Yes Men

I saw the movie-documentary "Yes Men" last night. It was pretty funny. Maybe it was more funny to me because I am taking an International Trade Law class that could easily be called WTO Law instead. In my class none of the problems that the Yes Men documentary explores are even mentioned. They are (at least for me) a huge elephant in the room that everyone avoids. The whole class is taught from the perspective that 'trade is good.' So of course we don't talk about the actual problems trade is causing. instead we focus on how to remove all barriers to trade. It is funny (well more sad) how the law school pretends it is liberal but all it does is further the interests of capital. Sure it is pro gay rights and pro women's rights and pro racial equality but in the end all they are fighting for is a world where the only means if oppression is economic. Thus it is fine if you are oppressed for being poor. Then you deserve it but it is not OK to be oppressed because you are a lesbian black woman. I just don't see the difference. If you are oppressed then something is wrong. I guess it is some weird remnant of the protestant work(camp) ethic. If you have wealth well then you are industrious a virtuous and will be saved. What a line of crock. If you have wealth 99% of the time it just means you were born into a situation that permitted your wealth acquisition.