[p2p-research] criticizing zeitgeist movement and venus project

[j.martin.pedersen]

For info:

There has been a discussion of Zeitgeist among students:
http://emancipating-education-for-all.org/discussion_zeitgeist_movement

here are also some comments:

Briefly -
>>
>> Some of the key figures in the Zeitgeist movement include Lyndon LaRouche
>> who was (allegedly - don't sue) involved in the racist murder of Sorbonne
>> student Jeremiah Duggan in 2003.
>>
>> The case that the Zeitgeist movement is the creation of a secretyive
group
>> of rightwing anti-semites and thugs is made in this article:
>> http://thethirdestate.net/2010/03/zeitgeist-exposed/
>>
>> More broadly, it is a very, very cranky theory. It is based on some
>> self-appointed genius who claims to have discovered the secret of
existence
>> by applying scientific principles to the world. Its method is almost a
>> word-for-word copy of that of Eugen Duehring, another 'scientific'
expert on
>> 'reality' from the 19th century left. Engels explains what is wrong with
>> this cranky method here:
>> http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1877/anti-duhring/index.htm


On 10/08/10 13:17, Michel Bauwens wrote:
> Hi Robin,
> 
> any progress on your article?
> 
> thanks for considering finalizing it for the period august 20 to 30,
> 
> Michel
> On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 10:28 PM, Robin <robokow at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>  On 07/25/2010 05:08 PM, Josef Davies-Coates wrote:
>>
>> On 25 July 2010 15:33, Robin <robokow at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> In addition, you also argue in your blog-post that Fresco is beyond his
>>> time.
>>>
>>
>>
>> I think you mean Mark's blog post, not mine.
>>
>>
>> Apologies. I guess I got mixed up with what I read. The things is that this
>> whole Venus also kind of gets me emotionally. I simply can't understand why
>> people are falling for this.
>>
>> Thanks for the smiley :)
>>
>> Robin.
>>
>>
>> I'd encourage you to post comments related to his blog post on his blog
>> post :) (if yo've not done so already).
>>
>> Josef.
>>
>>
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