tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post6363776121312292861..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: 25 Years Later & Tom Friedman Still Can't Get The Soviet Collapse RightRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-53957456693968002472014-03-05T21:41:57.426-05:002014-03-05T21:41:57.426-05:00"They didn't understand that the parasite..."They didn't understand that the parasite is not "a necessary evil". Perhaps someday the idea will take hold that the parasite is not necessary at all!"<br /><br />You're also going to have to get it through the head of most Idiot Christians that the state was not "created God" and therefore we're supposed to support it no matter what. Meanwhile, the Mikehttp://www.antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-12750296830126323922014-03-05T21:14:41.201-05:002014-03-05T21:14:41.201-05:00Brilliant analysis as always, sir. Thank you for y...Brilliant analysis as always, sir. Thank you for your insightful commentary. <br /><br />Friedman's peers are raising a furor over Putin's $40 million net worth and how it is symbolic of Russia's corrupt crony oligarchy, who the pundits say are looting the country at their citizens expense. Yet I've seen no mention of Putin's American counterparts, the most egregious being Chrisnoreply@blogger.com