.83,1:33:23.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The emergent nature\Nof reality Dialogue: 0,1:33:23.100,1:33:26.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that all systems;\Nwhether it is knowledge, Dialogue: 0,1:33:26.80,1:33:31.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,society, technology, philosophy,\Nor any other creation; Dialogue: 0,1:33:31.97,1:33:33.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will,\Nwhen uninhibited, Dialogue: 0,1:33:33.81,1:33:36.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,undergo fluid,\Nperpetual change. Dialogue: 0,1:33:36.98,1:33:39.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we consider\Ncommonplace today Dialogue: 0,1:33:39.07,1:33:41.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as modern communication\Nand transportation, Dialogue: 0,1:33:42.38,1:33:45.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would have been unimaginable\Nin ancient times. Dialogue: 0,1:33:45.99,1:33:48.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Likewise, the future\Nwill contain technologies, Dialogue: 0,1:33:48.99,1:33:51.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,realizations\Nand social structures Dialogue: 0,1:33:51.66,1:33:54.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we cannot even fathom\Nin the present. Dialogue: 0,1:33:54.86,1:33:57.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have gone from\Nalchemy to chemistry, Dialogue: 0,1:33:57.63,1:34:00.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from a geocentric universe\Nto a heliocentric, Dialogue: 0,1:34:00.97,1:34:03.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from believing that demons\Nwere the cause of illness Dialogue: 0,1:34:03.97,1:34:05.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to modern medicine. Dialogue: 0,1:34:05.97,1:34:08.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This development shows\Nno sign of ending, Dialogue: 0,1:34:08.78,1:34:11.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it is this awareness\Nthat aligns us Dialogue: 0,1:34:11.44,1:34:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and leads us\Non a continuous path Dialogue: 0,1:34:14.04,1:34:15.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to growth\Nand progress. Dialogue: 0,1:34:16.88,1:34:19.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Static, empirical knowledge\Ndoes not exist. Dialogue: 0,1:34:19.99,1:34:24.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rather, it is the insight\Nof the emergence of all systems Dialogue: 0,1:34:24.14,1:34:25.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we must recognize. Dialogue: 0,1:34:26.49,1:34:30.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means we must be open to\Nnew information at all times, Dialogue: 0,1:34:30.53,1:34:33.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if it threatens\Nour current belief system, Dialogue: 0,1:34:33.14,1:34:35.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hence,\Nidentities. Dialogue: 0,1:34:35.97,1:34:39.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sadly, society today\Nhas failed to recognize this, Dialogue: 0,1:34:39.67,1:34:43.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the established institutions\Ncontinue to paralyze growth Dialogue: 0,1:34:43.21,1:34:46.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by preserving\Noutdated, social structures. Dialogue: 0,1:34:46.78,1:34:49.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Simultaneously,\Nthe population suffers Dialogue: 0,1:34:49.06,1:34:50.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from a fear of change. Dialogue: 0,1:34:50.82,1:34:53.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For their conditioning assumes\Na static identity Dialogue: 0,1:34:53.99,1:34:55.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and challenging\None's belief system, Dialogue: 0,1:34:55.99,1:34:59.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,usually results in\Ninsult and apprehension. Dialogue: 0,1:34:59.49,1:35:03.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For being wrong is erroneously\Nassociated with failure. Dialogue: 0,1:35:04.100,1:35:08.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When in fact to be proven wrong\Nshould be celebrated. Dialogue: 0,1:35:08.97,1:35:12.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For it is elevating someone\Nto a new level of understanding, Dialogue: 0,1:35:12.77,1:35:14.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,furthering awareness. Dialogue: 0,1:35:15.21,1:35:19.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fact is, there is no such thing\Nas a smart human being, Dialogue: 0,1:35:19.68,1:35:21.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for it is merely\Na matter of time Dialogue: 0,1:35:21.68,1:35:25.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before their ideas are\Nupdated, changed or irradicated. Dialogue: 0,1:35:26.69,1:35:30.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this tendency to blindly\Nhold on to a belief system, Dialogue: 0,1:35:30.32,1:35:34.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sheltering it from new,\Npossibly transforming information Dialogue: 0,1:35:34.30,1:35:38.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is nothing less than a form of\Nintellectual materialism. Dialogue: 0,1:35:39.83,1:35:42.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The monetary system\Nperpetuates this materialism, Dialogue: 0,1:35:42.77,1:35:45.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not only by it's\Nself-preserving structures, Dialogue: 0,1:35:45.57,1:35:48.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also throught the\Ncountless number of people Dialogue: 0,1:35:48.28,1:35:50.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who have been conditioned\Ninto blindly, Dialogue: 0,1:35:50.21,1:35:52.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and thoughtlessly,\Nupholding these structures, Dialogue: 0,1:35:52.58,1:35:57.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,therefore becoming, self-appointed\Nguardians of the status quo. Dialogue: 0,1:35:57.98,1:36:01.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sheep which no longer need\Na sheepdog to control them. Dialogue: 0,1:36:01.89,1:36:03.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For they control\Neach other, Dialogue: 0,1:36:03.65,1:36:07.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by ostracizing those\Nwho step out of the norm. Dialogue: 0,1:36:07.100,1:36:09.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This tendency\Nto resist change Dialogue: 0,1:36:09.73,1:36:11.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and uphold\Nexisting institutions Dialogue: 0,1:36:11.77,1:36:14.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the sake of identity,\Ncomfort, Dialogue: 0,1:36:14.10,1:36:15.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,power and profit, Dialogue: 0,1:36:15.67,1:36:17.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is completely\Nunsustainable. Dialogue: 0,1:36:17.97,1:36:20.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And will only produce\Nfurther imbalance, Dialogue: 0,1:36:20.51,1:36:21.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fragmentation, Dialogue: 0,1:36:21.71,1:36:22.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,distortion, Dialogue: 0,1:36:22.54,1:36:23.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and invariably, Dialogue: 0,1:36:23.78,1:36:24.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,destruction. Dialogue: 0,1:36:27.32,1:36:29.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's time to change. Dialogue: 0,1:36:30.25,1:36:31.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From hunters\Nand gatherers, Dialogue: 0,1:36:32.02,1:36:33.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the agricultural revolution, Dialogue: 0,1:36:33.99,1:36:35.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the industrial revolution, Dialogue: 0,1:36:35.79,1:36:37.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the pattern is clear. Dialogue: 0,1:36:37.42,1:36:39.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is time\Nfor a new social system Dialogue: 0,1:36:39.89,1:36:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which reflects the understandings\Nwe have today. Dialogue: 0,1:36:43.100,1:36:45.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The monetary system\Nis a product Dialogue: 0,1:36:45.87,1:36:46.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of a period of time, Dialogue: 0,1:36:46.97,1:36:48.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where scarcity\Nwas a reality. Dialogue: 0,1:36:49.40,1:36:51.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now,\Nwith the age of technology, Dialogue: 0,1:36:51.14,1:36:53.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is no longer relevant\Nto society. Dialogue: 0,1:36:54.07,1:36:57.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gone with the aberrant behavior\Nit manifests. Dialogue: 0,1:36:58.98,1:37:01.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Likewise,\Ndominant world views, Dialogue: 0,1:37:01.45,1:37:02.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as theistic religion, Dialogue: 0,1:37:03.01,1:37:05.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,operate with\Nthe same social irrelevancy. Dialogue: 0,1:37:06.79,1:37:11.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Islam, Christianity, Judaism,\NHinduism and all of the others, Dialogue: 0,1:37:11.99,1:37:15.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exist as barriers\Nto personal and social growth. Dialogue: 0,1:37:15.80,1:37:19.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For each group perpetuates\Na closed world view. Dialogue: 0,1:37:19.97,1:37:22.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this finite understanding\Nthat they acknowledge Dialogue: 0,1:37:22.97,1:37:26.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is simply not possible\Nin an emergent universe. Dialogue: 0,1:37:28.98,1:37:32.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet, religion has succeeded\Nin shutting down the awareness Dialogue: 0,1:37:32.71,1:37:33.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this emergence Dialogue: 0,1:37:33.98,1:37:37.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by instilling the psychological\Ndistortion of faith Dialogue: 0,1:37:37.22,1:37:38.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,upon it's followers. Dialogue: 0,1:37:38.87,1:37:41.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where logic and new information\Nis rejected Dialogue: 0,1:37:41.79,1:37:44.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in favor of traditionalized,\Noutdated beliefs. Dialogue: 0,1:37:45.99,1:37:47.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The concept of God, Dialogue: 0,1:37:47.100,1:37:52.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is really a method of accounting\Nfor the nature of things. Dialogue: 0,1:37:52.30,1:37:54.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the early days,\Npeople didn't know enough Dialogue: 0,1:37:54.97,1:37:56.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about\Nhow things formed, Dialogue: 0,1:37:56.97,1:37:58.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how nature worked. Dialogue: 0,1:37:58.50,1:38:00.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they invented\Ntheir own little stories, Dialogue: 0,1:38:01.58,1:38:05.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they made God\Nin their own image. Dialogue: 0,1:38:05.98,1:38:07.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A guy\Nthat gets angry Dialogue: 0,1:38:07.98,1:38:10.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when people\Ndon't behave right. Dialogue: 0,1:38:10.08,1:38:12.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He creates floods\Nand earthquakes Dialogue: 0,1:38:12.99,1:38:15.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they say\Nit's an act of God. Dialogue: 0,1:38:16.79,1:38:19.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A cursory glance at\Nthe suppressed history of religion Dialogue: 0,1:38:19.49,1:38:22.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reveals that even\Nthe foundational myths themselves Dialogue: 0,1:38:22.70,1:38:27.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are emergent culminations\Ndeveloped through influence over time. Dialogue: 0,1:38:27.11,1:38:30.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, a cardinal doctrine\Nof the Christian faith Dialogue: 0,1:38:30.37,1:38:32.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the death and resurrection\Nof Christ. Dialogue: 0,1:38:32.97,1:38:36.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This notion is so important\Nthat the Bible itself states Dialogue: 0,1:38:36.88,1:38:38.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"And if Christ be not risen, Dialogue: 0,1:38:38.71,1:38:42.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then is our preaching vain\Nand your faith is also vain." Dialogue: 0,1:38:44.62,1:38:47.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet it is very difficult\Nto take this account literally. Dialogue: 0,1:38:47.69,1:38:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For not only is\Nthere no primary source Dialogue: 0,1:38:50.04,1:38:53.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,denoting this supernatural event\Nin secular history, Dialogue: 0,1:38:53.63,1:38:56.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,awareness of the enormous\Nnumber of pre-Christian saviors Dialogue: 0,1:38:56.100,1:38:59.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who also died\Nand were resurrected Dialogue: 0,1:38:59.67,1:39:03.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,immediately puts this story in\Nmythological territory by association. Dialogue: 0,1:39:04.77,1:39:06.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Early church figures, Dialogue: 0,1:39:06.20,1:39:06.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as Tortullian, Dialogue: 0,1:39:06.97,1:39:10.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,went to great lengths\Nto break these associations, Dialogue: 0,1:39:10.38,1:39:14.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even claiming that the Devil\Ncaused the similarities to occur. Dialogue: 0,1:39:14.88,1:39:16.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stating in\Nthe second century: Dialogue: 0,1:39:16.68,1:39:19.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The devil, whose business is\Nto pervert the truth, Dialogue: 0,1:39:19.49,1:39:22.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mimics the exact circumstance\Nof the Divine Sacraments. Dialogue: 0,1:39:22.99,1:39:26.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He baptizes his believers and\Npromises forgiveness of sins... Dialogue: 0,1:39:26.79,1:39:28.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He celebrates\Nthe oblation of bread, Dialogue: 0,1:39:29.00,1:39:31.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and brings in the symbol\Nof the resurrection. Dialogue: 0,1:39:31.100,1:39:35.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let us therefore acknowledge\Nthe craftiness of the Devil, Dialogue: 0,1:39:35.20,1:39:38.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who copied certain things\Nof those that be Divine." Dialogue: 0,1:39:39.97,1:39:41.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is truly sad,\Nhowever, Dialogue: 0,1:39:41.78,1:39:45.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that when we cease the idea\Nthat the stories from Christianity, Dialogue: 0,1:39:45.19,1:39:48.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Judaism, Islam\Nand all the others Dialogue: 0,1:39:48.10,1:39:49.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are literal history, Dialogue: 0,1:39:50.28,1:39:52.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and accept them\Nfor what they really are, Dialogue: 0,1:39:52.46,1:39:55.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which are purely\Nallegorical expressions, Dialogue: 0,1:39:55.34,1:39:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,derived\Nfrom many faiths, Dialogue: 0,1:39:57.99,1:40:00.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we see that all religions\Nshare a common thread. Dialogue: 0,1:40:01.12,1:40:03.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it is\Nthis unifying imperative Dialogue: 0,1:40:03.70,1:40:06.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that needs to be\Nrecognized and appreciated. Dialogue: 0,1:40:08.60,1:40:11.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Religious belief has caused\Nmore fragmentation and conflict Dialogue: 0,1:40:11.97,1:40:13.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than any other ideology. Dialogue: 0,1:40:14.07,1:40:18.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christianity alone has\N34,000 different subgroups. Dialogue: 0,1:40:19.98,1:40:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Bible is subject\Nto interpretation. Dialogue: 0,1:40:23.04,1:40:24.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you read it,\Nyou say, Dialogue: 0,1:40:24.98,1:40:28.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I think Jesus meant this.\NI think Job meant that." Dialogue: 0,1:40:28.79,1:40:30.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh no!\NHe meant this." Dialogue: 0,1:40:30.79,1:40:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you have the Lutheran,\Nthe Seventh-Day Adventist, the Catholic, Dialogue: 0,1:40:34.90,1:40:38.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a church divided\Nis no church at all. Dialogue: 0,1:40:44.97,1:40:47.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this point\Non division, Dialogue: 0,1:40:47.47,1:40:50.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is a trademark\Nof all theistic religions, Dialogue: 0,1:40:50.98,1:40:53.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,brings us to our second failure\Nof awareness. Dialogue: 0,1:40:53.98,1:40:56.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The false assumption\Nof separation Dialogue: 0,1:40:56.10,1:41:00.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through the rejection of\Nthe symbiotic relationship of life. Dialogue: 0,1:41:01.99,1:41:05.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Apart from the understanding\Nthat all natural systems are emergent, Dialogue: 0,1:41:05.99,1:41:09.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where all notions of reality\Nwill be constantly developed, Dialogue: 0,1:41:09.20,1:41:11.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,altered\Nand even eradicated, Dialogue: 0,1:41:11.90,1:41:15.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we must also understand\Nthat all systems are, in fact, Dialogue: 0,1:41:15.97,1:41:19.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,invented fragments,\Nmerely for the sake of conversation. Dialogue: 0,1:41:20.37,1:41:24.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For there is no such thing\Nas independence in nature. Dialogue: 0,1:41:24.54,1:41:26.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The whole of nature\Nis a unified system Dialogue: 0,1:41:26.99,1:41:28.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of interdependent variables, Dialogue: 0,1:41:29.28,1:41:34.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,each a cause and a reaction,\Nexisting only as a concentrated whole. Dialogue: 0,1:41:35.99,1:41:39.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't see the plug\Nto connect to the environment, Dialogue: 0,1:41:39.16,1:41:42.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it looks like we're free,\Nwandering around. Dialogue: 0,1:41:42.66,1:41:45.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take the oxygen away,\Nwe all die immediately. Dialogue: 0,1:41:45.53,1:41:47.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take plant life away,\Nwe die. Dialogue: 0,1:41:47.87,1:41:50.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And without the sun,\Nall the plants die. Dialogue: 0,1:41:50.71,1:41:52.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we are connected. Dialogue: 0,1:41:52.54,1:41:55.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We really must take into\Naccount the totality. Dialogue: 0,1:41:55.54,1:41:57.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This isn't just a human experience\Non this planet, Dialogue: 0,1:41:57.98,1:41:59.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is\Na total experience. Dialogue: 0,1:41:59.45,1:42:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we know we can't survive\Nwithout plants and animals. Dialogue: 0,1:42:01.55,1:42:04.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know we can't survive\Nwithout the four elements, you know? Dialogue: 0,1:42:04.58,1:42:08.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, when are we gonna really\Nstart taking that into account? Dialogue: 0,1:42:08.66,1:42:10.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what it is\Nto be successful. Dialogue: 0,1:42:10.49,1:42:14.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Success depends on how well\Nwe're related to everything around us. Dialogue: 0,1:42:15.70,1:42:17.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm very aware of\Nthe fact that my grandson Dialogue: 0,1:42:17.94,1:42:19.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cannot possibly hope Dialogue: 0,1:42:19.77,1:42:21.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to inherit\Na sustainable, Dialogue: 0,1:42:21.84,1:42:24.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,peaceful, stable,\Nsocially just world Dialogue: 0,1:42:24.23,1:42:26.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unless every child today\Ngrowing up Dialogue: 0,1:42:26.46,1:42:30.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Ethiopia, in Indonesia, in Bolivia,\Nin Palestine, in Israel, Dialogue: 0,1:42:30.98,1:42:33.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also has\Nthat same expectation. Dialogue: 0,1:42:33.98,1:42:35.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You gotta take care\Nof the whole community Dialogue: 0,1:42:36.10,1:42:38.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or you're gonna have\Nserious problems. Dialogue: 0,1:42:38.69,1:42:42.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now we have to see that\Nthe whole world is the community. Dialogue: 0,1:42:42.69,1:42:45.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we must all take care\Nof each other that way. Dialogue: 0,1:42:45.99,1:42:47.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's not just\Na community of human beings, Dialogue: 0,1:42:48.03,1:42:51.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's a community of plants\Nand animals and elements. Dialogue: 0,1:42:51.18,1:42:53.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we really need\Nto understand that. Dialogue: 0,1:42:54.07,1:42:55.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what's\Ngonna bring us joy too, Dialogue: 0,1:42:55.97,1:42:56.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and pleasure. Dialogue: 0,1:42:56.97,1:42:58.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what's missing\Nin our lives right now. Dialogue: 0,1:42:58.97,1:43:00.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can call it\Nspirituality, Dialogue: 0,1:43:00.97,1:43:02.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the fact\Nof the matter is... Dialogue: 0,1:43:02.44,1:43:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Joy comes from that\Nbliss of connectedness. Dialogue: 0,1:43:06.51,1:43:07.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's our godspirit. Dialogue: 0,1:43:07.86,1:43:09.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's that side\Nof ourselves Dialogue: 0,1:43:09.62,1:43:11.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that really feels it, Dialogue: 0,1:43:11.52,1:43:13.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you can feel it\Ndeep inside you. Dialogue: 0,1:43:13.38,1:43:15.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's this amazing,\Nwonderful feeling Dialogue: 0,1:43:15.10,1:43:16.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you know it\Nwhen you get it. Dialogue: 0,1:43:16.38,1:43:17.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't get it\Nfrom money, Dialogue: 0,1:43:17.99,1:43:19.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you get it\Nfrom connection. Dialogue: 0,1:43:21.100,1:43:24.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now if that isn't\Na hazard to this country. Dialogue: 0,1:43:26.60,1:43:28.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How are we gonna keep\Nbuilding nuclear weapons, Dialogue: 0,1:43:28.74,1:43:29.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know\Nwhat I mean? Dialogue: 0,1:43:30.87,1:43:33.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's gonna happen\Nto the arms industry Dialogue: 0,1:43:33.20,1:43:35.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we realize\Nwe're all one? Dialogue: 0,1:43:36.31,1:43:38.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's gonna fuck up\Nthe economy. Dialogue: 0,1:43:38.74,1:43:40.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The economy\Nthat's fake anyway. Dialogue: 0,1:43:49.42,1:43:50.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which would be\Na real bummer. Dialogue: 0,1:43:51.69,1:43:54.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see why\Nthe government's crackin' down... Dialogue: 0,1:43:56.100,1:43:59.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the idea of experiencing\Nunconditional love. Dialogue: 0,1:44:10.98,1:44:14.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once we understand that\Nthe integrity of our personal existences Dialogue: 0,1:44:14.98,1:44:16.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are completely dependent Dialogue: 0,1:44:16.78,1:44:19.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the integrity of\Neverything else in our world, Dialogue: 0,1:44:20.02,1:44:24.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have truly understood\Nthe meaning of unconditional love. Dialogue: 0,1:44:24.69,1:44:28.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For love is extensionality,\Nand seeing everything as you Dialogue: 0,1:44:28.90,1:44:32.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you as everything\Ncan have no conditionalities, Dialogue: 0,1:44:32.47,1:44:36.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for in fact,\Nwe are all everything, at once. Dialogue: 0,1:44:36.30,1:44:38.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If it's true that we're all\Nfrom the center of a star, Dialogue: 0,1:44:38.97,1:44:40.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every atom on each of us\Nfrom the center of a star, Dialogue: 0,1:44:40.87,1:44:42.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then we're all\Nthe same thing. Dialogue: 0,1:44:42.75,1:44:43.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even a Coke machine Dialogue: 0,1:44:43.76,1:44:45.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a cigarette butt\Nin the street in Buffalo Dialogue: 0,1:44:46.01,1:44:47.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is made out of atoms\Nthat came from a star. Dialogue: 0,1:44:47.82,1:44:49.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They've all been recycled\Nthousands of times, Dialogue: 0,1:44:49.72,1:44:50.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as have\Nyou and I. Dialogue: 0,1:44:50.98,1:44:54.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And therefore,\Nit's only me out there. Dialogue: 0,1:44:54.55,1:44:56.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what is there\Nto be afraid of? Dialogue: 0,1:44:56.14,1:44:58.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is there\Nthat needs solace seeking? Dialogue: 0,1:44:58.26,1:44:58.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nothing. Dialogue: 0,1:44:58.75,1:45:01.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's nothing to be afraid of\Nbecause it's all us. Dialogue: 0,1:45:01.70,1:45:04.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The trouble is we have been\Nseparated by being born Dialogue: 0,1:45:04.77,1:45:07.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and given a name and an identity\Nand being individuated. Dialogue: 0,1:45:07.30,1:45:08.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've been separated\Nfrom the oneness, Dialogue: 0,1:45:08.83,1:45:09.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's\Nwhat religion exploits. Dialogue: 0,1:45:09.97,1:45:14.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That people have this yearning\Nto be part of the overall one again. Dialogue: 0,1:45:14.06,1:45:15.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they exploit that. Dialogue: 0,1:45:15.13,1:45:17.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They call it God,\Nthey say he has rules, Dialogue: 0,1:45:17.58,1:45:18.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think it's cruel. Dialogue: 0,1:45:19.08,1:45:21.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think you can do it\Nabsent religion. Dialogue: 0,1:46:09.43,1:46:11.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's time\Nto claim the unity. Dialogue: 0,1:46:11.46,1:46:14.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our outmoded social systems\Nhave broken apart, Dialogue: 0,1:46:14.77,1:46:17.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and work together\Nto create a sustainable, Dialogue: 0,1:46:17.67,1:46:20.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,global society,\Nwhere everyone is taken care of Dialogue: 0,1:46:20.74,1:46:22.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and everyone\Nis truly free. Dialogue: 0,1:46:23.34,1:46:25.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your personal beliefs,\Nwhatever they may be, Dialogue: 0,1:46:25.70,1:46:29.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are meaningless when it comes\Nto the necessities of life. Dialogue: 0,1:46:29.45,1:46:31.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every human being\Nis born naked, Dialogue: 0,1:46:31.65,1:46:34.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,needing warmth, food,\Nwater, shelter. Dialogue: 0,1:46:34.99,1:46:36.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything else\Nis auxiliary. Dialogue: 0,1:46:37.31,1:46:39.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, the most\Nimportant issue at hand Dialogue: 0,1:46:39.89,1:46:43.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the intelligent management\Nof the Earth's resources. Dialogue: 0,1:46:43.90,1:46:46.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This can never be accomplished\Nin a monetary system, Dialogue: 0,1:46:46.77,1:46:50.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the pursuit of profit\Nis the pursuit of self-interest Dialogue: 0,1:46:50.07,1:46:52.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and therefore,\Nimbalance is inherent. Dialogue: 0,1:46:53.97,1:46:56.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Simultaneously,\Npoliticians are useless. Dialogue: 0,1:46:56.98,1:47:01.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For our true problems in life\Nare technical, not political. Dialogue: 0,1:47:01.98,1:47:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Furthermore,\Nideologies that separate humanity, Dialogue: 0,1:47:05.01,1:47:06.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as religion, Dialogue: 0,1:47:06.06,1:47:08.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,need strong reflection\Nin the community Dialogue: 0,1:47:08.56,1:47:12.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in regard to it's value,\Npurpose and social relevancy. Dialogue: 0,1:47:12.99,1:47:14.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hopefully,\Nthrough time, Dialogue: 0,1:47:14.44,1:47:18.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,religion will loose it's materialism\Nand basis in superstition Dialogue: 0,1:47:18.04,1:47:21.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and move into the useful field\Nof philosophy. Dialogue: 0,1:47:21.54,1:47:24.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fact is,\Nsociety today is backwards, Dialogue: 0,1:47:24.64,1:47:28.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with politicians constantly talking\Nabout protection and security Dialogue: 0,1:47:28.74,1:47:31.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than creation,\Nunity and progress. Dialogue: 0,1:47:32.71,1:47:34.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The US alone\Nnow spends about Dialogue: 0,1:47:34.51,1:47:37.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,$500 billions dollars annually\Non defense. Dialogue: 0,1:47:37.78,1:47:40.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is enough to send\Nevery high school senior Dialogue: 0,1:47:40.39,1:47:42.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in America\Nto a four year college. Dialogue: 0,1:47:43.49,1:47:45.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the 1940's,\Nthe Manhattan Project Dialogue: 0,1:47:45.99,1:47:49.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,produced the first true\Nweapon of mass destruction. Dialogue: 0,1:47:49.50,1:47:55.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This program employed 130,000 people,\Nat an extreme financial cost. Dialogue: 0,1:47:55.77,1:47:58.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine what our life\Nwould be like today, Dialogue: 0,1:47:58.07,1:47:59.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if that\Ngroup of scientists, Dialogue: 0,1:47:59.97,1:48:02.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of working on\Na way of killing people, Dialogue: 0,1:48:02.98,1:48:07.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,worked on a way to create\Na self-sustaining, abundant world. Dialogue: 0,1:48:07.75,1:48:10.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Life today\Nwould be very, very different, Dialogue: 0,1:48:10.17,1:48:11.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if that was their goal. Dialogue: 0,1:48:13.99,1:48:16.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead of\Nweapons of mass destruction, Dialogue: 0,1:48:16.46,1:48:20.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is time to unleash\Nsomething much more powerful. Dialogue: 0,1:48:20.99,1:48:23.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Weapons of Mass Creation. Dialogue: 0,1:48:25.20,1:48:27.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our true divinity is\Nin our ability to create. Dialogue: 0,1:48:28.30,1:48:32.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And armed with the understanding of\Nthe symbiotic connections of life, Dialogue: 0,1:48:32.54,1:48:36.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while being guided by\Nthe emergent nature of reality, Dialogue: 0,1:48:36.38,1:48:39.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is nothing\Nwe cannot do or accomplish. Dialogue: 0,1:48:41.25,1:48:43.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course,\Nwe face strong barriers, Dialogue: 0,1:48:43.98,1:48:46.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the form of\Nestablished power structures, Dialogue: 0,1:48:46.39,1:48:48.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that refuse to change. Dialogue: 0,1:48:48.79,1:48:51.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the heart of these structures\Nis the monetary system. Dialogue: 0,1:48:51.62,1:48:54.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As explained earlier,\Nthe fractional reserve policy Dialogue: 0,1:48:54.33,1:48:56.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a form of\Nslavery through debt, Dialogue: 0,1:48:56.47,1:49:00.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where it is literally impossible\Nfor society to be free. Dialogue: 0,1:49:00.77,1:49:04.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In turn, free market capitalism,\Nin the form of free trade, Dialogue: 0,1:49:04.05,1:49:07.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,uses debt to imprison the world\Nand manipulate countries Dialogue: 0,1:49:07.47,1:49:11.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into subservience to a handful of\Nlarge business and political powers. Dialogue: 0,1:49:11.98,1:49:14.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Apart from\Nthese obvious amoralities, Dialogue: 0,1:49:14.38,1:49:17.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the system itself\Nis based on competition, Dialogue: 0,1:49:17.05,1:49:19.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which immediately\Ndestroys the possibility Dialogue: 0,1:49:19.69,1:49:22.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of large scale collaborations\Nfor the common good. Dialogue: 0,1:49:22.99,1:49:27.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hence paralyzing any attempt\Nat true global sustainability. Dialogue: 0,1:49:28.100,1:49:32.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These financial and corporate structures\Nare now obsolete, Dialogue: 0,1:49:32.100,1:49:34.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they must be\Noutgrown. Dialogue: 0,1:49:36.34,1:49:38.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, we cannot be\Nnaive enough to think Dialogue: 0,1:49:38.17,1:49:41.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the business and financial elite\Nare going to subscribe to this idea, Dialogue: 0,1:49:41.37,1:49:43.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for they will lose\Npower and control. Dialogue: 0,1:49:43.54,1:49:47.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, peacefully,\Na highly strategic action must be taken. Dialogue: 0,1:49:47.98,1:49:50.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The most powerful course\Nof action is simple. Dialogue: 0,1:49:50.98,1:49:53.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to alter\Nour behavior to force Dialogue: 0,1:49:53.44,1:49:56.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the power structure\Nto the will of the people. Dialogue: 0,1:49:57.66,1:50:00.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We must stop\Nsupporting the system. Dialogue: 0,1:50:01.83,1:50:03.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The only way\Nthe establishment will change Dialogue: 0,1:50:04.03,1:50:06.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is by our refusal\Nto participate Dialogue: 0,1:50:06.25,1:50:10.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while continuously acknowledging\Nits endless flaws and corruptions. Dialogue: 0,1:50:10.97,1:50:14.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're not gonna give up\Nthe monetary system, Dialogue: 0,1:50:14.12,1:50:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of our designs\Nof what we've recommend. Dialogue: 0,1:50:17.91,1:50:19.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The system\Nhas to fail, Dialogue: 0,1:50:19.78,1:50:24.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people have to lose confidence\Nin their elected leaders. Dialogue: 0,1:50:24.68,1:50:27.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That will be\Na major turning point Dialogue: 0,1:50:27.07,1:50:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if The Venus Project is offered\Nas a possible alternative. Dialogue: 0,1:50:32.04,1:50:34.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If not,\NI fear the consequences. Dialogue: 0,1:50:34.100,1:50:39.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The trends now indicate\Nthat our country is going bankrupt. Dialogue: 0,1:50:40.03,1:50:45.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The probability is our country\Nwill move toward a military dictatorship Dialogue: 0,1:50:45.67,1:50:49.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to prevent riots\Nand complete social breakdown. Dialogue: 0,1:50:49.98,1:50:51.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once\Nthe US breaks down, Dialogue: 0,1:50:51.74,1:50:54.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the other cultures\Nwill undergo similar things. Dialogue: 0,1:50:55.98,1:50:58.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As of now,\Nthe world financial system Dialogue: 0,1:50:58.29,1:50:59.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is on the brink\Nof collapse Dialogue: 0,1:50:59.92,1:51:01.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,due to\Nit's own shortcomings. Dialogue: 0,1:51:01.99,1:51:04.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Controller of Currencies\Nstated in 2003 Dialogue: 0,1:51:05.03,1:51:07.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the interest\Non the US National Debt Dialogue: 0,1:51:07.43,1:51:10.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will not be affordable\Nin less than ten years. Dialogue: 0,1:51:10.80,1:51:14.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This theoretically means\Ntotal bankruptcy for the US economy Dialogue: 0,1:51:14.47,1:51:17.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's implications\Nfor the world are immense. Dialogue: 0,1:51:17.47,1:51:20.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In turn, the fractional reserve-based\Nmonetary system Dialogue: 0,1:51:20.04,1:51:23.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is reaching it's theoretical limits\Nof expansion Dialogue: 0,1:51:23.04,1:51:26.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the banking failures you are seeing\Nare just the beginning. Dialogue: 0,1:51:26.98,1:51:29.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is why\Ninflation is skyrocketing, Dialogue: 0,1:51:29.75,1:51:31.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our debt is\Nat record levels Dialogue: 0,1:51:31.62,1:51:34.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the government and FED\Nare hemorrhaging new money Dialogue: 0,1:51:34.29,1:51:36.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to bailout\Nthe corrupt system. Dialogue: 0,1:51:36.49,1:51:38.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the only way\Nto keep the banks going Dialogue: 0,1:51:38.49,1:51:40.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is by\Nmaking more money. Dialogue: 0,1:51:40.05,1:51:41.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The only way\Nto make more money Dialogue: 0,1:51:41.100,1:51:44.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to create more debt\Nand inflation. Dialogue: 0,1:51:44.43,1:51:47.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is simply a matter of time\Nbefore the tables turn Dialogue: 0,1:51:47.63,1:51:50.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there's no one willing\Nto take new loans Dialogue: 0,1:51:50.27,1:51:54.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while defaults grow as people are unable\Nto afford their current loans. Dialogue: 0,1:51:54.81,1:51:56.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then the expansion of money\Nwill stop Dialogue: 0,1:51:56.98,1:52:00.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and contraction will begin\Non a scale never before seen, Dialogue: 0,1:52:00.81,1:52:04.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ending a century long\Npyramid scheme. Dialogue: 0,1:52:04.42,1:52:06.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This has already begun. Dialogue: 0,1:52:07.29,1:52:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, we need to expose\Nthis financial failure for what it is, Dialogue: 0,1:52:11.12,1:52:13.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using this weakness\Nto our advantage. Dialogue: 0,1:52:13.79,1:52:15.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here are\Nsome suggestions: Dialogue: 0,1:52:15.90,1:52:17.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Expose the banking fraud. Dialogue: 0,1:52:17.100,1:52:21.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Citibank, JP Morgan Chase\Nand Bank of America Dialogue: 0,1:52:21.51,1:52:23.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are the most\Npowerful controllers Dialogue: 0,1:52:23.38,1:52:26.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,within the corrupt\NFederal Reserve system. Dialogue: 0,1:52:26.06,1:52:29.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's time to boycott\Nthese institutions. Dialogue: 0,1:52:29.58,1:52:32.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you have a bank account\Nor credit card with any of them, Dialogue: 0,1:52:32.85,1:52:34.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,move your money\Nto another bank. Dialogue: 0,1:52:34.98,1:52:38.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you have a mortgage,\Nrefinance with another bank. Dialogue: 0,1:52:38.52,1:52:40.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you own their stock,\Nsell it. Dialogue: 0,1:52:40.89,1:52:42.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you work for them,\Nquit. Dialogue: 0,1:52:42.69,1:52:44.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This gesture\Nwill express contempt Dialogue: 0,1:52:44.83,1:52:47.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the true powers\Nbehind the private banking cartel, Dialogue: 0,1:52:47.99,1:52:49.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,known as\Nthe Federal Reserve. Dialogue: 0,1:52:49.100,1:52:54.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And create awareness about\Nthe fraud of the banking system itself. Dialogue: 0,1:52:54.57,1:52:56.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two:\NTurn off the TV news. Dialogue: 0,1:52:56.97,1:52:59.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Visit the emerging,\Nindependent news agencies Dialogue: 0,1:52:59.90,1:53:01.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the Internet\Nfor your information. Dialogue: 0,1:53:01.98,1:53:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,CNN, NBC, ABC, FOX\Nand all the others Dialogue: 0,1:53:06.55,1:53:10.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,present all news pre-filtered\Nto maintain the status quo. Dialogue: 0,1:53:11.03,1:53:14.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With four corporations owning\Nall major media outlets, Dialogue: 0,1:53:14.72,1:53:17.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,objective information\Nis impossible. Dialogue: 0,1:53:17.22,1:53:19.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the true beauty\Nof the Internet. Dialogue: 0,1:53:19.69,1:53:21.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the establishment\Nhas been losing control Dialogue: 0,1:53:21.93,1:53:24.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of this free flow\Nof information. Dialogue: 0,1:53:24.63,1:53:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We must protect the Internet,\Nat all times, Dialogue: 0,1:53:27.04,1:53:29.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as it is truly our savior\Nright now. Dialogue: 0,1:53:30.77,1:53:31.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three: Dialogue: 0,1:53:31.87,1:53:34.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't ever\Nallow yourself, Dialogue: 0,1:53:34.18,1:53:37.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your family\Nor anyone you know, Dialogue: 0,1:53:37.31,1:53:40.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to ever\Njoin the military. Dialogue: 0,1:53:41.18,1:53:43.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is\Nan obsolete institution Dialogue: 0,1:53:43.68,1:53:47.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,now used exclusively\Nfor maintaining an establishment Dialogue: 0,1:53:47.10,1:53:48.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is no longer\Nrelevant. Dialogue: 0,1:53:48.99,1:53:52.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,US soldiers in Iraq\Nwork for US corporations, Dialogue: 0,1:53:52.25,1:53:53.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not the people. Dialogue: 0,1:53:53.43,1:53:56.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Propaganda forces us to believe\Nthat war is natural Dialogue: 0,1:53:56.73,1:53:59.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the military is\Nan honorable institution. Dialogue: 0,1:53:59.63,1:54:00.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well if\Nwar is natural, Dialogue: 0,1:54:00.97,1:54:04.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why are there 18 suicides\Nevery single day Dialogue: 0,1:54:04.18,1:54:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by American veterans Dialogue: 0,1:54:05.64,1:54:07.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who have post-traumatic\Nstress disorder? Dialogue: 0,1:54:08.58,1:54:11.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If our military men\Nand women are so honored, Dialogue: 0,1:54:11.41,1:54:15.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why is it that 25% of the\NAmerican homeless population Dialogue: 0,1:54:15.25,1:54:16.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are veterans? Dialogue: 0,1:54:18.00,1:54:18.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Four: Dialogue: 0,1:54:18.98,1:54:21.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stop supporting\Nthe energy companies. Dialogue: 0,1:54:21.45,1:54:23.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you live\Nin a detached house, Dialogue: 0,1:54:23.29,1:54:24.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get off the grid. Dialogue: 0,1:54:24.76,1:54:28.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Investigate every means of\Nmaking your home self-sustainable Dialogue: 0,1:54:28.24,1:54:29.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with clean energy. Dialogue: 0,1:54:29.90,1:54:32.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Solar, wind\Nand other renewable energies Dialogue: 0,1:54:32.64,1:54:35.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are now affordable\Nconsumer realities, Dialogue: 0,1:54:35.34,1:54:38.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and considering the never-ending\Nrising costs of traditional energies, Dialogue: 0,1:54:38.97,1:54:42.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it will likely be\Na cheaper investment over time. Dialogue: 0,1:54:42.28,1:54:45.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you drive,\Nget the smallest car you can Dialogue: 0,1:54:45.04,1:54:48.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and consider using one of the many\Nconversion technologies Dialogue: 0,1:54:48.31,1:54:50.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can enable your car\Nto be a hybrid, Dialogue: 0,1:54:50.66,1:54:54.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,electric or run on anything\Nother than establishment fuels. Dialogue: 0,1:54:54.99,1:54:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Five: Dialogue: 0,1:54:56.07,1:54:57.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Reject\Nthe political system. Dialogue: 0,1:54:58.36,1:55:01.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The illusion of democracy\Nis an insult to our intelligence. Dialogue: 0,1:55:01.100,1:55:03.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a monetary system, Dialogue: 0,1:55:03.20,1:55:05.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is no such thing\Nas a true democracy, Dialogue: 0,1:55:05.80,1:55:07.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there never was. Dialogue: 0,1:55:07.77,1:55:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have\Ntwo political parties Dialogue: 0,1:55:09.44,1:55:12.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,owned by the same set\Nof corporate lobbyists. Dialogue: 0,1:55:12.97,1:55:15.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are placed in their positions\Nby the corporations, Dialogue: 0,1:55:15.88,1:55:19.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with popularity artificially\Nprojected by their media. Dialogue: 0,1:55:19.78,1:55:21.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a system\Nof inherent corruption, Dialogue: 0,1:55:21.98,1:55:24.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the change of personnel\Nevery couple of years Dialogue: 0,1:55:24.28,1:55:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has very little relevance. Dialogue: 0,1:55:26.52,1:55:29.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead of pretending that\Nthe political game has any true meaning, Dialogue: 0,1:55:29.99,1:55:33.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,focus your energy on\Nhow to transcend this failed system. Dialogue: 0,1:55:35.100,1:55:37.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And six: Dialogue: 0,1:55:37.12,1:55:38.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Join the movement. Dialogue: 0,1:55:38.100,1:55:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go to\NTheZeitgeistMovement.com Dialogue: 0,1:55:41.48,1:55:44.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and help us create the largest\Nmass movement for social change Dialogue: 0,1:55:44.97,1:55:46.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the world\Nhas ever seen. Dialogue: 0,1:55:46.97,1:55:49.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We must mobilize\Nand educate everyone Dialogue: 0,1:55:49.64,1:55:52.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the inherent corruption\Nof our current world system, Dialogue: 0,1:55:52.98,1:55:56.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,along with the only true\Nsustainable solution, Dialogue: 0,1:55:56.52,1:55:59.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,declaring all the natural resources\Non the planet Dialogue: 0,1:55:59.48,1:56:02.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as common heritage\Nto all people, Dialogue: 0,1:56:02.59,1:56:06.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while informing everyone\Nas to the true state of technology Dialogue: 0,1:56:06.39,1:56:08.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how we can\Nall be free Dialogue: 0,1:56:08.15,1:56:11.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if the world works together,\Nrather than fights. Dialogue: 0,1:56:12.66,1:56:14.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The choice\Nlies with you. Dialogue: 0,1:56:14.33,1:56:17.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can continue to be\Na slave to the financial system Dialogue: 0,1:56:17.17,1:56:18.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and watch\Nthe continuous wars, Dialogue: 0,1:56:18.95,1:56:21.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,depressions\Nand injustice across the globe Dialogue: 0,1:56:21.80,1:56:24.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while placating yourself\Nwith vain entertainment Dialogue: 0,1:56:24.78,1:56:26.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and materialistic garbage. Dialogue: 0,1:56:26.98,1:56:32.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, you can focus your energy on true,\Nmeaningful, lasting, holistic change Dialogue: 0,1:56:32.06,1:56:35.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which actually has\Nthe realistic ability to support Dialogue: 0,1:56:35.74,1:56:39.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and free all humans\Nwith no one left behind. Dialogue: 0,1:56:40.76,1:56:44.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in the end,\Nthe most relevant change Dialogue: 0,1:56:44.26,1:56:46.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,must occur first\Ninside of you. Dialogue: 0,1:56:47.53,1:56:51.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The real revolution\Nis the revolution of consciousness, Dialogue: 0,1:56:51.97,1:56:55.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and each one of us\Nfirst needs to eliminate Dialogue: 0,1:56:55.41,1:56:57.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the divisionary,\Nmaterialistic noise Dialogue: 0,1:56:58.02,1:57:01.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have been conditioned\Nto think is true; Dialogue: 0,1:57:01.65,1:57:04.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while discovering,\Namplifying and aligning Dialogue: 0,1:57:04.78,1:57:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the signal coming\Nfrom our true empirical oneness. Dialogue: 0,1:57:11.66,1:57:12.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is up to you. Dialogue: 0,1:57:15.60,1:57:20.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we are trying in all\Nthese discussions and talks here, Dialogue: 0,1:57:20.77,1:57:26.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to see if we cannot radically\Nbring about a transformism of the mind. Dialogue: 0,1:57:28.27,1:57:30.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not accept things\Nas they are... Dialogue: 0,1:57:33.81,1:57:36.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but to understand it,\Nto go into it, to examine it, Dialogue: 0,1:57:37.02,1:57:40.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,give your heart and your mind\Nwith every thing Dialogue: 0,1:57:40.09,1:57:41.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you have\Nto find out. Dialogue: 0,1:57:41.76,1:57:43.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A way of\Nliving differently. Dialogue: 0,1:57:48.90,1:57:52.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, that depends on you\Nand not somebody else. Dialogue: 0,1:57:53.77,1:57:55.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because in this,\Nthere is no teacher, Dialogue: 0,1:57:55.87,1:57:57.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no pupil. Dialogue: 0,1:57:57.77,1:57:58.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's no leader, Dialogue: 0,1:58:00.34,1:58:01.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's no guru, Dialogue: 0,1:58:01.97,1:58:03.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's no master,\Nno savior. Dialogue: 0,1:58:03.88,1:58:06.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You yourself are\Nthe teacher and the pupil, Dialogue: 0,1:58:06.43,1:58:09.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're the master, you're the guru,\Nyou are the leader... Dialogue: 0,1:58:09.65,1:58:11.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are everything! Dialogue: 0,1:58:12.62,1:58:13.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, Dialogue: 0,1:58:15.29,1:58:16.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to understand... Dialogue: 0,1:58:17.39,1:58:19.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to transform\Nwhat is. 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