tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post7220338877163851785..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: "He would have wanted it that way"John Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-16277160661415106432013-08-11T17:17:44.668-04:002013-08-11T17:17:44.668-04:00Anon --
Just read the Wikipedia summary of the boo...Anon --<br />Just read the Wikipedia summary of the book. Yes, he makes a lot of good points about sentimentality, and I suppose my point, which is much narrower, could have been included in Chapter II. Thanks for pointing that out. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-17205513103432562012013-08-11T16:08:10.734-04:002013-08-11T16:08:10.734-04:00Anon --
I have not, but will take a look at it, th...Anon --<br />I have not, but will take a look at it, thank you. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-65871492174830465132013-08-11T14:04:24.310-04:002013-08-11T14:04:24.310-04:00Have you read Theodore Dalrymple's "Spoil...Have you read Theodore Dalrymple's "Spoilt rotten: the toxic cult of sentimentality"? It's about this subject, essentially.Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-5668757045710283442013-08-10T00:11:32.921-04:002013-08-10T00:11:32.921-04:00Anon --
Ha!Anon --<br />Ha!John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-33551407735246345982013-08-09T22:09:47.892-04:002013-08-09T22:09:47.892-04:00The question isn't, "Would the deceased h...The question isn't, "Would the deceased have wanted it that way?"; it's "Who will he be rooting for, while looking down from Heaven?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com