Paradise or Oblivion
2012 · 48 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 969 VOTES · DIR. Roxanne Meadows
Overview
Paradise or Oblivion is a free online documentary produced by the Venus Project. This documentary details the root causes of the systemic value disorders and detrimental symptoms caused by our current established system. The film advocates a new socio-economic system, which is updated to present-day knowledge, featuring the life-long work of Social Engineer, Futurist, Inventor and Industrial Designer Jacques Fresco, which he calls a Resource-Based Economy. Paradise or Oblivion by the Venus Project introduces the viewer to a more appropriate value system that would be required to enable this caring and holistic approach to hhuman civilisation. This alternative surpasses the need for a monetary-based, controlled scarcity environment we find ourselves in today.
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00:00:13 The entire money-structured and materialistic-oriented society
00:02:52 are viewed not only as avoidable but totally unacceptable.
00:05:08 Socialism, communism, fascism or the free enterprise system
00:07:06 they should draft all the war industries:
00:09:15 and you live in a fascist country you become a fascist faster.
00:11:34 People would go out and shovel it in, fill their cellars
00:13:29 cheating, stealing and corruption.
00:15:54 We're moving in that direction very rapidly.
00:17:42 A whole new clock with two extra spaces will go up next year.
00:20:18 are available to everyone without the use of money
00:22:15 or religious differences ultimately depend upon the same resources:
00:24:30 People work with passion on the things that interest and challenge them.
00:26:18 In our schools we challenge them with many things that are not solved
00:28:18 For instance, where is the arable land to grow crops?
00:30:02 and working with technology
00:31:52 from cities, factories, warehouses
00:33:57 Fresco uses a systems approach to designing new cities.
00:36:01 Take the same materials of an old car
00:37:52 to the sustainability of the entire community.
00:40:08 There is no need for the use of polluting hydrocarbons any longer.
00:42:10 emergency water sources, fish farms and recreation areas.
00:44:16 Whereas what I'm talking about is an evolving culture
00:46:07 that man is the highest form of evolution which [is what] you get in schools.
10:10:00 for every person if you wanted it