tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post3489278142295216678..comments2023-11-14T20:22:36.929-08:00Comments on Knowledge Is Necessity: Ghaemi's A First-Rate Madness: The Conversation Heats UpJohn McManamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-41892675847844274922011-08-30T23:34:35.555-07:002011-08-30T23:34:35.555-07:00Hey, Addy. I had the same reaction as you to McCle...Hey, Addy. I had the same reaction as you to McClellan as normal. The way he treated Lincoln indicates he definitely had Axis II stuff going on, and Lincoln's aides urged he fire McClellan for his impertinence.<br /><br />But Ghaemi does make a case that McClellan was a brilliant career military man - that is until he actually had to lead armies into battle, when he couldn't even win at John McManamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-74990218221182048142011-08-30T22:26:21.591-07:002011-08-30T22:26:21.591-07:00When I read in a review that Ghaemi considered Mac...When I read in a review that Ghaemi considered MacClellan to be "normal" I fervently hoped that the reviewer was wrong. I have never, anywhere, at any time, heard George MacClellan referred to as "normal". The dude was the kind of head case that makes the rest of us look bad.<br /><br />As for The Conversation, the one I'd like to have is about resilience. Some people Addy Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14015984115893693050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-66455342882891605382011-08-25T10:36:33.811-07:002011-08-25T10:36:33.811-07:00KEG, i meant KEG. Not key. Geez.KEG, i meant KEG. Not key. Geez.Gina Perahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617490362195568500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-27240893289461630532011-08-24T19:42:26.578-07:002011-08-24T19:42:26.578-07:00Very interesting, John.
One clarification: I neve...Very interesting, John.<br /><br />One clarification: I never claim to know what I'm talking about. :-) Like everyone else, I just have my opinions.<br /><br />I just can't say I'm swayed by Ghaemi's arguments, because I find them so poorly supported and his premises so questionable.<br /><br />Do I agree that "extreme" human qualities have enriched our world? Of courseGina Perahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617490362195568500noreply@blogger.com