The Yes Men Fix the World
Yes they’re back in their second anti-exploitation anti-globalisation movie – The Yes Men Fix the World! These guys are way cool and their message is poignant so when it comes out in October drop by your local theatre for a glimpse of the truth about the world we live in.
Its far from a secret I’m no fan of globalisation or the sole goal of enterprise being the maximisation of shareholder wealth. Greed isn’t a healthy paradigm to base our entire civilization around.
A few days ago, I watched an interesting address to the Australian National Press Club from counter-terrorism expert and author of The Accidental Guerilla, David Kilcullen. I won’t go too far into what he was discussing but he mentioned the period after World War 2 when, in retrospect, we had wars against colonialisation as countries pushed back against dominating forces. Similarly, when we look back at the current wars we’ll see them as wars against globalisation – people pushing back against the tide of world wide Americanisation and globalised culture.
Being anti-global has somehow been attributed recently to being racist. Maybe that’s a bit of a corporate ploy to direct the cause and effect away from third world exploitation and the globalisation losers out there. The Yes Men are long time heroes of mine, I hope you enjoy their movie. Everybody – start asking questions. Always. Why? Because the maximisation of shareholder wealth has litte interest in providing you with the unsolicited truth. Food for thought.
Its partly why I’m doing an MBAS (Master of Business Administration with a Specialisation in Journalism and Media Studies) rather than further specialisation in the computing profession.
