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In reply to the discussion: "Ayn Rand had it completely wrong." [View all]ExWhoDoesntCare
(4,741 posts)71. They know it's fiction.
Just like the freaky Tolkien fans or Trekkies know what they like is fiction, even if the way they talk about it sounds like they think it's all real. Overinvestment in a fictional work, or wanting it to be real, isn't the same thing as confusing fiction from non, though.
I've crossed paths with enough of the libercontrarian crowd to know they're aware her fiction books are just that. I suppose a rare one might have some kind of inability to deal with reality (schizophrenia), but I doubt it's the norm. Then again, I know a Gone with the Wind fan who thinks Scarlett and Rhett really did exist.
So I guess it can happen with any book that makes a strong impression on someone whose wiring isn't up to code.
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At my grandson's HS graduation, everyone got to give him a piece of advice for college (Harvard!)
librechik
Aug 2023
#2
Outstanding! I was just about to paste in that quote when I saw you already had done so...
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#46
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Aug 2023
#8
She signed up for SS and medicare under her husband's name, which she never used,
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Aug 2023
#26
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Aug 2023
#13
LOL... nothing "socialist" about the USSR except the name. Pure totalitarianism. n/t
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Aug 2023
#30
State socialism. It really is different, there many different degrees of government involvement in the
Yoyoyo77
Aug 2023
#53
Absolutely. Mankind survived against bigger, stronger rivals by being smart and working together.
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Aug 2023
#24
The COVID pandemic and related worker shortages proved Ayn Rand completely wrong
Ohioboy
Aug 2023
#21