Monday, November 8, 2010

Q&Z: Natural Hierarchies and the Zeitgeist Movement

A Q&A Discussion With a Young Girl Named Zena


Q. Let me get this straight. I’m 32. You’re a fourteen year old girl. And you’re going to tell me some stuff about natural hierarchies, culture wars, and how the Zeitgeist movement will save the world? Um, okay…nothing personal but I’m finding this a little hard to believe.

Z. So you won’t believe me because I’m fourteen? Or because I’m a girl?

Q. Uh, dunno…maybe both.

Z. Do you think it’s the message or the messenger that’s important?

Q. Well certainly the message, but it helps to have a messenger that’s believable.

Z. Oh really? Well, when supporters of the Zeitgeist movement try to talk to others about a Resource Based Economy, do the listeners find it believable? Do they think the idea of a world without money is totally unbelievable? That it’s just science fiction? Or do they think it’s the ZM’ers that are unbelievable? Maybe they think the movement is just a bunch of rebellious youth trying to sell some idealistic utopia.