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I suspect the angle of an Ayn-Rand-quoting American who sees himself as Galt won't play quite as well in Sweden, either...

• Uchikoma 14y ago
  What I find funny - and I like a lot of Rand, though I've understood the books completely different as most Americans - is that many of the Americans that quote and evangelize Rand would be "parasites" in a Galt world, e.g. all the Republican politicians who never produced or created anything in the Galt sense and are paid by the state.
  • willurd 14y ago
    Let's be honest with ourselves. There are plenty of Democratic politicians who, also, have never produced anything and are paid by the state.
    • jhnala 14y ago
      That's besides the point because you don't see Democratic politicians promoting the Ayn Rand philosophy, unlike a large number of Republicans.
    • Uchikoma 14y ago
      Yes, and this is in which way relevant to the point?
• mindjiver 14y ago
  There are strong libertarian strands in several swedish parties so there are some comrades in arms. Quoting Ayn Rand in parliament has happened. But even as a libertarian leaning swede I find myself quite annoyed by Uber. In the 1990s, IIRC, the taxi market was striktly regulated and finding taxis where a problem. Now in Stockholm there are many, many taxis all over the place so I personally don't get what problem Uber is really trying to solve here.
  • venomsnake 14y ago
    The problem of how to cash higher in an IPO and be hailed by the media as the next next Zuckebergs.