Reply #18: Ayn Rand would have hated most of today's conservatives.

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She railed against people who use government favors as a way to enrich themselves (such as Halliburton, insurance companies, etc.) She also hated militarism and war for profit. Don't forget she was an atheist and saw no role for religion, let alone religion in government.

The Bush administration would have been very comfortable hanging with the likes of James Taggart and her other villains.

As much as Ayn Rand is derided here, she did have a few viewpoints that liberals could agree with, but her views have been so co opted and distorted by the right that it's hard to see her real philosophy through their crap.