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9. And I'd bet that a lot more people have read 1984 than have read Atlas Shrugged

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 07:57 AM

Aug 2012

I honestly doubt that more than abut 1% of the population has ever read a single word that Ayn Rand ever wrote.

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I blame Ayn Rand for the decline of morality in America and even the mass shootings [View all] MightyMopar Aug 2012 OP

from the article... handmade34 Aug 2012 #1

I blame Ayn Rand for the decline of narrative skill Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #2

Agree totally. Sociopathy has been unleashed on all of us. freshwest Aug 2012 #3

I'll bet she's popular on Wall Street. moondust Aug 2012 #4

I blame Man in the Moon Marigolds ProgressiveProfessor Aug 2012 #5

Why don't you think think Gore Vidal is rational? MightyMopar Aug 2012 #17

ryan embraces the thoughts of a communist Angry Dragon Aug 2012 #6

Neil Peart DissidentVoice Aug 2012 #7

Peart has long since distanced himself from Rand. hifiguy Aug 2012 #18

Yes, he has... DissidentVoice Aug 2012 #19

Right-wingers are still looking for a loophole safeinOhio Aug 2012 #8

I blame Disco slackmaster Aug 2012 #10

I blame it on the bassa nova. n/t Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #11

the dance of love! TheUnspeakable Aug 2012 #15

I blame Ayn Rand and the bible - TBF Aug 2012 #12

wouldn't it be nice if things were actually this simple? cali Aug 2012 #13

K&R. Well said. Overseas Aug 2012 #14

I blame Nietzsche. raouldukelives Aug 2012 #16

Yes, Rand and Reagan, hmm now we have Ryan and Romney .. n/t flamingdem Aug 2012 #21