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by techpeace 12y ago
http://wonkette.com/561974/john-oliver-presents-the-philosophy-of-ayn-rand-or-being-a-selfish-ahole-video http://wonkette.com/561974/john-oliver-presents-the-philosop...
- techpeace 12y agoOr, if you prefer: http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/xjpl01/the-word---rand-illusion http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/xjpl01/the-word---rand...
- techpeace 12y agoDon't forget to downvote both comments, Randians!
- dang 12y agoThe HN guidelines ask you not to bait others into downvoting. All: Please only make comments which improve the signal/noise ratio of a thread.
- t0rb3n 12y agoLast Week Tonight is a great show, but this piece made me think about it... if he misrepresents Ayn Rand so blatantly, how accurate is he on other topics? edit: fixed name of the show
- techpeace 12y agoWhat, exactly, is the segment misrepresenting? It was mostly video clips of Ayn Rand expressing her thoughts directly, with a voice-over (rightly) mocking conservatives for supporting her given the fact that she was both militantly atheist and militantly pro-choice.
- t0rb3n 12y agoYou're right. Also, the absurdity of expecting facts from a comedy show has been brought to my attention just recently. All in all, what a great first comment on this site ; ) Anyway, I'd argue there is an obvious atmosphere of disgust. The voice-over before the first interview segment states her philosophy amounts to being a selfish asshole. See the relevant part of the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFy9A7WEzPA#t=104 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFy9A7WEzPA#t=104 from 1:45 to around 3:40. The net result is the impression that everything she's saying is basically bullshit. It seems to me that it's considered unacceptable to refer to her ideas.