Zeitgeist... Is That A Black Helicopter?

So recently some people in my life have become... what's the word? Crazy! Crazy is the word I was looking for! I'm talking about the classic "conspiracy theory" crazy that you see in the movies. What can cause that of paranoid delusions? What would cause a person to believe such seemingly irrational, impossible, and outlandish ideas? What happens when you start believing is such ideas as possible? I'll tell you, you write a blog to make yourself feel better and then you forget about it.

I've recently watched a movie called Zeitgeist, which a lot of conspiracy theorists hold to be absolutely factual and very informative. It represents itself as a documentary, spewing forth quotes and siting facts. The video contains three segments concerning the religious conspiracy, 9/11 conspiracy, and finally the economic conspiracy. Overall it's more rant. It's basically a sensationalist manifesto, put to video with some slick imagery and annoying sound bites.

The movie is entertaining at least, and it does give you a view of the darker side to the nature of politics and religion, but that's it. I was irritated at the annoyed tone that the narrator took when describing religion, not because it offended me, but because it made the segment lose credibility.

Ok, so here are the "facts":

• The U.S. Government is controlled by a group of a few people, none of which are the President. (Ummm... duh? Was this a secret? I was under the impression that this was how things worked... am I wrong?)
• The idea of religion is actually a trick to gain money and power over people who believe the myth of religion. (Ummm... duh? Again, this doesn't seem like a secret. Isn't it widely known that for hundreds of years the church has had a stranglehold over millions of people? It's a cash grab, so what?)
• 9/11 was orchestrated by the U.S. government to create mass fear and strengthen the position of the government. This allowed the government to pass measures that take away more of your freedoms and rights. It also was the driving force behind "the war on terror" campaign, effectively starting two wars. (Well, the part about the US being behind the attacks on 9/11 seems a bit far-fetched. The part about the government capitalizing on the nation's fears is completely true... but, that's how it always has been. That's how it is for every nation in the world, and every nation that there ever was. It's called politics, in case you didn't know.)
• The world economy is controlled by "world banks" or "central banks", these evil corporations steer the world's financial future into the direction that best suits them. Usually to evil and diabolical ends. (Yeah, it's called making money... it's the driving force behind every human in the world. Acquire more wealth, acquire more food, acquire more anything... it's human nature. Everyone is out to make a buck, some just make millions. Yes it's shitty, but that's how it is.)

When looking deeper into the paranoid world of conspiracy theorists, one can find all sorts of outlandish and unbelievable ideas that people truly believe. Some believe so deeply in these ideas, that they change their habits and lives because of them. Does that sound familiar? It should, religion relies on the same formula. Booyah, did I just get all up in your faces? Hell yes! I digress...

One item of interest that you will find when searching around the Internet is the idea that the government is gearing up for a planned holocaust of American citizens. That's right, they are going to round us up, toss us into concentration camps, and gas us all. Hell, they have already bought the coffins! I want to pick mine out right now, I'll take the black plastic one.

Whether you believe this stuff or not, no one will deny that it's entertaining... then again, the people who believe in the idea might not think being gassed is entertaining. Meh, whatever. What I have established by writing all of this, is that I will be among the people on the "red list"... that is the special group that will be killed first. Dibs on the sweet black coffin, guys!