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> Sort of like Glucksmann?
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Not as serious, and therefore not always as shrill, as Glucksmann. And BHL didn't support the Iraq war (well, he hedged his bets a great deal), and he supported Royale in the presidential elections, while Glucksmann supported both the war and Sarkozy (pourquoi: http://www.lemonde.fr/cgi-bin/ACHATS/acheter.cgi?offre=ARCHIVES&type_item=ART_ARCH_30J&objet_id=974908&clef=ARC-TRK-G_01 ).