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nadinbrzezinski

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17. As a NOVEL, in the period it was written, it is considered a masterpiece

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 11:13 AM

Aug 2012

and part of the SCIENCE FICTION canon. How this became political philosophy, and yes she wrote books on Objectivism, is a good question.

It is one of those that as a science fiction writer should read, especially if they want to push a political ideology.

The problem is that a lot of these yokels on the right have literally confused a work of fiction, where I can make everything work out the way I want... with reality.

And yes, I have read part of it, and scratched my head as to how this is considered a masterpiece. Her short fiction, is much better.

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So wait....Ayn Rand's "masterpiece" has a part where she kills off every type of person she hates? [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2012 OP

Yes. It's all there. And they call us crazy and marginalize our concern when we... RagAss Aug 2012 #1

Just keep in mind that the person in your avatar was an ACTUAL murderer. nt rDigital Aug 2012 #12

Who did he murder? Kingofalldems Aug 2012 #31

forget her fiction, read her essays "The Virtue of Selfishness" NightWatcher Aug 2012 #2

It's rough reading, in more ways than one. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2012 #5

You know I read some weird stuff in my life. white_wolf Aug 2012 #13

I will provide a couple of short examples, just to show how nasty a writer this woman was: Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2012 #3

The 3rd one is telling. white_wolf Aug 2012 #14

The mother and children dying because her husband was a government official.... Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2012 #18

If she were alive today... HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #15

The fact that Atlas Shrugged is over 1,200 pages long and by most accounts very boring.... Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2012 #16

she'd be a fox anchor. n/t 2pooped2pop Aug 2012 #26

Ayn Rand in a miniskirt? Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2012 #33

they'd tell their knuckle draggers that she was good looking 2pooped2pop Aug 2012 #35

I'm telling you though, the woman was a splitting image of Livia Soprano. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2012 #38

Wowser! lol n/t 2pooped2pop Aug 2012 #39

Just look at the body count in places where Randian philosophy was brutally implemented deutsey Aug 2012 #4

Randian, Austrian, Chicago School... ewagner Aug 2012 #29

I wonder what her opinion was of hitler? nt Javaman Aug 2012 #6

I was wondering that too, Gin Aug 2012 #27

What does that make the people who take her twisted fictional fantasies seriously aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2012 #7

The authors of the "Left Behind" series had the same fantasy. RW minds think alike. Viva_Daddy Aug 2012 #8

Repukes absolutely love torturing people too, in real life just1voice Aug 2012 #9

where Ayn contradicts her followers DonCoquixote Aug 2012 #10

Looks like she hates everyone on Wall Street, then. Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #11

BINGO!!!!! nt nanabugg Aug 2012 #37

As a NOVEL, in the period it was written, it is considered a masterpiece nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #17

L Ron Hubbard was able to create a pseudo religion out of his science fiction work. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2012 #19

And you know what is funny as can be? nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #20

Wow. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2012 #22

You are correct, nadin hifiguy Aug 2012 #24

Since L. Ron was brought up BarackTheVote Aug 2012 #25

Yes, a very good analogy. nt HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #30

Rand was a raging sociopath. hifiguy Aug 2012 #21

That is almost certainly the sickest, vilest piece of "prose" hifiguy Aug 2012 #23

How ironic RoccoRyg Aug 2012 #28

I definitely think she was some sort of sociopath. Marr Aug 2012 #32

See: Operation Northwood JesterCS Aug 2012 #34

Fountain Head and Atlas Shrugged nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #36