Fwd: Some people don't like the Yes Men

Sept. 22, 2004

Type: discussion

Begin forwarded message:

> From: The Yes Men <[email protected]>
> Date: September 22, 2004 3:28:28 AM EDT
> To: "rachel-rhizome.org" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Some people don't like the Yes Men
>
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>
> Dear Friend,
>
> Some people donOt like the Yes Men. Back in 2000 we inspired George
> W. Bush to say that "there ought to be limits to freedom." The WTO
> has twice called us "deplorable."
>
> But those who get to see our new movie–in which these folks get
> skewered–just love it. Many have told us they left the theater
> exhausted from laughter, yet engaged and inspired. Many have even
> said they think "The Yes Men" could make a difference in the thinking
> of "middle America."
>
> Just in case they're right, we have to do everything in our power to
> make sure it gets there. And unless "The Yes Men" sells out this
> weekend in New York and L.A., that will simply not happen.
>
> If you live in New York, see our movie at the Sunshine or Lincoln
> Square cinema. In L.A., go to the Pacific ArcLight or Laemmle Monica.
> And buy your tickets in advance: visit
> http://movies.channel.aol.com/movie/main.adp?mid=17410
>
> What you will see will be the two of us, armed with nothing but
> thrift-store suits, representing the World Trade Organization on
> international TV and at conferences worldwide. You will see us
> advocating the auctioning of votes to the highest corporate bidder,
> the recycling of food in the Third World, and worse–and you will see
> our corporate audiences applaud.
>
> "The Yes Men" has garnered a lot of critical acclaim, festival
> awards, and standing ovations. Naomi Klein has called us "Jonathan
> Swift for the Jackass generation." But for folks in smaller cities to
> see it and like it too, "The Yes Men" has to be seen by many
> thousands of people in New York and L.A. this weekend.
>
> So please: this weekend, if you live near New York or Los Angeles, go
> see our movie. Take your friends. Take your enemies. Take people
> you've never met. And forward this message widely.
>
> That way, other people you've never met, who live in swing states,
> will get yet another dose of political education in movie form–this
> one coated in a thick, sugary layer of laughs.
>
> And please: if you see us, pie us for this abject begging. Just make
> it tasty.
>
> Your friends,
> The Yes Men
>
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