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SheilaT

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45. Thanks. I don't want to ever imply that those who

Sun Jan 4, 2015, 01:26 AM

Jan 2015

love LOTR are in any way wrong to love it, but for some of us, it just doesn't work.

Ayn Rand was a world class hypocrite in the end. She took social security and medicare, even after she'd proclaimed that everyone should be independent of such things. Unfortunately, that sort of thing is still current. "Take your government hands off my Medicare" simply shows the profound ignorance of so many.

Rand wasn't ignorant. She knew EXACTLY what she was promulgating, which made her even more dangerous. The scary thing is that far too many people who discovered her when they were 14 or so, never outgrew their adolescent admiration of her bullshit.

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Dick Cavett - I knew I loved that guy [View all] ashling Jan 2015 OP

I have talked to/communicated with.... Bigmack Jan 2015 #1

It's possible those hammerheads didn't actually read Rand's books Martin Eden Jan 2015 #12

The sad thing is when they give off that air of smug superiority... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #18

Those who need to feel superior to others are attracted to RW ideology Martin Eden Jan 2015 #28

What cracks me up is when they claim GREED drives all.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #29

They willfully delude themselves to justify their greed ... Martin Eden Jan 2015 #33

Some of THAT group believes the poor are being punished by God for sinning.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #34

Anyone who believes greed drives all probably has not been a mother. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #49

You are saying it well enough. +1! Enthusiast Jan 2015 #50

I liken her to the Neocons who also believed themselves the intellectual vanguard over the masses,.. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #51

I agree with you (as a mom). IdaBriggs Jan 2015 #57

Another one is where they believe work creates wealth.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #58

True. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #59

She deserved to be studied.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #61

Makes sense when you consider this.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #62

lol Boreal Jan 2015 #56

you don't have to read Rand to know her philosophy... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2015 #47

I always liked Dick Cavett madokie Jan 2015 #2

That is some weird, wild stuff. Unknown Beatle Jan 2015 #41

She could not tolerate disagreement treestar Jan 2015 #3

He makes a very good point, that the cretin's writings appeal to the young... joeybee12 Jan 2015 #4

Correction: they appeal to the immature. eppur_se_muova Jan 2015 #14

MAN, that's a good one, eppur_se_muova! calimary Jan 2015 #16

Not original with me, but I can't recall the source. ;) nt eppur_se_muova Jan 2015 #17

Thanks for posting this. SheilaT Jan 2015 #5

Hmmm...who would have been in hiding? MARTHA Mitchell, maybe??? MADem Jan 2015 #8

Doh - Martha Mitchell ashling Jan 2015 #19

Martha Mitchell Pantagruelsmember Jan 2015 #20

Aha! I should have figured it out myself. SheilaT Jan 2015 #22

crazy mopinko Jan 2015 #26

Gaslighting is such a common thing, most cheaters go for that gambit bettyellen Jan 2015 #55

I always thought they did a number on her. dmr Jan 2015 #30

rand was a fake living on welfare. the fools who worship are are beyond stupid samsingh Jan 2015 #6

Cavett was great TV, back in the day, before the internet, before "On Demand!" MADem Jan 2015 #7

In this modern world, seems like most nights I'm trying to find one good show out of 378 channels. BlueJazz Jan 2015 #9

Go back to the Old School Stuff! MADem Jan 2015 #13

Thanks. I shall do that. BlueJazz Jan 2015 #15

My favorite Dick Cavett moment was christx30 Jan 2015 #23

Not much gets by Dick Cavett - a sharp guy!! MADem Jan 2015 #25

There are two novels that can transform a bookish 14-year-kid’s life: Martin Eden Jan 2015 #10

Lucky me I didn't encounter either of those at that age. SheilaT Jan 2015 #24

Just as I was about to pick up LOTR in high school bvf Jan 2015 #43

Thanks. I don't want to ever imply that those who SheilaT Jan 2015 #45

Agreed about Rand. bvf Jan 2015 #53

k and r..nt Stuart G Jan 2015 #11

Fuck Rand. I'd rather see Cavett and Davis. valerief Jan 2015 #21

What a bumpy night! nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #63

Atlas Shrugged has a very intersting makeup: it's totalizing MisterP Jan 2015 #27

I was kinda waiting to see if someone else would draw the obvious comparison with Chuck Todd.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #31

I still can't decide if I take more pleasure in Rand's failure as an intellectual... Tom Ripley Jan 2015 #32

Of course, the Right will say . . . amb123 Jan 2015 #35

Correct. Thespian2 Jan 2015 #37

Ha! good one. n/t marym625 Jan 2015 #39

Why should we even care what the Right says? They don't even know who Dick Cavett is. YOHABLO Jan 2015 #40

A good example of Cavett's wit is his quip about Sarah Palin pinboy3niner Jan 2015 #36

I'd heard that comment, bvf Jan 2015 #44

He was on WWHL marym625 Jan 2015 #38

Atlas Shrugged : It was a warning; NOT an instruction manual! bullwinkle428 Jan 2015 #42

I sat about 2 seats away from DC at a Rolling Stones concert Gloria Jan 2015 #46

why can't he be the late night TV star again. He was great Douglas Carpenter Jan 2015 #48

He's pushing 80. bvf Jan 2015 #54

People who KNOW they are dishonest and WRONG cannot abide criticism nikto Jan 2015 #52

She was the original Fox News anchor.. SomethingFishy Jan 2015 #60