babble: The world is NOT flat

FAQ | Forum Home

»	babble » right brain babble » humanities & science » The world is NOT flat

Email this thread to someone!

Author

Topic: The world is NOT flat

Lard Tunderin' Jeezus
rabble-rouser
Babbler # 1275

posted 21 March 2006 06:39 PM

Thomas Friedman, are you listening?

Thomas Friedman's tripe sends me over the edge. 'The Lexis and the Olive Tree", an unapologetic promotional diatribe for globalization has been shown by history to be as absurd an exercise in wishful thinking as has ever been scribbled.

Yet his latest lunacy rises yet again to the non-fiction bestsellers lists. WTF is wrong with this world?

[ 21 March 2006: Message edited by: Lard Tunderin' Jeezus ]

From: ... | Registered: Aug 2001 | IP: Logged

Mr. Anonymous
rabble-rouser
Babbler # 4813

posted 23 March 2006 06:06 AM

For a contrasting view on globalism, try "The collapse of globalism" by John Ralston Saul, or see a Mother Jones interview
http://www.motherjones.com/news/qa/2005/11/saul.html
an essay of his on the topic
http://afr.com/articles/2004/02/19/1077072774981.html
or a transcript of one of a lecture here:
http://www.abc.net.au/specials/saul/fulltext.htm

also see some reviews of his book here.

[ 23 March 2006: Message edited by: Mr. Anonymous ]

From: Somewhere out there... Hey, why are you logging my IP address? | Registered: Jan 2004 | IP: Logged

All times are Pacific Time

Hop To: