Name: 時代精神運動：方向介紹 (The Zeitgeist Movement: Orientation Presentation)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T06:39:13.000Z
Duration: 1 h 37 min 12 s

基礎被動語態

The following presentation is designed to give a basic overview of the tenets

以下介紹目的是對時代精神運動的原則

philosophy and goals of The Zeitgeist Movement.

This orientation has been extracted from the more expansive "Activist Orientation Guide"

這個介紹是從更為詳盡的"行動者入門導覽"中摘選

which is available for free PDF download at thezeitgeistmovement.com

在thezeitgeistmovement.com也可下載免費的PDF文檔

All source references for material in this video presentation can be found in that document.

這個影片中所有素材的參考資料來源  都可以在該文檔中找到

The Zeitgeist Movement - Activist Orientation www.thezeitgeistmovement.com

[時代精神運動:行動者入門指南]  www.thezeitgeistmovement.com

The Zeitgeist movement is not a political movement.

時代精神運動不是一個政治運動

It does not recognize divisionary notions such as nations

它不認同那些引起分歧的觀念  如國家

governments, races, religions, creeds or class.

相反地  我們把世界視為一個有機體系

with the human species as a singular family.

Simultaneously, we acknowledge that we depend entirely on our environment,

同時我們認為人類完全依賴周圍的環境

not only in regard to the necessities of life such as food, air and water,

不僅關乎食物 空氣 水源等生活必需品

but also for influence and guidance in regard to life's processes.

還關乎對生命過程的影響和指導

We recognize and understand that aligning ourselves with natural processes

我們承認並理解  自身與自然過程的和諧

is the most progressive and productive disposition we can have.

The Zeitgeist movement in fact, is the activist arm of The Venus Project

時代精神運動實際上是維納斯計劃行動者的分支

an organization which constitutes the lifelong work

維納斯計劃是由工業設計師 社會工程師

of industrial designer and social engineer Jacque Fresco.

雅克·法斯科先生建立的一個組織

Simply put, what The Venus Project represents

and what the Zeitgeist movement hence condones, could be summarized

和時代精神運動所支持的理念可概括為:

as the application of the scientific method for social concern.

將科學方法應用在社會關注的問題上

One of the greatest discoveries of humankind

which has allowed for tremendous advancement in our abilities on this planet,

能夠讓我們以自身的能力  在這個星球上獲得重大進展

has been the understanding and application of science.

Through the humane application of science and technology

通過將科學技術  人道地應用到

we have the means to transform our environment

organized, humane, productive and most importantly, sustainable.

有組織 人道且具生產力  而且最重要的是  永續

As many are aware at this time, both our societal integrity

很多人都察覺到  現今我們的社會和生態完整性不容樂觀

and ecological integrity are in serious question.

現今我們的社會和生態完整性不容樂觀

The current economic system is falling apart at an accelerating rate

with the prospect of worldwide unemployment and destabilization

伴隨著世界範圍內的失業和不穩定

occuring possibly on the largest scale ever seen.

Simultaneously, we are courting the point of no return

同時我們正處於逐漸不可逆轉的

in regard to the destruction of the environment.

Given the current state of affairs, many of which

will be addressed in the first part of this presentation

the viewer should find that we not only need to move in another direction

觀眾們應該會發現  我們不只是需要另謀出路

In order to understand where we are and how we have gotten

為了理解我們目前的境地  以及我們如何

to this point in history, we need to address those societal attributes

從歷史走到這一步  我們需要找到那些極大地影響了

which have greatly affected our social conduct.

The most important observation in this regard

In this section, we are going to address the mechanisms

在第一部分  我們將要談論世界金融貨幣體系的機制

of our world monetary system, pointing out the consequences

世界金融貨幣體系的機制  指出這種組織結構

this type of organizational structure has produced.

指出這種組織結構  已產生的種種惡果

These consequences include: 1. The Need for Cyclical Consumption

具體包括4個方面:1.循環消費的需要

denoting the economic requirement that products and services

即在經濟需求中  產品和服務必須被連續不斷地購買和售出

are perpetually bought and sold regardless of quality and waste.

被連續不斷地購買和售出  而不考慮品質和浪費

denoting how resources, goods and services

即如何故意製造資源 產品 服務的匱乏

are deliberately made scarce to ensure profitability

denoting the vast corruption commonplace in the world

denoting how the central banking systems of the world

work to control the economy for the benefit of their corporate constituents

是如何操控經濟  為其企業構成體

are basically broken into three distinctions:

the employee, the employer and the consumer.

The employee performs tasks for the employer

in exchange for a wage, or monetary payment

while the employer sells a good or service to the consumer for a profit,

而僱主靠銷售產品和服務給消費者  以獲取利潤

another classification of monetary payment.

In turn, both the employer and the employee function as consumers,

反過來  僱主和僱員同時也是消費者

因為他們同樣把獲得的貨幣報酬

are used to purchase goods and services relevant to their survival.

用於購買保障生存的產品和服務

This act of purchasing goods and services

這種購買貨物商品和服務的行為

is what allows the entire system to perpetuate

thus allowing for the employer and employee to make money

In other words, it is the requirement of perpetual or cyclical consumption

換句話說  需要一個持續的循環消費模式

If consumption was ever to stop, the whole system would collapse.

如果消費一旦停止  整個體系就會崩潰

This produces two severe consequences for society:

循環消費對社會造成了2個嚴重後果:

1. Nothing physically produced can ever maintain a lifespan

1.產品壽命的設計絕對不能超過

longer than what can be endured in order to maintain

In other words, everything must break down

換句話說  一切產品在各別的有限壽命內必須損壞

一切產品在各別的有限壽命內必須損壞

in order to continue the financial circulation

This characteristic could be defined as 'planned obsolescence'.

這個特性可被定義為"計劃報廢"

so the product in question breaks down respectively fast.

使得有設計缺陷的產品  紛紛迅速陷入故障

This happens both intentionally, with manufacturers timing their products

製造商故意設計出  剛經過保固期間就報廢的產品故障期

for breakdown, often as soon as the warranty runs out;

剛經過保固期間就報廢的產品故障期

and indirectly, where profit-based shortcuts taken in production

另外間接地  在生產中以利潤為導向而採用的捷徑

usually in the form of cheap materials and poor design

通常是便宜的材料和低劣的設計

translates into an inferior product immediately

with the failure of the product simply a matter of time.

因此產品的故障  僅是時間的問題罷了

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