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Major Nikon

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51. The reason why the book is so popular with assholes is...

Tue Aug 14, 2012, 06:46 PM

Aug 2012

because it tells them they really aren't assholes. When you tell people what they want to hear, you don't have to write a great story or even make sense.

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Atlas Shrugged: A Summary [View all] Chichiri Aug 2012 OP

Why were you not around to write this 49 years ago? Warpy Aug 2012 #1

I have a terrible confession to make. zeemike Aug 2012 #48

good post Skittles Aug 2012 #70

Well thanks zeemike Aug 2012 #84

I AM KICKING MY OWN ASS, ZEEMIKE Skittles Aug 2012 #87

Be kind to your ass Skittles. zeemike Aug 2012 #92

Here's my drunken review of Atlas Shrugged (the movie): joshcryer Aug 2012 #78

What a sickco rand is. /nt still_one Aug 2012 #2

Pretty much, and if you read about her history, it's not hard to figure out why Major Nikon Aug 2012 #25

That, and she grew up having to look at herself in the mirror. nt bupkus Aug 2012 #44

ROFL!!! truebrit71 Dec 2013 #98

Great summary. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2012 #3

That's no book, it's a doorstop. RoccoR5955 Aug 2012 #4

Almost exactly what my 8th grade book report said Scootaloo Aug 2012 #5

And to think I actually wanted to read this sophomoric crapola at one point in time. HughBeaumont Aug 2012 #6

Gawd, I Hate Admitting That I Read That Book. Paladin Aug 2012 #7

It happened to the best of us back then. hifiguy Aug 2012 #20

I could never make it through Rand. And I read Beyond Good and Evil in a day! Taverner Aug 2012 #33

Nietzsche was at least interesting. hifiguy Aug 2012 #38

He had a sense of humor, and I sometimes wonder if the race of Supermen was a joke... Taverner Aug 2012 #67

I couldn't finish Atlas Shrugged, but I loved Nietzche's "Antichrist." white_wolf Aug 2012 #73

That was way too long. Xipe Totec Aug 2012 #8

Maybe this? Sociopathy good normal society bad. LiberalLoner Aug 2012 #27

Mmmmuch-ch-ch-ch Be-he-he-he-tter-r-r-r Xipe Totec Aug 2012 #32

Yes, the summary was too long for me. And I'm a speed reader. freshwest Aug 2012 #75

I'm still kicking myself for the many, many hours I wasted kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #9

Eddie was the hero Bok_Tukalo Aug 2012 #10

There are a number of books that I have read and have loved so much that I have bought many libinnyandia Aug 2012 #11

Hilarious summary, BTW Bok_Tukalo Aug 2012 #12

There is a John Galt Boulevard in Omaha progressoid Aug 2012 #13

Nope, the guy who owned and developed the land was a fan. Brickbat Aug 2012 #18

Ugh. progressoid Aug 2012 #36

kick for later read newfie11 Aug 2012 #14

My sequel (I'm adapting some of your stuff into it) TlalocW Aug 2012 #15

Brilliant. hifiguy Aug 2012 #22

. XemaSab Aug 2012 #23

OMFG this would just so rule. I'd buy the DVD! Systematic Chaos Aug 2012 #29

Like this: The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2012 #41

Pretty Much My Thought erpowers Aug 2012 #61

It's pretty much what the original poster said TlalocW Aug 2012 #63

There was a great angry flower cartoon on that NutmegYankee Aug 2012 #42

That would make an interesting movie. zeemike Aug 2012 #43

Well, don't forget that what they had thought were burning cities Warpy Aug 2012 #66

I'll work that in. TlalocW Aug 2012 #74

That is utterly brilliant! Bravo! joshcryer Aug 2012 #79

Glorying in the deaths of the innocents in that horrific train accident is pure evil aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2012 #16

Thanks for the summary and this comment. Shared them on my fb wall. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2012 #31

This is great! Thanks. You did a yeoman's job. Lint Head Aug 2012 #17

It really justified selfish behavior to the point of being destructive to the nation as a whole. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2012 #35

It is amazing how much damage one author and a couple of books have done to the country. reformist2 Aug 2012 #40

It is like a false prophet thing. Or, profit. Lint Head Aug 2012 #69

what a great summary of one of the worst rbrnmw Aug 2012 #19

Don't forget the dollar is riverbendviewgal Aug 2012 #21

It was a coal powered engine, not a diesel, in the Taggart Tunnel. AtheistCrusader Aug 2012 #24

I read it as a kid too. In the words of Monty Python nolabear Aug 2012 #26

Amazing this exhibit of mental ill-health was ever published, much less read. n/t gkhouston Aug 2012 #28

Interesting story about the book's publication RZM Aug 2012 #91

LOL! Best synopsis ever - you should put that on Amazon.com reformist2 Aug 2012 #30

Oh absoLUTELY. If you do let me know and I'll start a "discussion." nolabear Aug 2012 #88

Atlas Shrugged 2: One Hour Later... RevStPatrick Aug 2012 #34

Brilliant! Major Nikon Aug 2012 #45

wow heaven05 Aug 2012 #37

Haha. You said Rand but I think you meant Ryan. How appropriate! bupkus Aug 2012 #47

ha ha heaven05 Aug 2012 #64

Not your bad at all bupkus Aug 2012 #65

K and R geardaddy Aug 2012 #39

And let's not forget this great moment in movie history . . . hatrack Aug 2012 #46

Damn, you beat me to it Canuckistanian Aug 2012 #68

K&R... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #49

thank you arely staircase Aug 2012 #50

The reason why the book is so popular with assholes is... Major Nikon Aug 2012 #51

Excellent summary freedom fighter jh Aug 2012 #52

That book sounds just awful. Alduin Aug 2012 #53

Did you ever see Michael Moore's TV Show "The Awful Truth?" TrollBuster9090 Aug 2012 #54

The law speaks: Jamaal510 Aug 2012 #55

I have to say it, your summary is actually better than the book itself 1-Old-Man Aug 2012 #56

Thank you for saving Smilo Aug 2012 #57

Thanks for this. Delphinus Aug 2012 #58

THANKS so much, this save me the agony of having to read Raine Aug 2012 #59

Effin' great synopsis, Chichiri. WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2012 #60

I wish you'd publish this as a pamphlet or a graphic novel or something. Starry Messenger Aug 2012 #62

I read the Fountainhead when I was about 13 and thought it spoke to me... WCGreen Aug 2012 #71

"The graveyards of the world are full of indispensable men." Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #72

I'm tempted to read it now just to see if it could possibly be this bad. dkf Aug 2012 #76

The OP is actually an entertaining read. joshcryer Aug 2012 #80

Bioshock budkin Aug 2012 #77

briiiant. funny. spot on. I love you. cali Aug 2012 #81

I buy every cheap copy I see at Garage Sales and Care Acutely Aug 2012 #82

The real sequel... jmowreader Aug 2012 #83

Don't need an army. Their magical electrical machine blows worse than Chernobyl... hunter Aug 2012 #85

Don't need the magical electrical machine. nolabear Aug 2012 #89

That is a lovely thought - hifiguy Aug 2012 #93

Excellent. And, gack. The Fountainhead was the first book DirkGently Aug 2012 #86

The Fountainhead in 5 seconds Junkdrawer Aug 2012 #90

Beautifully Done, Sir! The Magistrate Aug 2012 #94

Atlas Shrugged 2: One hour later Fozzledick Aug 2012 #95

Ayn Rand boiled down to the essentials. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #96

Wow! Thank you for your sacrifice! calimary Dec 2013 #97