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harumph

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8. That kind of thing is where I'd like to go - but offer self guided/parent led material.

Reply to lostnfound (Reply #6)

Mon May 26, 2025, 10:35 AM

May 2025

I love what you describe about the cemetery project. I remember my daughter was assigned "Atlas Shrugged" by a clearly right wing
reading teacher who celebrated the ideas therein rather than conducting a critical reading. I just about lost my shit.

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"I rob from the thieving poor and give back to the productive rich." And therein [View all] niyad May 2025 OP

That's exactly how this is justified. yardwork May 2025 #1

When Paul Ryan was speaker he made all his staff read Atlas Shrugged Martin Eden May 2025 #2

Thank you for that grim reminder. And now I have that image of him in his niyad May 2025 #3

Atlas Shrugged captures the imagination of "misunderstood" teen boys harumph May 2025 #4

I've seen impressive eye-opening curricula in a red state private school and blue state public school lostnfound May 2025 #6

That kind of thing is where I'd like to go - but offer self guided/parent led material. harumph May 2025 #8

John Rogers quote. spike jones May 2025 #11

I dunno, I was a misunderstood teenaged boy and Ayn Rand disgusted me... malthaussen May 2025 #14

I was an Ayn Rand fan for about 15 minutes, at the start of my freshman year in college. Paladin May 2025 #5

I didn't know that a movie had been made of it. I did know about "The niyad May 2025 #7

My mistake. Paladin May 2025 #18

I think everyone was Fichefinder May 2025 #13

lI lost a friend over those stupid books. Ilsa May 2025 #9

Same here. Midnight Writer May 2025 #10

What they don't get is people many times end up where they are.... paleotn May 2025 #12

I came across her via Rush odins folly May 2025 #15

Alisa Rosenbaum's... GiqueCee May 2025 #16

I can see SomedayKindaLove May 2025 #20

Atlas Shrugged Mr.Bee May 2025 #17

It's time for those "productive rich" exploiters Mblaze May 2025 #19

I read a parody comic strip about this. Shipwack May 2025 #21

Good one Mblaze May 2025 #22

Think the Malheur Preserve insanity. niyad May 2025 #24

See post #28. Ocelot II May 2025 #30

Bob the Angry Flower... haele May 2025 #31

That's the one I was thinking of! Shipwack May 2025 #34

Robbin' Pointy Hood lame54 May 2025 #23

Good one. niyad May 2025 #25

Fairytales Hey Joe May 2025 #26

I tried reading Atlas Shrugged many years ago (only because the book was given to me) but LoisB May 2025 #27

I am reminded of this perfect cartoon: Ocelot II May 2025 #28

Oh my word! Perfect, indeed! niyad May 2025 #29

One of the best Dem ads ever malaise May 2025 #32

I had forgotten that one. niyad May 2025 #33