The Yes Men

[CurtisLow]

Have you seen ( The Yes Men )
It was made in 2003 but if you have not seen it, you will laugh your ass off..

What began as a joke website, making fun of WTO, World Trading Organization, soon became an opportunity to attack the hypocrisy of the WTO, as the yes-men, were invited to speak on behalf of the WTO.

Using absurd names like Hank Hardy Unruh and Granwyth Hulatberi, they held speeches with even more absurd points, as

The use of child labour further reduces the cost (of production), and removing the children from school diminishes the threat of educated opposition to the system.

Here's the documentary

Sorry, I could only find it in sub-title


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5119261857162106907
(http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5119261857162106907)




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[LizF]

When I saw this thread title, I thought you might have been referring to this commercial from a few years ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88JRvXzytec

:p

[BenIsForRon]

I made a thread about this a while back, here's the version without subtitles.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-338819014348247258&q=free+trade

I really like the idea of countries having a vote as to whether or not they enter into trade agreements. It's funny how when you give people the option between slavery or no slavery they usually go with the latter...

[CurtisLow]

Thanks Benis! That was funny Liz lol

[frasu]

Oh yeah... lol

I did work with this guys in 2004, when they were following the presidential campaign, pestering Bush and Cheney...