tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067977173951690762.post4048897815498755438..comments2023-10-05T08:44:09.303-07:00Comments on JG, Caesarea: Paul Krugman, "Addicted to the Apocalypse": An Asteroid or an Earthquake?Jeffrey Grossmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847518948270295312noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067977173951690762.post-53975017744442998212013-10-25T04:58:13.768-07:002013-10-25T04:58:13.768-07:00Yes, Krugman liked OWS. Not only him. So did the A...Yes, Krugman liked OWS. Not only him. So did the American Nazi Party. <br />On September 17, 2011, around 10?11? a.m., I asked a visiting then friend (still, but not for long) who was pushing to see the rally: "Why Occupy Wall Street?" Actually, the question was rhetorical - I knew the answer the moment I heard the name.<br />Unlike Krugman, I am a historian by training and unlike him I am not an "internationalist," full of complexes and pretensions and empty of ethics.<br />I have no illusions about Krugman. Good people don't write for the NYT, don't support such sickos as Beinart, don't serve bigoted,evil crowds the food they like.<br />People often confuse Friedman and Krugman. It isn't surprising. They are similar. Bastards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com