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So much of this relies on the concept of “normal” parts of history. The fact that Kennedy’s judgement got better in correlation with better medication monitoring does not affirm the thesis of the book that Kennedy was a “mentally ill leader” succeeding in abnormal times because of his illness…
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Vance Miguel Johnson
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“The people of Berlin could tell a special leader when they saw one. They reached such a frenzy that chancellor Konrad Adenauer, reminded of the Nazi rallies, murmured, ‘does this mean Germany can one day have another Hitler?’” WHAT A TERRIBLE BIT OF WRITING. FROM A DOCTOR?! THIS WAS WRITTEN BY A PROFESSOR?! Shame. How did the “the people of Berlin” know “special leader”. How do you know, GHAEMI?!
— 15 hours, 46 min ago
Vance Miguel Johnson
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I’m pretty disappointed so far. I was excited to read a book by someone named Nassir Ghaemi, but so far I’ve counted 2 moments where “he” is used as the universal pronoun for all humans, 1 unexplained reference to a German psychologist in the early 20th century, 8 claims that are presented as assumptions without any serious intellectual backing. So far, it’s misogynistic, & claiming to be more than it is.
— Mar 20, 2026 03:04PM
