Kim Du Toit discusses this amusing bit of news. Apparently some impish conservatives set up a concession stand at the WTO protests in Cancun, Mexico, offering two kinds of soda: regular soda for 5 pesos, and "fair trade sodas" for four times as much. They were promptly boycotted.
Mr. Du Toit criticizes the conservatives for not standing up to the boycott. I have to say, though... the basic idea is sheer brilliance. Think about it...thousands of anti-globalization protestors all in one place, and you're the only concession stand. You just know that these people are going to have severe cases of the munchies after a hard day of "protesting..."
Mmmm...capitalism...
"Hippies...hiiipies...they're everywhere...they wanna save the Earth but all they do is smoke pot and smell bad...heeeeelp..." -- Eric Cartman, South Park
Posted by Thief at September 23, 2003 03:29 AM