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It's like a chapter out of an Ayn Rand novel. I almost can't believe my eyes.
by bradleyland 16y ago
It's like a chapter out of an Ayn Rand novel. I almost can't believe my eyes.
- hga 16y agoThere's a whole lot of truth in her novels: she was born in 1905 and grew up and was educated in Russia/the Soviet Union, she saw this all first hand. E.g. the confiscation of her father's pharmacy, her being purged from her university just before graduation since she wasn't a Communist (in a Communist country being a party member is a privilege and they certainly wouldn't have accepted a class enemy like her, had she been so inclined to try), etc. (Complaints from visiting foreign scientists allowed a few, including her, to eventually graduate.)