@BlueClansman great prank in the sense that Dow executives/board must have been BRICKING it. but sad because the victims families would have got their hopes up on hearing this.
but still a great troll if Dow's value on the stock market took a hit. hit em where it hurts.
wow they will pay money for the PEOPLE WHO WILL SUFFER FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE..... Great.. i hope who did this get to suffer for the rest of their life as well maybe they can feel how its different to see to feeling the pain..
Dow are on the list for most wanted companies for at Globalexchange's website.
From the website:
"In New Plymouth, New Zealand, 500,000 gallons of Agent Orange were produced and thousands of tons of dioxin-laced waste was dumped in agricultural fields."
JAJAJ QUE CAPO UN ARGENTINO AVIVANDO GILES, TODOS LOS ARGENTINOS VIVIMOS ESA CRISIS EN EL 2001, Y ES ASI, TODAVIA LES FALTA MUCHISIMO QUE SUFRIR ANTES DE SALIR, EN ESPAÑA YA LOS BANCOS COMENZARON A ROBARSE LOS FONDOS DE LAS CAJAS, LA DIFERENCIA CON EL RESTO DEL MUNDO ES QUE ACA SALIMOS A LA CALLE, QUE AHORA HACEN TODOS Y CON LAS OLLAS EN LAS MANOS COMO REN ESE TIEMPO, TODO LO QUE DICE VA A PASAR.
If u look at the video statistics, u'll see there's been a spike in views for this video. i guess lots of people came to see if the yes man guy on this video is alessio rastani (and it clearly isn't)
@snaz27 didn't actually think it was,so much stuff flying around about it being a fake...still going on too....Reuters interviewed him and mentioned it so was sucked in a little
I can't believe people think that this hoaxer looks anything like Alessio Rastani (the trader who said goldman sachs rules the world). Are people that blind, or were they so angered by the truth that they were so desperate to indulge in self-delusion by making crazy rumors.
so alaskan seals get $40,000 spent on them each after the valdez disaster, but many illiterate Bhopal disaster victims get nothing because they don't have the proper documentation? even if dow had actually done this and donated 12 billion it wouldn't have been enough.
@lemmingherda... you need to watch the whole film. The Yes Men go to Bhopal and meet the people there. Verdict from the Indians? "Thank you Yes Men for drawing attention to the injustice we suffered then and the horror we still suffer now". Of course Dow couldn't give a shit, that's the whole point... but it's obviously affected you, no? Job done, I'd say.
ATTENTION PEOPLE: The Yes Men have demonstrated to us that one or two people working on their own CAN cause real change in our societies, and our world. All it takes is a little creativity, and COURAGE. If you are one of the people who want to see change in our world, GET OFF YOUR COMPUTER and cause that change! We DO HAVE THE POWER TO DO THIS!
I don't understand the hate for these companies. Sure, they made a mistake and people got killed. The chemical industry is dangerous, everybody knows that, and accidents are bound to happen sooner or later. If you want to get rid of every company that has an accident then we won't have much of an economy left...
@TimothyParadox1 These companies cut corners to save money. This is where the problem lies. They would never even have thought of cutting the corners Union Carbide cut if it was on US territory. It was because they were in India and losing money so they made cutbacks on staff and equipment which led to this event. A lot could be blamed on the placement of the refinery too. It was too close to a civilian population. They should have had a larger buffer zone around the complex.
@TimothyParadox1 Wow you completely missed the point. The point is not to get rid of any companies that has an accident. The point is, that when companies have accidents, THEY TAKE 100% RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACCIDENT, which is what Union Carbide/Dow DID NOT DO. Ground water is still contaminated TODAY because of this never having been properly cleaned up.
Companies should re-establish the balance between economic development, sustainable environment and the social development in order to build the new society that we long for. Even though a gradual interest in Coporate Social Responsibility is appearing, as much in business circles as in social circles, the process is still slow. Watch this documentary! youtube.com/watch?v=y4YaWmpl-0c
u fukin ass hole why r u saying 12 billion doller again n again u r not doing this for our faithit is ur duty to do this .......................mother fucker warren anderson
u fukin ass hole why r u saying 12 billion doller again n again u r not doing this for our faithit is ur duty to do this .......................mother fucker warren anderson
Dear Yes Men: PLEASE go after Bayer Pharmaceuticals next. A year ago I was given a 6-day prescription for their drug (aka POISON) Ciprofloxin and have been crippled and unable to walk ever since. I am only 30 years old and was previously one of the healthiest people I knew. My entire life: DESTROYED. And I've found thousands of others online who share the same story. Bayer continues to legally CRIPPLE people every single day and get away with it. They are MURDERERS as far as I'm concerned.
hello, if you really think Ciprofloxin was the responsible for your regrettable condition, why don't you start organizing with other people in the same situation and organize a class action suit against the manufacturer? best of luck! :)
@razorfoundation I know for 100% certain Cipro is to blame for crippling me. I've had extensive testing and there is no other medical explanation for my slew of health problems that *ironically* all began right when I ingested that poison. I haven't the slightest clue on how to start a class action lawsuit, and to be honest I don't have the strength or the energy to do it...I sleep over 12 hours a day trying to escape this never ending NIGHTMARE that is now my life. I wish DEATH on Bayer.
@papatoony May I ask you how long ago you last took Cipro? Has Bayer taken any stance? Don't let the anger and grief take over you. I know it's easy to say this from my viewpoint of a non-affected. Try and find the strengh to help yourself and others from being further affected and to be compensated for the huge damages you and they got.
@razorfoundation I took Cipro in October of 2009, on 10/25/09 the tendon problems began and life as I knew it ended. I have been housebound and essentially bedridden ever since, with absolutely no end in sight. I have filed reports with the FDA and someone from Bayer did contact me, but it was only to cover their own asses. They have done absolutely NOTHING to help me or any of the other victims I know. I tell EVERYONE never to ingest that poison unless you want to end up crippled like me!!!
@razorfoundation It would be an absolute blessing if someone like the Yes Men could go after Bayer on behalf of those of us who are literally too weak and destroyed to go after them ourselves. What Bayer is doing is absolutely CRIMINAL, as far as I'm concerned they MURDERED ME on October 25, 2009. Nowhere on their warning label did it say I could suffer PERMANENT, crippling side effects! Had I known that there is no way in HELL I would have taken it...the cure is worse than the disease!!!
@papatoony I had two four-week courses of ciprofloxacin and nothing major happened to me (except for my infection eventually clearing up). Are you sure it wasn't the infection that damaged you? I'm not trying to play down the seriousness of what happened in your case, just offering an alternative explanation. I did get some side effects with cipro, but even now I'm not sure if it was just my body reacting to the pathogens rather than the drug. I was prescribed it for acute prostatitis.
@cuntylishus I am beyond POSITIVE it was the Cipro that DESTROYED me. Why would a UTI cause my retinas to tear!? Or the hair on my legs to fall out? Or peripheral neuropathy? Or tendonitis all throughout my body? Or rapid muscle wasting? Or severely dry skin/mouth/eyes? And on and on and on. Cipro is a NASTY drug and it can turn on you at any time! Just because you've taken it before safely does NOT mean it can't happen to you. I'd taken it once before with no apparent problems also.
@papatoony I know this is easy for me to say, but you NEED to file a class action law suit against these people. You need to stop it so others won't suffer the tradgedy that you have. It sounds like you are very weak, so is there anyone else you know (friends, family) that could help your cause?
@super0star0material I've contacted many lawyers about this and they all tell me the same thing: "We're not currently taking Cipro cases." The last class action I know of against Bayer was actually filed by the postal workers in 2002 after they were fed Cipro during the whole anthrax scare thing. Hundreds of them became permanently disabled and unable to work, not because of anthrax but because of Cipro! And they sued. Today no lawyers want to go up against drug companies it seems.
@StikManJones Dude I don't look like Night of the Living Dead or anything, wtf? My joints and tendons are all destroyed. Joints and tendons are INSIDE your body. No video is going to show that. Perhaps just Google "Cipro is poison" and read what this shit does to people! It's very real, and it's very unconscionable. You can also read hundreds of patient reviews of this horrific drug at a website called askapatient.
@papatoony "The serious adverse effects that may occur as a result of ciprofloxacin therapy include spontaneous tendon rupture" is that what happened? I'm very curious since i'm actually right now in the middle of my ciprofloxacin therapy (btw the brand i use is Sandoz) and at the same time walking on crutches...
@kkasperr I never actually had any tendons rupture (yet) but I have full-body debilitating tendon, joint and connective tissue injuries. I was INCREDIBLY fit and healthy before I was poisoned, now I am trapped inside a destroyed body. I would strongly suggest you find another non-fluoroquinolone antibiotic, ESPECIALLY if you're already experiencing adverse effects!!! Did I read that right--you're still taking the poison even though you're having to use crutches???
@papatoony the crutches have to do with an ankle fracture, but makes me feel of course more vulnerable, but until now luckily enough i haven't experienced adverse effects but your warning makes me cautious, googling it even more...
@kkasperr Oh okay...yea, DO NOT trust Bayer and their warning label to tell you the whole truth! That warning label VASTLY understates the likelihood, duration and severity of what can happen to you and it leaves A TON of stuff out completely. For instance did you know many people lose their teeth after taking it? YEP! But you won't find THAT on the warning label! Also you should know that many adverse reactions are delayed...mine did not hit until 10 days AFTER I'd stopped the meds.
A class action lawsuit has already been done, which has lead to the black box warning labels on the product. Your symptoms are known, albeit very rare. I wouldn't go so far as to call them murderers, though. You had the bad luck of being one of the few whose body can't tolerate the drug. Also, if you were taking any other drugs at the same time, then your condition is entirely your fault and your doctor's for not telling you about the drug-drug interactions.
@mash92587 Nope, didn't take it with any other drugs. Bayer took my life ENTIRELY away from me, so therefore they are murderers. They've also murdered people with their drug Trasylol as well as the AIDS-tainted blood they knowingly sold abroad. These reactions are not "very rare." When they fed USPS workers Cipro during the anthrax scare in 2001, so many of them became crippled and unable to work they filed a class action. Search for Cipro on askapatient and tell me if this is rare.
@papatoony@papatoony Also check John Virapen's testimonies/confessions, ex Eli Lilly director. I've met him during a conference in Ghent, Belgium. Shocking!
Wait, a 6-day prescription of Cipro huh, sounds like you weren't "one of the healthiest people you know" unless, of course, most people you know are dealing with a Chlamydia infection. Sorry about your legs though.
@papatoony I have taken Ciprofloxacin 2 times and had no problems whatsoever. I found it to be the most effective antibiotic I've ever tried. It looks like there is already a class action lawsuit you could join - but for some people Cipro is a good thing as long as they know the risks.
@davidg1234 I didn't have Chlamydia either--the person that wrote that is an asshole who will hopefully experience this for themselves someday. Whatever I did have (no bacteria came back on my tests), the Cipro didn't even cure. Ultimately all I needed was Trimethoprim--one of the safest antibiotics on the market. But did my doctor try that first? No. I am literally crippled for no reason.
@davidg1234 Like I said, Cipro can turn on you at any time. Just because you've taken it before with no apparent problems does not mean it won't or can't cripple you the next time you take it. I'd taken it once before also with no noticeable problems. And that's just the thing--I was NOT made aware of the risks!!! No one EVER told me Cipro could PERMANENTLY CRIPPLE me! Not my doctor, not the pharmacist, and not Bayer's drug insert. Had I known that, there's no WAY I would have taken it.
The chemical company should be ashamed. Who did the YesMen hurt? And now millions of people are talking about this disaster. The company needs to be held accountable for this.
Fuck off, shaming collosal multinationals runamock across the planet, dropping their trouser and shitting on other doorsteps, hell thats a crusade for justice.
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Fantastic work from these guys.
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If anyone should be ashamed it should be the execs and corporate money fiddlers that think its all cool and "just business" to murder, cripple and maim people before cutting them loose to fend for them selves in a debilitated condition.
You stupid fuck. You wouldn't say that if you were a relative of the victims of Bhopal who believed they were going to get some justice - finally. You really think this affected Dow?
@HelsinkiP um yeah their stock dropped in price billions of dollars because of this stunt. the people of bhopal were disappointed, but ultimately glad the Yes Men brought attention to their plight and stuck it to Dow.
um yeah. it took a two billion dollar hit in its share price. which was back on by the close of business. oh yeahhhhh - BIG hit. and the film? DO me a favour. Like they would have put anyone in there saying "fuck you, arseholes, you let us down badly". The YesMen are a waste of space.
@dffykvn I only meant that it got the hopes up of all the people in Bhopal, only to find out it was a lie.
It's like having cancer and someone coming up to you and tells you that they will cure you, only you later find out it was a lie. I know it did some good, like damaging the companies stock prices. So, I'm still in two minds about it. But thank you for the comment, it's nice to be able to explain myself.
@didn't Ahhh alright, if that's what you meant then I understand and I'm sorry
I had relatives that were agent oranged so I have a "I want to see those people strung up" attitude when it comes to people cheating victims. I'd condone anything up to and including dropping a satellite on their company retreat
I took the yes man thing as someone finally taking a shot at a completely irresponsible group of asshats that KNOW that they're above the law
The documents show Anderson's quick release was ordered by the Central government of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. With elections weeks away, the Centre felt the Madhya Pradesh government was overly eager to score political points against Union Carbide.
Moti Singh, who was the District Collector of Bhopal at the time of gas leak, has said that Anderson was arrested at around 2 pm on December 7 but he was released the same day and flew out of Bhopal in a state government plane to New Delhi.
Singh claims the then Chief Secretary of the state government ordered him to release Anderson.
Warren Anderson, former chairman of the American parent company Union Carbide Corp responsible for the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, was released after being arrested on December 7 that year on the Central government’s orders to Madhya Pradesh.
@ xobyot: This spoof isn't meant to be funny, but it is extremely shaming for Dow Chemical, and put the situation back in the headlines... thats the point.
Funny that the USA actually expects BP to make 'full reparations' just like this spoof spokesman for Dow. It just shows the complete double standards in how it approaches developing countries vs its own citizens.
Let BP foot the bill for the clean up of the Gulf of Mexico only when Obama enforces full reparations to Bhopal from Dow Chemical.
@dogblessamerica@dogblessamerica You've oversimplified the two incidents of corporate disasters. In 1988, US courts ruled that the lawsuits were under Indian legal jurisdiction. In 1989, the Indian government which represented the plaintiffs only asked for $3 billion, then agreed to an out of court settlement of $450 million. If you will recall, BP is a British based corp yet the British courts have nothing to do with Obama's demands of compensation from BP.
@abhishingwekar You seriously need to work on your reading comprehension. The difference in monetary settlements between the BP gulf spill and the Bhopal disaster is the respective governments. The US government demanded $20 bil from BP while the Indian government only sued UC for $3 bil...finally settling for $450 mil in an Indian court. Incidentally, the republicans said that Obama should have asked for less compensation. Why do you think UC put that chemical plant in Bhopal to start with?
terrific....dont just laugh at it...its horrible when you see someone who has hardly survived from that incident...and because i know a person who can not even work for three four days consistently...i still wonder how is she going to work for the rest of her life.....they should get extra leaves.... there is no policy for these people.... .it is the true face of capitalism...
Immediately afterward, Dow's share price fell 4.2% in 23 minutes, for a loss of $2 billion in market cap. Dow quickly issued a statement saying that they had no employee by that name that he was an impostor, not affiliated with Dow, and that his claims were a hoax. The BBC broadcast a correction and an apology. The statement was widely carried.
On December 3, 2004, the twentieth anniversary of the disaster, a man claiming to be a Dow representative named Jude Finisterra was interviewed on BBC . He claimed that the company had agreed to clean up the site and compensate those harmed in the incident, by liquidating Union Carbide for $12 billion USD.
@FoolDrainer - What I'm pointing out is pretty clear. If an American corporation were responsible for the same disaster in Europe, you people would be amping up the anti-American crap to epic proportions. Americans haven't done that when the shoe is on the other foot. Now, stop being so hyper-sensitive. Cheers.
@FoolDrainer - and yet, when someone criticizes your own country, you get mighty defensive and aggressive about it. So, evidently you think no one should criticize Britain. And as it happens, most Americans don't generally criticize Britain. See? More hypocrisy and smugness. Now, take a deep breath. Think about the points I've made. Then let it go.
@FoolDrainer - I hold Brits accountable for their own hypocrisy. Your government backed up George Bush in Iraq. George Bush, the ultimate tool of big oil. So excuse me for pointing this out. How typical of you to point the figure on the topic of corporate interests. Thing about Americans is that many of us are acutely aware of the failings of our own government. People in the UK point the finger at the US at every opportunity without examining their own failings.
@FoolDrainer - BP has a miserable safety record in the US. They've gotten away with all kinds of bullshit they couldn't get away with in the Britain. As I said, if the point were on the other foot, the Brits would be shreiking all sorts of anti-American sentiment. Because it's pretty much what you euro-cunts are good at - self-righteous, smug, shrill superior attitudes. Sorry, but it's true.
Wonder when motha fuckin British Petroleum is going accept responsibilty for the massive enviro disaster in the Gulf of Mexico? If an American company did that in the UK, those shrill euro-cunts would be screaming anti-American slogans at the top of their lungs. Fucking hypocrites/
I think the name he chose was quite clever: St Jude is the patron saint of impossible situations, and 'finisterra' is Spanish for 'end of the world' (although technically it means the geographical end, like a peninsula).
This is tragic. If only he was who he said he was! The problems in Bhopal are still ongoing with many people suffering every day. There are however some excellent medical systems and NGO's that have been set up to help those people worst affected. I am a women's accessory designer and I have my belts made at Bhopal Rehabilitation which is a fair trade NGO which trains people in leather work and other skills. Check out my company JosyFlo for further details
Does anyone else agree that while it was great that the yes men drew public attention back towards such a horrific disaster, in a way its really exploitative of them to make thousands of victims believe that they would be compensated and that they had finally won justice..!!!
I would bet that very few of the victims found out about this until well after it was revealed as a hoax. Most of them probably didn't get BBC on the TV. Most of them probably didn't have TVs
how did they not know he wasn't a real spokesperson! A real DOW employee wd not speak like that
coleary2006 3 days ago
there is a petition on change dot org about DOW and their sponsorship of the Olympics and their lack of responsibility concerning Bhopal.
TyRafferty 1 month ago
lol, trolled!
yazmut 1 month ago
this guy doesn't look like allesio rastani! wtf was BBC thinking?
sairam19 1 month ago
Isn't this the best prank ever?!?!?!?
BlueClansman 2 months ago
@BlueClansman great prank in the sense that Dow executives/board must have been BRICKING it. but sad because the victims families would have got their hopes up on hearing this.
but still a great troll if Dow's value on the stock market took a hit. hit em where it hurts.
Agnelum1 2 months ago 2
wow they will pay money for the PEOPLE WHO WILL SUFFER FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE..... Great.. i hope who did this get to suffer for the rest of their life as well maybe they can feel how its different to see to feeling the pain..
LoCoLebanese 2 months ago
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Search for The Richborough Disaster on here. Its disgusting what some of these big companies are doing to us!
dave03056423 2 months ago
Dow are on the list for most wanted companies for at Globalexchange's website.
From the website:
"In New Plymouth, New Zealand, 500,000 gallons of Agent Orange were produced and thousands of tons of dioxin-laced waste was dumped in agricultural fields."
funkyironman69 3 months ago
I wish this was real :(
TTwhatdouwhant 3 months ago
is this guy scared shitless,look at those big eyes
swerve951 4 months ago
JAJAJ QUE CAPO UN ARGENTINO AVIVANDO GILES, TODOS LOS ARGENTINOS VIVIMOS ESA CRISIS EN EL 2001, Y ES ASI, TODAVIA LES FALTA MUCHISIMO QUE SUFRIR ANTES DE SALIR, EN ESPAÑA YA LOS BANCOS COMENZARON A ROBARSE LOS FONDOS DE LAS CAJAS, LA DIFERENCIA CON EL RESTO DEL MUNDO ES QUE ACA SALIMOS A LA CALLE, QUE AHORA HACEN TODOS Y CON LAS OLLAS EN LAS MANOS COMO REN ESE TIEMPO, TODO LO QUE DICE VA A PASAR.
GATUKILLER1 4 months ago
If u look at the video statistics, u'll see there's been a spike in views for this video. i guess lots of people came to see if the yes man guy on this video is alessio rastani (and it clearly isn't)
killerchipmunkattack 4 months ago
Well... that is NOT Alessio Rastani.
Ex0dus111 4 months ago 13
wow this guy has ZERO to do with Alessio Rastani, that´s why the Eurozone will crash, other traders and jornalists are completly blind!!!
riobabilonia 4 months ago 3
cipro's a great drug for lots of infections.
mburg777 4 months ago
looks nd sounds nothing like Alessio Rastani bbc try agian
jpr12345678 4 months ago
Dow Chemical's stock went down 2 billion dollars during this interview. Yes Men rule!
buttermilch1989 4 months ago 30
@buttermilch1989 yes but it went back up 2 billion a day later
jondavidgriffin 3 months ago
@snaz27 didn't actually think it was,so much stuff flying around about it being a fake...still going on too....Reuters interviewed him and mentioned it so was sucked in a little
MultiCarnegie 4 months ago
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1040655 4 months ago
I can't believe people think that this hoaxer looks anything like Alessio Rastani (the trader who said goldman sachs rules the world). Are people that blind, or were they so angered by the truth that they were so desperate to indulge in self-delusion by making crazy rumors.
gshooting 4 months ago 4
Classic
BaronVonLichtenstein 4 months ago
BRILLIANT - I never knew about DOW - I will research to boycott their products
PHONEYPOLITICS 4 months ago
any way we can get some face recognition on this????
animus999 4 months ago
@animus999 It doesn't even look like they come from the same continent.
Nashy119 4 months ago
Is this Alessio Rastani from the BBC interview today regarding the collapse of the Euro?
MultiCarnegie 4 months ago
@MultiCarnegie He looks nothing like him, look at them side by side... That guy was just being open about what he thinks. I agree with most of it!
snaz27 4 months ago
so alaskan seals get $40,000 spent on them each after the valdez disaster, but many illiterate Bhopal disaster victims get nothing because they don't have the proper documentation? even if dow had actually done this and donated 12 billion it wouldn't have been enough.
darkhoogan 4 months ago
@lemmingherda... you need to watch the whole film. The Yes Men go to Bhopal and meet the people there. Verdict from the Indians? "Thank you Yes Men for drawing attention to the injustice we suffered then and the horror we still suffer now". Of course Dow couldn't give a shit, that's the whole point... but it's obviously affected you, no? Job done, I'd say.
ColinOOOD 4 months ago
I think he gave the birth to trolls
enkopingsbo 4 months ago
ha ha ha ha ha...... RESPECT!
phantasm2323 6 months ago
TROLOLOLOL
fyourcouchnigga 6 months ago
Administration of human societies today may be done mainly using 7 basic tools:
1. Physical method (guns, bombs, tanks...)
2. Chemical method (alcohol, drugs, food additives...)
3. Financial method
4. Historical method (decisions for future are based on knowledge from past - books, schools...)
5. Ideological method (religion, music, art)
6. Lie (politics, corporations, tv, press etc)
7. Truth
Yesman learns to use method 6+7 against corporations and governments. Powerful! Respect!
dorinchibuc 6 months ago
We need more of these people in the world asking questions.
I can't believe that corporations and governments around the world can get away with what they do on a regular basis.
Spherex86 7 months ago
If anyone saw this entire film, the Yes Men went to Bhopal and every person they interviewed thanked them and hugged them for what they did.
TOOLxoxo 7 months ago 2
ATTENTION PEOPLE: The Yes Men have demonstrated to us that one or two people working on their own CAN cause real change in our societies, and our world. All it takes is a little creativity, and COURAGE. If you are one of the people who want to see change in our world, GET OFF YOUR COMPUTER and cause that change! We DO HAVE THE POWER TO DO THIS!
choosetolivefree 7 months ago
I don't understand the hate for these companies. Sure, they made a mistake and people got killed. The chemical industry is dangerous, everybody knows that, and accidents are bound to happen sooner or later. If you want to get rid of every company that has an accident then we won't have much of an economy left...
TimothyParadox1 8 months ago
@TimothyParadox1 sad to hear that from a person that is actually living somewhere in the world.
shock6328 7 months ago
@shock6328 Sad to see someone with no logical arguments to support his hatred of me.
TimothyParadox1 7 months ago
@TimothyParadox1 These companies cut corners to save money. This is where the problem lies. They would never even have thought of cutting the corners Union Carbide cut if it was on US territory. It was because they were in India and losing money so they made cutbacks on staff and equipment which led to this event. A lot could be blamed on the placement of the refinery too. It was too close to a civilian population. They should have had a larger buffer zone around the complex.
UnknownGnome1 7 months ago
@TimothyParadox1 Wow you completely missed the point. The point is not to get rid of any companies that has an accident. The point is, that when companies have accidents, THEY TAKE 100% RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACCIDENT, which is what Union Carbide/Dow DID NOT DO. Ground water is still contaminated TODAY because of this never having been properly cleaned up.
choosetolivefree 7 months ago 2
@choosetolivefree I see. I see your point. =)
TimothyParadox1 7 months ago
"You say you work for the state department? Put this mic on...."
The505Guys 8 months ago
Companies should re-establish the balance between economic development, sustainable environment and the social development in order to build the new society that we long for. Even though a gradual interest in Coporate Social Responsibility is appearing, as much in business circles as in social circles, the process is still slow. Watch this documentary! youtube.com/watch?v=y4YaWmpl-0c
TheJames281 9 months ago
It's no accident that the video hangs at 4:45
lazlounderhill 9 months ago
@lazlounderhill The video doesn't hang in my computer... What happens there?
razorfoundation 9 months ago 9
@lazlounderhill Get a new computer, idiot.
xunit94 8 months ago
Trololololo
Phluffey 10 months ago
u fukin ass hole why r u saying 12 billion doller again n again u r not doing this for our faithit is ur duty to do this .......................mother fucker warren anderson
ashutosh12101992 11 months ago
u fukin ass hole why r u saying 12 billion doller again n again u r not doing this for our faithit is ur duty to do this .......................mother fucker warren anderson
ashutosh12101992 11 months ago
Haha Amazing! Hope the 'Yes Men' will be doing the same with BP and the environmental catastrophy this company caused in the golf of Mexico ...
nanso83 1 year ago
I wish this was real...
OhMySavy 1 year ago
i live in bhopal.
rajs0989 1 year ago
Gass it up!!!
GassItUp 1 year ago
They've made a movie which regroups all their fake media stunts.
Check out " The yes men fix the world" via torrent, it's free !
smoke489 1 year ago
beautiful - these guys should be knighted, DOW, fuck yourselves
adamwakeling1 1 year ago
Sad you don't hear this being said from actual companies enough.
Yesman812 1 year ago
Although this guy doesn't represent Dow Chemical, but himself, and The Yes Men, is trying to do good for Bhopal victims
scagliettileopard 1 year ago
fuck bitch america Dow Chemicals
Luizinhokbcao 1 year ago
Dear Yes Men: PLEASE go after Bayer Pharmaceuticals next. A year ago I was given a 6-day prescription for their drug (aka POISON) Ciprofloxin and have been crippled and unable to walk ever since. I am only 30 years old and was previously one of the healthiest people I knew. My entire life: DESTROYED. And I've found thousands of others online who share the same story. Bayer continues to legally CRIPPLE people every single day and get away with it. They are MURDERERS as far as I'm concerned.
papatoony 1 year ago 57
@papatoony
hello, if you really think Ciprofloxin was the responsible for your regrettable condition, why don't you start organizing with other people in the same situation and organize a class action suit against the manufacturer? best of luck! :)
razorfoundation 1 year ago
@razorfoundation I know for 100% certain Cipro is to blame for crippling me. I've had extensive testing and there is no other medical explanation for my slew of health problems that *ironically* all began right when I ingested that poison. I haven't the slightest clue on how to start a class action lawsuit, and to be honest I don't have the strength or the energy to do it...I sleep over 12 hours a day trying to escape this never ending NIGHTMARE that is now my life. I wish DEATH on Bayer.
papatoony 1 year ago 11
@papatoony May I ask you how long ago you last took Cipro? Has Bayer taken any stance? Don't let the anger and grief take over you. I know it's easy to say this from my viewpoint of a non-affected. Try and find the strengh to help yourself and others from being further affected and to be compensated for the huge damages you and they got.
razorfoundation 1 year ago 17
@razorfoundation I took Cipro in October of 2009, on 10/25/09 the tendon problems began and life as I knew it ended. I have been housebound and essentially bedridden ever since, with absolutely no end in sight. I have filed reports with the FDA and someone from Bayer did contact me, but it was only to cover their own asses. They have done absolutely NOTHING to help me or any of the other victims I know. I tell EVERYONE never to ingest that poison unless you want to end up crippled like me!!!
papatoony 1 year ago
@razorfoundation It would be an absolute blessing if someone like the Yes Men could go after Bayer on behalf of those of us who are literally too weak and destroyed to go after them ourselves. What Bayer is doing is absolutely CRIMINAL, as far as I'm concerned they MURDERED ME on October 25, 2009. Nowhere on their warning label did it say I could suffer PERMANENT, crippling side effects! Had I known that there is no way in HELL I would have taken it...the cure is worse than the disease!!!
papatoony 1 year ago
@papatoony I had two four-week courses of ciprofloxacin and nothing major happened to me (except for my infection eventually clearing up). Are you sure it wasn't the infection that damaged you? I'm not trying to play down the seriousness of what happened in your case, just offering an alternative explanation. I did get some side effects with cipro, but even now I'm not sure if it was just my body reacting to the pathogens rather than the drug. I was prescribed it for acute prostatitis.
cuntylishus 4 months ago
@cuntylishus I am beyond POSITIVE it was the Cipro that DESTROYED me. Why would a UTI cause my retinas to tear!? Or the hair on my legs to fall out? Or peripheral neuropathy? Or tendonitis all throughout my body? Or rapid muscle wasting? Or severely dry skin/mouth/eyes? And on and on and on. Cipro is a NASTY drug and it can turn on you at any time! Just because you've taken it before safely does NOT mean it can't happen to you. I'd taken it once before with no apparent problems also.
papatoony 4 months ago
@papatoony I know this is easy for me to say, but you NEED to file a class action law suit against these people. You need to stop it so others won't suffer the tradgedy that you have. It sounds like you are very weak, so is there anyone else you know (friends, family) that could help your cause?
super0star0material 4 months ago
@super0star0material I've contacted many lawyers about this and they all tell me the same thing: "We're not currently taking Cipro cases." The last class action I know of against Bayer was actually filed by the postal workers in 2002 after they were fed Cipro during the whole anthrax scare thing. Hundreds of them became permanently disabled and unable to work, not because of anthrax but because of Cipro! And they sued. Today no lawyers want to go up against drug companies it seems.
papatoony 4 months ago
@papatoony post a video proving you're crippled?
StikManJones 1 year ago
@StikManJones How exactly does one prove they're crippled?
papatoony 1 year ago
@papatoony get someones to take to to a scrapyard and get 4 violent rottweilers and let them chase you. if you dont run....
StikManJones 1 year ago
@papatoony make a video about what the drug has done to you?? picture says a 100 words.
StikManJones 1 year ago
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papatoony 1 year ago
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@StikManJones Dude I don't look like Night of the Living Dead or anything, wtf? My joints and tendons are all destroyed. Joints and tendons are INSIDE your body. No video is going to show that. Perhaps just Google "Cipro is poison" and read what this shit does to people! It's very real, and it's very unconscionable. You can also read hundreds of patient reviews of this horrific drug at a website called askapatient.
papatoony 1 year ago
@papatoony "The serious adverse effects that may occur as a result of ciprofloxacin therapy include spontaneous tendon rupture" is that what happened? I'm very curious since i'm actually right now in the middle of my ciprofloxacin therapy (btw the brand i use is Sandoz) and at the same time walking on crutches...
kkasperr 1 year ago
@kkasperr I never actually had any tendons rupture (yet) but I have full-body debilitating tendon, joint and connective tissue injuries. I was INCREDIBLY fit and healthy before I was poisoned, now I am trapped inside a destroyed body. I would strongly suggest you find another non-fluoroquinolone antibiotic, ESPECIALLY if you're already experiencing adverse effects!!! Did I read that right--you're still taking the poison even though you're having to use crutches???
papatoony 1 year ago
@papatoony the crutches have to do with an ankle fracture, but makes me feel of course more vulnerable, but until now luckily enough i haven't experienced adverse effects but your warning makes me cautious, googling it even more...
kkasperr 1 year ago
@kkasperr Oh okay...yea, DO NOT trust Bayer and their warning label to tell you the whole truth! That warning label VASTLY understates the likelihood, duration and severity of what can happen to you and it leaves A TON of stuff out completely. For instance did you know many people lose their teeth after taking it? YEP! But you won't find THAT on the warning label! Also you should know that many adverse reactions are delayed...mine did not hit until 10 days AFTER I'd stopped the meds.
papatoony 1 year ago
@papatoony
A class action lawsuit has already been done, which has lead to the black box warning labels on the product. Your symptoms are known, albeit very rare. I wouldn't go so far as to call them murderers, though. You had the bad luck of being one of the few whose body can't tolerate the drug. Also, if you were taking any other drugs at the same time, then your condition is entirely your fault and your doctor's for not telling you about the drug-drug interactions.
mash92587 10 months ago
@mash92587 Nope, didn't take it with any other drugs. Bayer took my life ENTIRELY away from me, so therefore they are murderers. They've also murdered people with their drug Trasylol as well as the AIDS-tainted blood they knowingly sold abroad. These reactions are not "very rare." When they fed USPS workers Cipro during the anthrax scare in 2001, so many of them became crippled and unable to work they filed a class action. Search for Cipro on askapatient and tell me if this is rare.
papatoony 10 months ago
@papatoony Stop whining.
Clay3613 6 months ago
@Clay3613 You lie in bed for two fucking years and lets see how you feel!
papatoony 6 months ago
@papatoony @papatoony Also check John Virapen's testimonies/confessions, ex Eli Lilly director. I've met him during a conference in Ghent, Belgium. Shocking!
11hunabku11 4 months ago
@papatoony
Wait, a 6-day prescription of Cipro huh, sounds like you weren't "one of the healthiest people you know" unless, of course, most people you know are dealing with a Chlamydia infection. Sorry about your legs though.
iamdomxbox 4 months ago
@iamdomxbox You're an asshole.
papatoony 4 months ago
@papatoony I have taken Ciprofloxacin 2 times and had no problems whatsoever. I found it to be the most effective antibiotic I've ever tried. It looks like there is already a class action lawsuit you could join - but for some people Cipro is a good thing as long as they know the risks.
davidg1234 4 months ago
@davidg1234 And it wasn't for Chlamydia, I might add.
davidg1234 4 months ago
@davidg1234 I didn't have Chlamydia either--the person that wrote that is an asshole who will hopefully experience this for themselves someday. Whatever I did have (no bacteria came back on my tests), the Cipro didn't even cure. Ultimately all I needed was Trimethoprim--one of the safest antibiotics on the market. But did my doctor try that first? No. I am literally crippled for no reason.
papatoony 4 months ago
@davidg1234 Like I said, Cipro can turn on you at any time. Just because you've taken it before with no apparent problems does not mean it won't or can't cripple you the next time you take it. I'd taken it once before also with no noticeable problems. And that's just the thing--I was NOT made aware of the risks!!! No one EVER told me Cipro could PERMANENTLY CRIPPLE me! Not my doctor, not the pharmacist, and not Bayer's drug insert. Had I known that, there's no WAY I would have taken it.
papatoony 4 months ago
This takes activism to the next level and actually hits the bastards where it hurts... such a clever idea...
bongolicious 1 year ago
Yes Men: Nigga, yo couch.
Dow: What about it?
Yes Men: Fuck it.
bobbygnosis 1 year ago
hahahah great!
keravankauhu 1 year ago
just, brilliant.
ScottxSkins 1 year ago
Watch "The Yes Men Fix the World p2p Edition" on my account now! I have it fully uploaded! Or, download the video yourself at vodo(dot)net / yesmen
ClickHereNowTruth 1 year ago
go here: vodo.net / yesmen
kylehere123 1 year ago
Yes Men!!
juanz7 1 year ago
dow should had faced bankrupcy
ryzas 1 year ago
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The yes men should be ashamed..
DidntKnowWhatToPut1 1 year ago
@DidntKnowWhatToPut1
The chemical company should be ashamed. Who did the YesMen hurt? And now millions of people are talking about this disaster. The company needs to be held accountable for this.
Stairc 1 year ago
@DidntKnowWhatToPut1 "The yes men should be ashamed.."
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Fuck off, shaming collosal multinationals runamock across the planet, dropping their trouser and shitting on other doorsteps, hell thats a crusade for justice.
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Fantastic work from these guys.
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If anyone should be ashamed it should be the execs and corporate money fiddlers that think its all cool and "just business" to murder, cripple and maim people before cutting them loose to fend for them selves in a debilitated condition.
LemmingHerda 1 year ago 77
@LemmingHerda your fucken insane! Run over any Puppies lately?
Nevawake 9 months ago
@LemmingHerda
You stupid fuck. You wouldn't say that if you were a relative of the victims of Bhopal who believed they were going to get some justice - finally. You really think this affected Dow?
Like I said.
You stupid fuck.
HelsinkiP 4 months ago
@HelsinkiP um yeah their stock dropped in price billions of dollars because of this stunt. the people of bhopal were disappointed, but ultimately glad the Yes Men brought attention to their plight and stuck it to Dow.
logick0 4 months ago
@logick0
um yeah. it took a two billion dollar hit in its share price. which was back on by the close of business. oh yeahhhhh - BIG hit. and the film? DO me a favour. Like they would have put anyone in there saying "fuck you, arseholes, you let us down badly". The YesMen are a waste of space.
HelsinkiP 4 months ago
@DidntKnowWhatToPut1 Yea, those mean bullies!
Poisoned indians? Fuck em! The real victim is the poor defenseless corporation...
Whine harder bitch!
dffykvn 2 months ago
@dffykvn I only meant that it got the hopes up of all the people in Bhopal, only to find out it was a lie.
It's like having cancer and someone coming up to you and tells you that they will cure you, only you later find out it was a lie. I know it did some good, like damaging the companies stock prices. So, I'm still in two minds about it. But thank you for the comment, it's nice to be able to explain myself.
DidntKnowWhatToPut1 2 months ago
@didn't Ahhh alright, if that's what you meant then I understand and I'm sorry
I had relatives that were agent oranged so I have a "I want to see those people strung up" attitude when it comes to people cheating victims. I'd condone anything up to and including dropping a satellite on their company retreat
I took the yes man thing as someone finally taking a shot at a completely irresponsible group of asshats that KNOW that they're above the law
I guess I misinterpreted it so I'll apologize.
dffykvn 2 months ago
The truth about Union Carbide disaster in late 80's is USA got away with murder.
The victims did not get full compensation.
The Truth is out there.
X-Files
TheIxtlan 1 year ago
This Is A Hoax,
Search It Up
VeggiePandya 1 year ago
The documents show Anderson's quick release was ordered by the Central government of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. With elections weeks away, the Centre felt the Madhya Pradesh government was overly eager to score political points against Union Carbide.
shaziakhan1986 1 year ago
Moti Singh, who was the District Collector of Bhopal at the time of gas leak, has said that Anderson was arrested at around 2 pm on December 7 but he was released the same day and flew out of Bhopal in a state government plane to New Delhi.
Singh claims the then Chief Secretary of the state government ordered him to release Anderson.
shaziakhan1986 1 year ago
Rajiv govt freed Warren Anderson: CIA papers
Warren Anderson, former chairman of the American parent company Union Carbide Corp responsible for the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, was released after being arrested on December 7 that year on the Central government’s orders to Madhya Pradesh.
shaziakhan1986 1 year ago
@ xobyot: This spoof isn't meant to be funny, but it is extremely shaming for Dow Chemical, and put the situation back in the headlines... thats the point.
dogblessamerica 1 year ago
Funny that the USA actually expects BP to make 'full reparations' just like this spoof spokesman for Dow. It just shows the complete double standards in how it approaches developing countries vs its own citizens.
Let BP foot the bill for the clean up of the Gulf of Mexico only when Obama enforces full reparations to Bhopal from Dow Chemical.
dogblessamerica 1 year ago
@dogblessamerica @dogblessamerica You've oversimplified the two incidents of corporate disasters. In 1988, US courts ruled that the lawsuits were under Indian legal jurisdiction. In 1989, the Indian government which represented the plaintiffs only asked for $3 billion, then agreed to an out of court settlement of $450 million. If you will recall, BP is a British based corp yet the British courts have nothing to do with Obama's demands of compensation from BP.
veganthrope 1 year ago
@veganthrope : So you think that value of a fish is more than the value of a person in developing world......
abhishingwekar 1 year ago
@abhishingwekar You seriously need to work on your reading comprehension. The difference in monetary settlements between the BP gulf spill and the Bhopal disaster is the respective governments. The US government demanded $20 bil from BP while the Indian government only sued UC for $3 bil...finally settling for $450 mil in an Indian court. Incidentally, the republicans said that Obama should have asked for less compensation. Why do you think UC put that chemical plant in Bhopal to start with?
veganthrope 1 year ago
Who is responsible for Bhopal genocide? This is not a tragedy: this is a genocide.
How many millions Indian politicians and justice system collected to cover up this big genocide? Humanity will never forgive you.
Aquamarine627 1 year ago
@Aquamarine627 It's not genocide. Look up the definition.
veganthrope 1 year ago
Dow Chemicals have done absolutely nothing for the Bhopal Gas Victims.
BhopalGasTragedy 1 year ago
he is a fake ha ha ha
ujshon 1 year ago
The BBC is a discredited organisation. It is infested with spooks.
xobyot 1 year ago
@xobyot
you fool
Pattonash 1 year ago
wow, horrible spokesperson
CERNOBE 1 year ago
Join this group on Facebook and DEMAND the extradition of Union Carbide CEO Warren Anderson to India to stand trial.
"If you see Warren Anderson in the street, punch him in the face. Twice."
QIFanGirl 1 year ago
WE ALL NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE THEM!!!!!!
siso77 1 year ago 3
terrific....dont just laugh at it...its horrible when you see someone who has hardly survived from that incident...and because i know a person who can not even work for three four days consistently...i still wonder how is she going to work for the rest of her life.....they should get extra leaves.... there is no policy for these people.... .it is the true face of capitalism...
invina85 1 year ago
Rajiv Gandhi is guilty of letting Warren Adreson's Escape.
manishdudwani 1 year ago
Immediately afterward, Dow's share price fell 4.2% in 23 minutes, for a loss of $2 billion in market cap. Dow quickly issued a statement saying that they had no employee by that name that he was an impostor, not affiliated with Dow, and that his claims were a hoax. The BBC broadcast a correction and an apology. The statement was widely carried.
ricky69bond 1 year ago
On December 3, 2004, the twentieth anniversary of the disaster, a man claiming to be a Dow representative named Jude Finisterra was interviewed on BBC . He claimed that the company had agreed to clean up the site and compensate those harmed in the incident, by liquidating Union Carbide for $12 billion USD.
ricky69bond 1 year ago
brilliant....
basitkeng 1 year ago
this was a fake release by a group called the yes men. He basically embarrassed dow
madhulovespotatoes 1 year ago
This news in no where in India, and the news in India is exactly opposite to it, saying that Dow has nothing to do with it
shashank2361 1 year ago
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Com'n you could sing together:
Sare Jaham se ACHAA.
That is not my country; and you could buy anyone in India, damn cheap.
but I feel for the victims and my heart goes out to the broken hearts.
Aquamarine627 1 year ago
dunno how they thought he was real with those scary eyes....
kakaze 1 year ago
I watched this on TV, and did this really happen. Did they really do that on national TV, or was it just part of the Movie. Don't flame me.
masterjarred32 1 year ago
@masterjarred32
They really did it.
It was awesome
Stairc 1 year ago
@Stairc Shit, that was a good movie too
masterjarred32 1 year ago
@FoolDrainer - that's not what I said. In fact, I'm the first to criticize an American corporation. We've already covered this.
MrRedFredSaid 1 year ago
@FoolDrainer - What I'm pointing out is pretty clear. If an American corporation were responsible for the same disaster in Europe, you people would be amping up the anti-American crap to epic proportions. Americans haven't done that when the shoe is on the other foot. Now, stop being so hyper-sensitive. Cheers.
MrRedFredSaid 1 year ago
@FoolDrainer - and yet, when someone criticizes your own country, you get mighty defensive and aggressive about it. So, evidently you think no one should criticize Britain. And as it happens, most Americans don't generally criticize Britain. See? More hypocrisy and smugness. Now, take a deep breath. Think about the points I've made. Then let it go.
MrRedFredSaid 1 year ago
@FoolDrainer - I hold Brits accountable for their own hypocrisy. Your government backed up George Bush in Iraq. George Bush, the ultimate tool of big oil. So excuse me for pointing this out. How typical of you to point the figure on the topic of corporate interests. Thing about Americans is that many of us are acutely aware of the failings of our own government. People in the UK point the finger at the US at every opportunity without examining their own failings.
MrRedFredSaid 1 year ago
@FoolDrainer Stfu. That has never been proven. Go give those parasites YOUR savings.
MrGrevy 1 year ago
@FoolDrainer - BP has a miserable safety record in the US. They've gotten away with all kinds of bullshit they couldn't get away with in the Britain. As I said, if the point were on the other foot, the Brits would be shreiking all sorts of anti-American sentiment. Because it's pretty much what you euro-cunts are good at - self-righteous, smug, shrill superior attitudes. Sorry, but it's true.
MrRedFredSaid 1 year ago
type in ur URL megavideo (dot) com
then this and you're welcome! /?v=TMQZX3UR
getchizzled 1 year ago
Wonder when motha fuckin British Petroleum is going accept responsibilty for the massive enviro disaster in the Gulf of Mexico? If an American company did that in the UK, those shrill euro-cunts would be screaming anti-American slogans at the top of their lungs. Fucking hypocrites/
MrRedFredSaid 1 year ago
To bad this isn't true. Hoax identity publicity stunt for the Yes Men. :dd
cjgone2 1 year ago
Piss on Dow Chemical! So many people are suffering greatly in Bhopal and will suffer for the rest of their lives. Keep it up, Yes Men.
sunnyeleigh 1 year ago 2
I think the name he chose was quite clever: St Jude is the patron saint of impossible situations, and 'finisterra' is Spanish for 'end of the world' (although technically it means the geographical end, like a peninsula).
pdaoust 1 year ago
will they soon pay the 911 families of firefighters & Cops ? Maybe Monsanto will Pay off all Farmers & Bee Keepers & Consumers ?
louis12346 1 year ago
Is the guy dead now? If not, I'm surprised.
LatestUFOSightings 1 year ago
What balls he has. :^P Very well done.
ATG913 1 year ago
c-c-c-cracked!
volaju2071 1 year ago
god that presenter is one thick fucker! He's not on the bbc news channel anymore
Stube437 1 year ago
This is tragic. If only he was who he said he was! The problems in Bhopal are still ongoing with many people suffering every day. There are however some excellent medical systems and NGO's that have been set up to help those people worst affected. I am a women's accessory designer and I have my belts made at Bhopal Rehabilitation which is a fair trade NGO which trains people in leather work and other skills. Check out my company JosyFlo for further details
JosyFlo 1 year ago
Dow probably could have handled this one better.
ThePsychoReturns 1 year ago
crackeddddd
adibson 1 year ago 3
Oh good grief, the BBC got caught out.. haha Welk said 'Jude'
charreva 1 year ago
It was hilarous!! Fuck DOW, fucking murderers
renegatt 1 year ago 33
CRACKED!
mikeellerbeck 1 year ago 4
Lol....this was great!!!
femiluv 1 year ago
"You say you work for the State Department? Great, put this mic on."
JiminyKracker 1 year ago
killled. hahahahh.
rocker66666666 1 year ago
After this,DOW lost 2 billions dollars.... i say that's a great little vengence !
Seb640 1 year ago 52
This is great.
LordWolven 1 year ago
Cracked
DevonDeFazio 1 year ago
This mans balls are made of carbon
mrjimmyos 1 year ago 4
haha...can't believe i never heard of this...great!!!
sabrin321 1 year ago
I'm picturing this as actually happening. Can you imagine?
Even the most hardened cynic would become the staunchest optimist.
Jmonstra 1 year ago 3
Does anyone know the name of this news anchor? Steve....lastname?
adie87 1 year ago
Does anyone else agree that while it was great that the yes men drew public attention back towards such a horrific disaster, in a way its really exploitative of them to make thousands of victims believe that they would be compensated and that they had finally won justice..!!!
BUBBAG2010 1 year ago
I would bet that very few of the victims found out about this until well after it was revealed as a hoax. Most of them probably didn't get BBC on the TV. Most of them probably didn't have TVs
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