I spent two hours watching Zeitgeist: The Movie today. I've always been sceptical with edited films - bits and pieces of information edited by someone with a strong point-of-view. Given the same footages, through the hands of someone with a totally different perspective, tells a different story. The uncanny skills you pick up from being in advertising.
Anyway, I still hold scepticism although yes, it seems like it makes a lot of sense. At the end of the day, who knows what the truth is? We all like to believe, we'll finally find it when we die. Or when this age dies. Well, until then, what can we do except to live responsibly as a human being? And be accountable to one another?
One major take-out that I have to thank film director and social activist, Peter Joseph is this: NEVER ever mix religion with politics with financial goals. These are important pillars in building a society, or a nation as a matter of fact, or any organisation for that matter. But when you mix them together, you get pure potent evil. Money controls government controls what the people should believe in. Then it's a downward spiral of mass destruction for everyone. Even those who are 'in control' because one thing we can be sure of is, there's no such thing as immortality.
If you think this only happens in America, you're wrong. It's everywhere. In your own country, and perhaps even your own organisation. Since I'm in no governmental position, I should only make brand-related inference. Brand philosophy should always stand alone, uninterrupted by the financial guys, undeterred by operations. Yes, it's a fine line especially between operations and finance but they should always be governed and treated separately. Each its own entity, for fear one takes over the other. When you start losing control of these three pillars, you lose three wonderful visions. You only get one. And that's the one driven by money.
Anyway, I still hold scepticism although yes, it seems like it makes a lot of sense. At the end of the day, who knows what the truth is? We all like to believe, we'll finally find it when we die. Or when this age dies. Well, until then, what can we do except to live responsibly as a human being? And be accountable to one another?
One major take-out that I have to thank film director and social activist, Peter Joseph is this: NEVER ever mix religion with politics with financial goals. These are important pillars in building a society, or a nation as a matter of fact, or any organisation for that matter. But when you mix them together, you get pure potent evil. Money controls government controls what the people should believe in. Then it's a downward spiral of mass destruction for everyone. Even those who are 'in control' because one thing we can be sure of is, there's no such thing as immortality.
If you think this only happens in America, you're wrong. It's everywhere. In your own country, and perhaps even your own organisation. Since I'm in no governmental position, I should only make brand-related inference. Brand philosophy should always stand alone, uninterrupted by the financial guys, undeterred by operations. Yes, it's a fine line especially between operations and finance but they should always be governed and treated separately. Each its own entity, for fear one takes over the other. When you start losing control of these three pillars, you lose three wonderful visions. You only get one. And that's the one driven by money.
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