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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Shrugged https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Shrugged NB I haven't read it and have no plans to - but I suspect that is the
by arethuza 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Shrugged https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Shrugged
NB I haven't read it and have no plans to - but I suspect that is the reference.
- bediger4000 3y agoI urge you to NOT read it. Bad book as fiction, illogical in the extreme.
- anthony_d 3y agoWhatever your feelings toward the book, it’s directly relevant to this post. It is overly verbose and the characters are pretty flat, but the core idea seems pretty interesting to me. The writing is very different but has a similar feel to It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair. Even if they aren’t completely realistic it’s good to question the US’s exceptionalism and think about how things could go wrong here. I’ve never quite understood the hostility towards Atlas Shrugged. Is there another book you’d recommend on the topic?