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Prophet 451

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18. And those who didn't understand her

Reply to Sarah Ibarruri (Reply #17)

Sun Apr 27, 2014, 07:04 PM

Apr 2014

Defending Rand's work to a majority audience requires disclaiming what she actually said. So the only people who agree with her and psychopaths and those who think they understood but didn't.

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Ayn Rand - Her mentally ill world where good consists of worshiping the one percenters [View all] Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 OP

She wrote (badly) bodice rippers for business majors....and idiots. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2014 #1

A-hole doesn't begin to describe her. Her "writing" would be laughed out of town today. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #2

Every so often I drag this out - a summary TBF Apr 2014 #3

"HERO If it's heads, I will gaze apathetically. If it's tails, I will laugh heartily. " ROFLMAO! Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #5

Thanks for sparing me the trouble of reading it... flying rabbit Apr 2014 #20

She was so totally simple minded treestar Apr 2014 #4

Exactly! nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #6

Yup, you nailed it. nt TBF Apr 2014 #13

The three worst words ever written: "greed is good". Initech Apr 2014 #7

When I was 17 an older friend gave me a copy of The Foutainhead to read. I'd never heard of Ayn Rand octoberlib Apr 2014 #8

I agree. Same thing happened to me. I could barely get through one. Like having a root canal Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #9

I forced myself to read Atlas Shrugged Kath1 Apr 2014 #10

IMHO, calling Rand mentally ill is misleading and a bit insulting... YoungDemCA Apr 2014 #11

My apologies to the mentally ill, for comparing them with an evil a-hole: Ayn Rand. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #15

Clarence Thomas requires his male staff members to read Atlas Shrugged Major Nikon Apr 2014 #12

Every discriminated group has a tiny handful that will sell out the group to the group's enemy - Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #14

Rand was a psychopath Prophet 451 Apr 2014 #16

And her fans are psychopaths. Who can uphold such thinking but a psychopath? nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #17

And those who didn't understand her Prophet 451 Apr 2014 #18

Yes. She was an early L. Ron Hubbard. Narcissists & jack-of-all-trades scammers and fraudsters... Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #19

One Problem With This Scenario Is AnnieBW Apr 2014 #21

People forget her other fine works Orrex Apr 2014 #22

"Allen meets a beautiful amnesiac who fears postmen..." lol nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #23