File spoon-archives/postanarchism.archive/postanarchism_2004/postanarchism.0409, message 55


Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 17:13:54 +1000
From: "dr.woooo" <dr.woooo-AT-nomasters.org>
Subject: [postanarchism] Fwd: Some people don't like the Yes Men




----- Forwarded message from The Yes Men <movie-AT-theyesmen.org> -----
    Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 03:40:44 -0400 (EDT)
    From: The Yes Men <movie-AT-theyesmen.org>
Reply-To: The Yes Men <movie-AT-theyesmen.org>
 Subject: Some people don't like the Yes Men
      To: "dr.woooo-nomasters.org" <dr.woooo-AT-nomasters.org>

Contact: mailto:movie-AT-theyesmen.org
Theaters: http://theyesmen.org/movie/#theaters, http://theyesmenmovie.com/
Advance tickets: http://movies.channel.aol.com/movie/main.adp?mid=17410

Dear Friend,

Some people donŐt 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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