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Zur Ästethik der
Lüge von Roberto Simanowski Der gefälschte WTO-Vertreter
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Bichlbauers Nun, so ganz ohne Verdacht blieb man in
Salzburg nicht. Der Konferenzorganisator schrieb am nächsten Tag an
'Moores Sekretär', dass man etwas verwirrt über Bichlbauers Rede gewesen
sei, v.a. was seine Position betrifft, dass die Italiener keine
Arbeitsmoral hätten, dass man die Wahlstimmen dem Meistbietenden verkaufen
solle und dass es Aufgabe des WTO sei, eine one-world culture zu schaffen.
Man sieht, die Nachfragen kommen an der richtigen Stelle, man könnte also
beruhigt sein. Aber die Geschichte ist noch nicht zu Ende. The Yes Man legen noch eins drauf,
indem sie einen Zwischenfall erfinden, eine Attacke gegen den Vertreter
der WTO: Am Rande der Veranstaltung wird ihm eine Cremetorte ins Gesicht
geschlagen. Die falschen Verterter der WTO nutzen diese Erfindung, um den
Konferenzteilnehmern weitere Aussagen für die Website abzuluchsen. In der
Email vom 21. November heisst es: Perhaps you have now heard about the
unfortunate event that took place during "Provision of International
Services and Sale of Goods" in Salzburg, on the morning of October 27,
after Dr. Andreas Bichlbauer's lecture on behalf of the World Trade
Organization. A few hours after that lecture, someone
anonymously hurled a pie in Dr. Bichlbauer's face. This would have
remained merely another irritating illustration of the WTO's
unpopularity in today's world of snap judgments, had Dr. Bichlbauer not
contracted a rather severe infection from the pie, which was somewhat
spoiled. We are treating this matter with the utmost
gravity, as you can surely understand, and so we are asking everyone who
was present at the conference, whether or not you saw Dr. Bichlbauer's
lecture, to provide us with the following: 1.If you attended the lecture, we would love
to hear your personal reactions to it, as part of our efforts at quality
control, and to avoid situations like this in the future. Was the
lecture offensive in any way? What struck you the most about it?
2.If you attended the lecture, please convey
your impressions of the audience's reaction to it; please be specific.
(If there were any particularly strong reactions, especially from anyone
you did not recognize as a delegate, please inform.)
usw. Die Beute bringt nicht viel, außer
vielleicht, dass einer freiweg sagt: "The WTO rep. who spoke was the worst
speaker at the seminar." Also lässt die WTO Mr. Bichlbaum sterben, an den
Folgen der verdorbenen Torte: We apologize for interrupting your holiday
season with this most unpleasant announcement. Dr. Andreas Bichlbauer, who spoke on behalf
of the WTO at the CILS conference in Salzburg on Oct. 27, and with whom
many of you shared a pleasurable moment or two, has passed on. He
succumbed yesterday, at 16:50 CET, to an infection thought to have been
caught from the rotten pie which was hurled in his face after his Oct.
27 lecture. We feel sure that you understand the urgency
now with which we ask you all to furnish us with any and all information
you may have regarding this crime, which to this day remains wholly
unsolved. Our only current lead is the "voter fraud" angle. Apparently
Dr. Bichlbauer said something in his talk that enraged one of the
delegates, so much so that said delegate has refused to speak with us,
and has accused the WTO of "encouraging voter fraud." (27.
November) Die Geschichte nimmt Züge der Trivialdramatik
an und prüft deren Brauchbarkeit unter höher Gebildeten. Die - schockiert
durch den unerwarteten Tod von Dr. Bichlbauer - senden entsprechende
Kondolenzbekundungen und Kommentare wie: "Although I belive that I was sitting at the
seminar group where Mr. Bichlabuer was making his presentation I did not
pay attentation to his speach whilst I was preparing my presentation for
the afternoon session." "Rumor had it, that the pie was thrown by
the fellow who videotaped the lecture--an individual who accompanied Dr.
Bichlbauer to the conference. That is only rumor, and I wish you the
best of luck in your investigation." Rechtzeitig vor dem angesetzten
Beerdigungstermin wird die Lügengeschichte mit einer Aufdeckung
abgeschlossen, die selbst wieder eine Lüge ist. Mr.Bichlbauer wird
enttarnt, aber die Enttarner bleiben undercover: ... Dr. Bichlbauer ..., his "security
guard," and his "cameraman" ... belong, it turns out, to an anti-trade
cabal called "The Yes Men," whose interests run exactly counter to our
own, and who will stoop to any level whatsoever to make points.
(The point they were attempting to make with
this trickery, according to the handwritten letter which we received by
this morning's post, had something to do with "corporate power" and
"democracy," though the syntax and handwriting of the letter are, truth
be told, too execrable to make much of. ((We will be happy to provide a
copy of the letter if anyone wishes to see it.)) (30.
November) Man bietet Kopien des handschriftlichen
Briefes an - als wäre damit irgendwas bewiesen! Und damit endet dann die
Story. Der geehrte Leser aber steht nun der Frage gegenüber, was an
alledem eigentlich der Wahrheit entspricht. Ist es möglich, dass die
Herren in Salzburg diesen Schmarren geglaubt haben? Die Herzchen? Und das
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