We must ask questions

Many seismic events happen in our countries, and our globalised world at large, that are largely incomprehensible to us all. Events such as 9/11 and the current financial crisis leave many of us with questions within ourselves, many of which are answered by an almost-scientific absorption of what we're told by the media coupled with an almost-religious absorption of conspiracy theories to fill in the blanks that the state can't or wont.

Why do we accept these answers rather than pursue ones that would satisfy us? Well, partly, I suppose, because we're somewhat detached from what happens on the television. In fact, I think it goes deeper than that - we're somewhat detached from everything that matters and preoccupied with things that really don't. It's just so much easier to accept what we're told, or fill in the blanks out of hearsay, than to do some digging or pressure somebody else, like an MP, into doing some digging for us.

The sooner that we realise that a smaller and smaller group of people are running our world, and that many of them are not elected, the better. When we achieve a consciousness en masse that we're actually capable of correcting this problem, then we're half way there. But for any of that to happen, we need to present ourselves not with the daily drivel spewed out by the established media, BBC included, and instead with provocative works that make us ask questions and make us realise what is important.

I've linked to Zeitgeist Movie before and will do so again because, in all honesty, it's the single best film for increasing your consciousness of the world around you and prompting you to ask questions. As you watch this film, try and ask yourself questions like "What is religion for?" and "Who benefits from war?"

http://video.google.com/videosearch?...ie&emb=0&aq=f#

The next video you need to watch is called Money as Debt. This very easy to understand video answers a question that none of us ask - what is money and where does it come from? Now, I'm pretty sure that the system is much more complicated than this, but I'm also pretty sure that the basics of this film are correct... if you have a mortgage then you'll certainly be raising an eyebrow or two. This video should leave you with a lot of questions... not least "Why?!"

http://video.google.com/videosearch?...s%20debt&emb=0

Finally, a new Zeitgeist movie called Addendum talks more about money but expands on Money as Debt to talk about how loans are then used to enslave entire countries. It's an interesting watch, though I doubt it will surprise you after watching the first two.

http://video.google.com/videosearch?...addendum&emb=0

Now, obviously there's a lot of stuff in these videos that is very controversial. I'm not saying for a minute that some or any of it is true. All I'm saying is that you need to ask yourself questions, and then go out and ask other people the questions that you cannot answer yourself. Are we really happy to spend our short lives just going along for the ride?