Thanks for the thread, my eyes opened soon after 9/11 using Limewire to download random videos. I encountered fatigue several years later around 2004 & rested my eyes until 2007 when things became too crazy to ignore.
I've seen most of the videos posted in this thread and I would suggest starting with the movie The Corporation (2003) (it's a bit dated now, but still true) as a prerequisite. The others I'd suggest working through are Zeitgiest (2007), you can get the free official torrent here http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/. It starts heavy on Christianity/Paganism (which is interesting) but it gets current & very interesting in the 2nd act.
You can also check out Loose Change, but dig around and make sure you get the right version. There are 3 or maybe 4 main versions now, only the 3rd & maybe 4th should be sighted as journalistically sound documentaries.
I need to issue some personal warnings though. Be careful of anything about the "Reptilians" & to a degree David Icke. David Icke is a smart guy & a great speaker with a lot of knowledge & he speaks some truth, but there is a turd in the punch bowl with him, & this is the reptilian shape shifting aliens that he says are at the heart of the illuminatti just like in the movie They Live(1988).
Heck, I'm not going to say it's not true, it would almost have to be that crazy, but when people start looking at that, talking about it, and sharing fake videos it does more harm then good as they end up looking like nuts and everything else that is real and true that they might have to say in discredited. I'm just pointing this out because it's an easy hole to fall down that can cost you a lot of time & energy when you're earnestly trying to get a grasp on things.
My second warning is about chemtrails & HAARP. A lot of people who open their eyes will eventually run up against a video about chemtrails, and they are compelling, but the truth that is HAARP is a drop in the bucket of the actual "contrails" that are natural vapor condensation from jet engines. Look into harp if you like, but you can ignore chemtrails & HAARP until you get deep into it.
Also a note about Alex Jones. If you're going to spend anytime in this you will find Videos, audio, and articals by Alex Jones of infowars.com. While Alex Jones played a large part in my eyes opening for the first time he can be hard to take by a lot of liberally minded people. He's pro gun & anti Obama, (psst, he was also anti Romney) so if you're anti gun & pro Obama you might just hate him on principal. If you take some time to learn where he is coming from in his views you, like I, will find more then a little common ground. He's made very many top quality documentaries, I'd say give him a shot even though if you're liberal you'll feel under attack. I'd recomend staying away from his daily show though.
