Yes Men

The Yes Men bring up a rather interesting topic of coversation. There certainly are two sides to the argument; however, I feel that what they are doing is clever and unique. It's almost as though they are turning the worlds thoughts into actionable items. Instead of letting these thoughts spin into 'nothingness,' these individuals have are taking a proactive stance and showing the rest of us how change is indeed feasbile. Perhaps there are times when boundaries have been crossed, yet change has to stem from somewhere - why not turn things around starting with the Yes Men. Although, there seems to never to be a second side to the story. I feel that a lot of these corporations have reasons for what they do (some more just than others). Taking a look at the company that boarded up all the windows to every building after Hurrican Katrina provides an example of this very thought. This company was only executing these practices in the best interest of the general pubic. When these actions were implemented the intent was to keep criminals out to avoid any additional negative occurances. In the Yes Men video, they portayed this company in a harsh light because they were not letting people back into their homes. Obviously there were two sides to this story, yet the Yes Men definitely focused on the negative. Regardless of the work that the Yes Men promote, I believe it is important to always use a critical eye in evaluating the examples that are brought to our attention.