Sunday, March 13, 2005

The Yes Men

I watched a documentary called, "The Yes Men."   What these guys did was formulate a website that looked almost exactly like the World Trade Organization website.  So when people searched the internet for anything regarding the WTO, they would also find this site.  Some organizations actually emailed this spoof website looking for speakers from the WTO.  So these guys went to the meetings and conferences, and even went on the air on CNBC pretending to be WTO representatives.  They pointed out the fucked up things that the WTO is doing, while pretending it was completely normal.  Most people bought it.  I highly suggest you get this documentary if you have an hour and twenty minutes to kill.  You will be amazed at what they accomplished.  My favorite line in the film was from the CNBC clips where the imposter responded to a question from a protestor with this comment, "The problem with these protestors is that they are trying to deal with facts, and reality."  That might not be the exact quote, but it conveys the same message.  I returned the movie to the video store today, so I can't even replay it to find the exact quote.  Check it out.

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