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Greenwash Guerrillas Pie Thomas Friedman on Earth Day



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Thomas Friedman, the author and NY Times columnist, was invited to Brown University to give a keynote speech on Earth Day, before a packed auditorium. His talk, titled "Green is the new Red White and Blue" was about how corporate environmentalism (based on putting a price on the atmosphere, and investing in biofuels and techno-fixes) can restore America to its "natural place in the global order." Luckily, this outrageous neoliberal capitalist propaganda was interrupted with a suprise visit from the Greenwash Guerrillas. Leaflets were thrown to the crowd, stating:
---------- Thomas Friedman deserves a pie in the face... * because of his sickeningly cheery applaud for free market capitalism's conquest of the planet * for telling the world that the free market and techno fixes can save us from climate change. From carbon trading to biofuels, these distrac
tions are dangerous in and of themselves, while encouraging inaction with respect to the true problems at hand. * for helping turn environmentalism into a fake plastic consumer product for the privileged * For his long-standing support for the US Occupation of Iraq and the Israeli occupation of Pa
lestine. Such committed support to the US War Machine and its proxy states overseas cannot be masked behind any twisted mask of "green" - the US Military is the largest single emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. * for his pure arrogance. On behalf of the earth and all true environmentalists
-- we, the Greenwash Guerrillas, declare Thomas Friedman's "Green" as fake and toxic to human and planetary health as the cool-whip covering his face.


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i hate Friedman he ... ( 3 months ago by humanityfirstnow)
i hate Friedman he is one of those who should be serving a life sentence instead of striding up to podiums to spout his bile
wow, you are ... ( 2 months ago by riceleo)
wow, you are children
Once you suppress ... ( 2 months ago by TroyaE117)
Once you suppress counter arguments with this "direct action", your cause is finished.
tom friedman is a ... ( 2 months ago by tonylee1973)
tom friedman is a zionist traitor
How dare he have ... ( 2 months ago by smacks220)
How dare he have learned opinions and the will to speak his mind!
You're a massive, ... ( 2 months ago by wootsat)
You're a massive, massive tool.
What's so wrong ... ( 2 months ago by sptdonkey)
What's so wrong with making environmentalism mainstream? Is it a tool for an elite class of environmentalist hippies or can environmentalism be a shared concept of socialists and capitalists alike. This is why I have removed my support from some of the more radical environmentalist groups. They caus more trouble than good.
cause, not "caus" ... ( 2 months ago by sptdonkey)
cause, not "caus" Pardon me.
Thank you for ... ( 2 months ago by cantilever)
Thank you for marginalizing your group.
you guys just made ... ( 2 months ago by lexicondv)
you guys just made me feel bad for thomas friedman for the first time in my life thanks a lot
I like Freidman ... ( 2 months ago by mcgrawtim123)
I like Freidman most of the time. Sure he was/is wrong about Iraq, but he's right about how America has to embrace new green power technologies. Still, Thomas didn't handle this incident very well.
I have heard this ... ( 1 month ago by VINNYMOR)
I have heard this guy speak, and he is not very bright. Why not engage in public debate with him? Throwing pies persuades no one. What our economy is suffering now is the result of big government tyranny that he advocates. Instead of letting him speak let him debate say Ron Paul.
Very Sad...not very ... ( 1 month ago by muenda843)
Very Sad...not very professional...to those that 'pied' Thomas, grow up, you are no help.
No, you are the ' ... ( 1 month ago by muenda843)
No, you are the 'dumbass'
tom friedman is ... ( 4 weeks ago by garyowen4ever)
tom friedman is GAWD DUH.
Violence is the ... ( 3 weeks ago by Teratornis)
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. So I wonder, these kids who pied Thomas Friedman, do any of them drive cars?
SUCK ON THAT ... ( 3 weeks ago by andystokie)
SUCK ON THAT Friedman : )
While I don't ... ( 1 week ago by bkishar)
While I don't usually approve of tactics like this, I couldn't help but feel overwhelming joy at this. For years Friedman was a mouthpiece for the NeoCons and consistently advocated their destructive policies on Iraq and energy and economics. Now that he realized the whole NeoCon project is out of fashion he's presenting himself as the new Green Prophet to secure public appearances and book sales for the next phase. He must be exposed for what he is and not be allowed to steal others' hard work.
I am as disgusted ... ( 1 week ago by thegmansays)
I am as disgusted as anyone about the Iraq War, but, on balance, I respect and like Friedman and I don't think he deserved this. Judith Miller and Bill Kristol, for sure -- but not Friedman.
I don't think pie ... ( 5 days ago by vivalajazz)
I don't think pie throwing really qualifies as 'violence', it's more of an embarrassment thing. Not that I agree with the pie throwers.
Pie throwing is an ... ( 4 days ago by Teratornis)
Pie throwing is an attempt to use physical force to humiliate and demean someone in public. Therefore it is violence in the same sense that rape is violence. The rapist uses his penis as a weapon to degrade and humiliate his victim; the pie-thrower uses his pie. The victim does not know the nature of the assault in advance. He doesn't know if the attacker is coming at him with a pie, a knife, a gun, etc. The attacker sends the message "I could have hurt you."
I still want to ... ( 4 days ago by Teratornis)
I still want to know if the pie-throwers drive cars. If they do, then they are hypocrites. Automobiles epitomize the destruction not only of the environment, but also of cultures around the world that have been devastated by the petroleum extraction industry. For example, Iraq.
Infantile. Do you ... ( 3 days ago by littlegreymen)
Infantile. Do you really think you're advancing any line of debate? If you're so right why not challenge people instead of attacking them with confectionary goods? How exactly were Friedman's ideas or positions refuted by having a cream pie thrown in his face?
Childish stunts like this do enormous damage to the public image and therefore the message of the green movement. I don't know how old you kids are but you'll look back at this and cringe with embarassment. Disgraceful.
Tom Friedman is ... ( 1 day ago by bobbycarolina75)
Tom Friedman is only out for himself. I can't believe people pay consideration to what this idiot says. He's a con man, plain and simple.



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