In 1729, Jonathan Swift suggested a shocking solution to Ireland's troubles: selling children as food. This satirical proposal highlighted the rich's exploitation of the poor. In 2007, the Yes Men, known for their activism, staged a hoax at an oil conference in Calgary. They impersonated representatives from ExxonMobil, promoting a fictitious product, Vivoleum, made from victims of climate disasters. This performance demonstrated their longstanding efforts to expose and ridicule powerful corporations and government bodies by showcasing their negligence and irresponsibility towards societal issues. Overall, these acts serve as critiques of systemic injustice.
"A young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or broiled," Swift wrote.
The Yes Men, a collective of culture-busting activists, showed up that summer to the Gas and Oil Exposition, the country's largest oil conference, to get revenge on the industry's most crooked players.
Pretending to be ExxonMobil and National Petroleum Council representatives, the Yes Men rolled out Exxon's latest product: Vivoleum, an oil product made from the melted flesh of people who have died due to climate disasters.
By the time the Yes Men came to Calgary, they had already established themselves as longtime hoaxsters, experts at getting back at massive conglomerates and government bodies by making them look stupid.
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