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following story comes from the good folks at ŪTMark and the Yes Men.
ŪTMark is a legal corporation working for cultural profit instead of
a monetary one. They bring international funding to guerilla
campaigns with a variety of worthy targets.
A recent spoof
was the creation of Gatt.org. The GATT was the predecessor of the
World Trade Organization and at first glance the website ŪTMark
created at the domain looks official. In early 2000, ŪTMark
transferred Gatt.org to a group of brilliant impostors known as The
Yes Men. In May 2000, The Yes Men received an e-mail inviting Mike
Moore, Director-General of the WTO, to discuss the WTO at a
conference on international trade matters. The Yes Men decided to do
the ethical thing... and to try their best to fulfill the request.
In late October, one Dr. Andreas Bichlbauer--the substitute
"Moore" decided to send--spoke at the conference. His lecture
described the WTO's ideas and ultimate aims in terms that were
horrifyingly stark--suggesting, for example, the replacement of
inefficient democratic institutions like elections with
private-sector solutions like an Internet startup selling votes to
the highest corporate bidder. None of the lawyers in attendance
expressed dismay at Dr. Bichlbauer's proposals. Apparently few in
the audience could tell the difference between Bichlbauer's staged
ravings and the WTO's usual "Free Trade Uber Alles" pitch.
For the full story visit the Yes Men.
Watch the video:
What do
you have to say?
Last comment
was added on Wednesday, August 15, 2001
Comments:
nowto says:
can cul? YES!
werdmvmnt says:
this is what
we should all be doing on one level or another. we need to create
art that will inform the public, sell ideas, and deconstruct society
and its culture... Lets begint o create with a fresh mind!
sam sinister says:
i wish i had such big balls...
Danny Glix says:
you motherfuckers are ingenious.
Danny Glix says:
you motherfuckers are ingenious.
Lux Fruthor says:
My hat is off to you Yes Men.
Hail Eris
aimphuck.com says:
these guys are good,
damn good. and yes they have enormous balls.
chemlabs.net says:
these guys are fucking great!
wish I was there.
kid koexist says:
inspiring. as
if MTV's Jackass went political. ;P
dida says:
brilliant absolutely brilliant
gabe says:
in short you guys have balls the size of church bells. Well
done
annonymouse says:
The mother of all stunts.
I can't believe there are people who had the balls to pull this off.
decrepit says:
It is brilliant stunts like this
that will (in some small part) change the world.
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