tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post2913677794346399543..comments2024-03-04T10:20:10.154+00:00Comments on Anna Chen: Madam Miaow Says: Working for the Clampdown: Niall Ferguson's testosterone theory of historyMadam Miaowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237951918529887305noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-22559873832860153272021-04-29T07:23:02.113+01:002021-04-29T07:23:02.113+01:00Only just seen this, Anna. Excellent as usual. :-)...Only just seen this, Anna. Excellent as usual. :-)Rosa Lichtensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04387902582543223474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-15591193656663899912011-03-17T17:01:52.579+00:002011-03-17T17:01:52.579+00:00hi
A neat evisceration of a suitable candidate...hi <br />A neat evisceration of a suitable candidate.<br />Even I had read the material he used about China, and I am no historian, not even the hobby variety. <br />However I fear that you are not his audience and I suspect he will be happily received in the US east coast places he inhabits. <br />One might also ask why the BBC places his pleasing physiog and diction above quality or depth of analysis.<br /> <br />A suggestion if you want a new project. <br />I gave a cursory scan of the Demos report by Kitty Ussher (about the banks). I was aghast at the abject quality, an apology and defence of nulab failure, and seriously thought about giving up a week of holiday time to take the stupid thing apart.<br />I am sure you would do a better job than I.The MacPuddock.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15447052642177475696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-75706391006597228952011-03-15T16:40:39.353+00:002011-03-15T16:40:39.353+00:00Thanks for this. I read it with pleasure. I first ...Thanks for this. I read it with pleasure. I first saw what a tool Ferguson was when I had the misfortune of seeing his History of Money here on PBS. Any chance of a series on this guy. He needs further disemboweling and it would be a shame to let your sharp knives go to waste....Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03969142645357886496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-20917855992404341512011-03-13T22:31:43.354+00:002011-03-13T22:31:43.354+00:00I remember his response to 9/11 being to call for ...I remember his response to 9/11 being to call for a new imperialism to crush "Islamo-Bolshevism". He must be SO disappointed not to be the governor of north Africa or the like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-56797487921114903612011-03-13T17:10:48.117+00:002011-03-13T17:10:48.117+00:00That snippet from Newsweek is amazing ... what an ...That snippet from Newsweek is amazing ... what an unpleasant man. This series looks set to mark a new nadir in popular TV history. Give me A J P Taylor and his lectern any day.Paul Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03671836029938158273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-27008107770524688082011-03-12T11:22:56.572+00:002011-03-12T11:22:56.572+00:00A Clarkson? No. That's being kind. Clarkson h...A Clarkson? No. That's being kind. Clarkson has a level of emotional intelligence that Ferguson lacks. He's not even a Charlie Sheen - "Fear My Apps of Fire!!" - though a similar midlife softeningcock syndrome may explain a lot.<br /><br />I fear the truth is more prosaic; he's a conformist. Maybe even a Bertolucci/Moravia Conformist with his own secret "rosebud" moment of self digust (and who really gives a fuck?). <br /><br />I think David Bowden on spiked-online sums him up well when he wrote: "Ferguson talks at a fast pace and fires out lots of information which generally makes him look smart on TV, because he sounds like he’s bravely and innovatively riffing on ideas and challenging received wisdom, while somehow churning out received wisdom and playing the same notes over and over again. If historians are like rock groups, which is a very Niall Ferguson thought, then he would be Status Quo."Tim Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838431932195037539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-11564458372653395512011-03-11T14:22:40.960+00:002011-03-11T14:22:40.960+00:00Looked at your post and thought, ooh, that looks i...Looked at your post and thought, ooh, that looks interesting, dominate, dominate, dominate - something about the psychology of bullying and historical movement, perhaps. So, I made a note of the url on 40D. And then I read your post. Bugger that right-wing load of clap-trap, wouldn't give Niall (rhymes with Pile) the time of day! (mind, I could watch it just to count how many times he machos it up). I'll get me (leather) coat.Biluśhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194606495946091033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-13786816078463676502011-03-11T11:58:50.474+00:002011-03-11T11:58:50.474+00:00Excellent post MM!
Firstly, that pic of him he'...Excellent post MM!<br />Firstly, that pic of him he's trying to look all mean and moody resplendent in a leather jacket. Funny thing is that he has that Jeremy Clarkson look.<br /><br />Secondly, he's a shallow right wing ideologue who has nothing of interest to say except carry on colonialism and the "Brits were great when they had the empire"..<br /><br />You are right when he came out with his thought provoking and incisive explanation, 'We may never know,' that he's paid to give an answer, it's a historian's duty.<br /><br />Just finally, "killer apps"... seriously when I read that I assumed Ferguson was talking about the apps on his iPhone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-51063396246206146702011-03-11T11:40:03.961+00:002011-03-11T11:40:03.961+00:00Well, that's him nicely trussed up with an app...Well, that's him nicely trussed up with an apple in his mouth ready for roasting.<br /><br />Hope anybody tempted to eat young Niall's products off a stick will have read you first...VenerableSagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079094267060544265noreply@blogger.com