[Richard T]

He is right in the sense that his take is built on top of human psychology. Don't know where he gets this 'anti-Americanism' though, but anyway.

On the other hand, he misses a few shots. He reacted emotionally and did not take the time to really consider the consequences 360 degree.

For instance, if we take his last example of the jacket, first off there would technically not be a bum on the street, and then again, there would be no reason for 'cheap' jackets to be made, nor would there be cheap cars or cheap this or that.

The thing that drives human consciousness as it stands is comparative mechanisms. Having no real identity, people try and assess their person by comparing themselves. And, since they find no reality in others, they compare what others have, they compare the physical shape, apparent intelligence, success (based on haves and have nots) and so on. So, it is obvious that no matter what, so long as people retain a comparative consciousness, that they don't have a real identity of their own, they will seek to have something others don't have. Hence competition and slavery.

The error of the maker of this film I would suggest is to believe that there is no other influence on compartmental attitudes than the effect of a money driven economy. There are roots deeper than this that affect how the mind reacts. The error of Jones is to believe that if communism can be brought to be a tool of domination, that the so called free market cannot also be brought to a tool of domination. He also suggests that there are bums, at the end of his clip, who would benefit from others' efforts, and as much as he is right, these bums also are the slaves of the money system.

Before this utopia can be reality, much changes are required in the human mind and its perception of things. Alex Jones appear to be the living proof of this, and he is not the only one.

The problem is less with the system than with the way people think.