Diss,
Glad to see that you're alive &icking.
I watched 'Ripostes' (current affairs debate show on Franco-German tv) this evening. The subject was G8, but the REAL subject was USA-bashing. Why wasn't I surprised at that...
Anyway, to make the usual story short, an American journalist named Stanger told the left-loving anti-capitalist (read anti-American) guests that, in his opinion, they only use globalization as a means of seeking political power for themselves as their usual tropes (i.e. retirement/pensions) aren't of enough interest to the population or media. Stanger also said that the French 'Green' Party was just a way to recycle hasbeen lefties.
And he said it in perfect French.