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>based on fairness instead of naked greed Would somebody please send that man a copy of "Atlas Shrugged"? And to every school child too.
by tomjen 18y ago
>based on fairness instead of naked greed
Would somebody please send that man a copy of "Atlas Shrugged"? And to every school child too.
- nazgulnarsil 18y agoatlas shrugged is too controversial to make a strong impact. too many people dismiss the salient points by pointing to some weird ones. send everyone a copy of Mind the Gap and How to Build Wealth by PG.
- mhartl 18y agoCoincidentally, I started (re)reading Atlas Shrugged a couple months ago. It's been a surreal counterpoint to events in the real world.
- unalone 18y agoI reread it every 6 months or so. It's really fascinating not only because each time you read it you become aware of the nitpicky flaws in it, but because you become MUCH more aware of how there are really people who do talk like Rand villains, and it's scary.
- dougp 18y agoRand's number one rule of characterization: if someone says their ought to be a law. They are a bad character.
- unalone 18y agoThis is what I like least about Rand detractors: they never actually seem to have read the book. Rand gets very specific about what constitutes a useful law and what doesn't. Mainly, she says that government should protect the people with law enforcement, protect their rights with courtrooms, and protect the nation with a defensive military - all things that private enterprise can't be trusted to do. She believes in government in a limited capacity, but she believes it should exist. And one thing people don't seem to get while reading Atlas: she's aware that she's writing about a pipe dream. Her story is merely a hypothetical ideal, not an idea of what she actually wants to happen. Her writing worked, too: it made millions of people think about self-reliance and freedom. And that's not a bad thing at all.
- dougp 18y agoI am not a Rand detractor I am a card carrying libertarian. FountainHead page 137 supports my claim. You misunderstood me I like her writing and her ideals. Its my fault for making a quick joke anyway.