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As old joke goes “There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy t
by antupis 3y ago
As old joke goes “There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs."
but generally you should read it, at least then you know what those libertarian types are thinking.
- negus 3y agoDo you really think this kind of jokes is a good explanation? One can easily replace "Atlas Shrugged" with almost any book in it. Your reply states that for you even the word "libertarian" is offensive.
- zvmaz 3y agoIf you have a penchant for Ayn Rand and her general outlook, I do not think your stance on her can change through rational discussion. There are "primal world beliefs" [1] that are irremediably incompatible. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primal_world_beliefs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primal_world_beliefs
- nickpp 3y agoAs someone who lived the horrors of communism through my teen years and thus read Ayn Rand in my middle age, I find her books logical, rational and real-world validated. Attributes utterly lacking from her detractors, strangely enough.
- wiseowise 3y agoI'm not a libertarian, but hold a lot of libertarian values, "Atlas Shrugged" is a joke. I was expecting to read meaningful libertarian story, but got edgy dream of someone without any power in real life. Sort of "literally me" meme, but in a book format.