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Thomas Friedman, ultrawealthy mouthpiece for other ultrawealthy people, much less wealthy now, so maybe he is talking sense
Thu, 2008/11/20 - 9:54am — Benjamin Melançon
Friedman has never struck me as anything more than a dolt. So it has frightened me that progressive-minded people have been so excited that he has said some things that aren't stupid, like that we need to find non-fossil sources of energy. (Saying that in 2008, rather than 1958, is not what I consider opinion leading.) But maybe he is freed from advocating the narrow, near-sighted, and dangerous world-view of the ultra-rich elite because perhaps he isn't one of them anymore:
http://www.tinyrevolution.com/mt/archives/002698.html
Thomas, welcome to the masses!
(Also: I knew he was stupidly wealthy, but I didn't realize that at least in part he married into it!)
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