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All amphetamines do is amp up one's system. They don't affect one's values or beliefs. You just kill people faster. Can you imagine the Dalai Lama on meth? There isn't a homicidal bone in his body.
The review points out how the author totally ignored existing research - or more likely he didn't read it. I thought the review had some good points and I thought the book was garbage
This is revisionist fantasy land, not an attempt at historical clarification. As entertainment, I laughed a lot. As history, it's crap.
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Jul 08, 2017 08:40AM
All amphetamines do is amp up one's system. They don't affect one's values or beliefs. You just kill people faster. Can you imagine the Dalai Lama on meth? There isn't a homicidal bone in his body.
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The review points out how the author totally ignored existing research - or more likely he didn't read it. I thought the review had some good points and I thought the book was garbage
This is revisionist fantasy land, not an attempt at historical clarification. As entertainment, I laughed a lot. As history, it's crap.
