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I never read the book, because it was supposed to be incredibly long, extremely tediously written, and possibly in some places creepy (was it this one or The Fountainhead that had the hero raping the heroine and her loving him for it?). Why is this being made? There aren't that many Randroids or libertarians--do you suppose somebody in Hollywood is banking on big Tea Party support, or what? I'm scratching my head here.
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I never read the book, because it was supposed to be incredibly long, extremely tediously written, and possibly in some places creepy (was it this one or The Fountainhead that had the hero raping the heroine and her loving him for it?). Why is this being made? There aren't that many Randroids or libertarians--do you suppose somebody in Hollywood is banking on big Tea Party support, or what? I'm scratching my head here. -
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Okay, Wiki says the book has enjoyed a surge in popularity lately...in the sense that it once hit #33 on Amazon. That at least makes this silliness plausible. Except I just read that the novel concludes with a seventy-page speech outlining Objectivism. Fun times!Comment
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I doubt they leave that part in. I'd hope not anyway.I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
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I thought "We the Living" was pretty good. Well, except for the weird sex scenes."Comment
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Great link.Originally posted by DaShi View PostTry http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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Well, the Wiki entry for that makes it sound as though there's more actually going on in that. Also, it seems Fountainhead is the one with the controversial rape scene.Originally posted by EPW View PostComment
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Ayn Rand's Objectivism is a dumb philosophy especially nowadays because of what we know about how the brain works.Comment
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I'm a libertarian and have never read it.
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
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It might shake you off of libertarianism if you're an adult.Originally posted by Wezil View PostI'm a libertarian and have never read it."I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
'I'm fairly certain that a ban on me punching you in the face is not a "right" worth respecting." - loinburgerComment
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A friend recommended it back in uni but I just never got round to it.
Btw, I'm not a crazy libertarian. In fact I'm quite reasonable.
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark TwainComment
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Kira, the protagonist in We the Living, liked to be dominated by her man lovers.Originally posted by Elok View Post"Comment
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I read Atlas Shrugged, The Fountain Head and We the Living when I was in primary school. I enjoyed them at the time. They made sense when I read them. Later, when I was older, I realised the whole philosophy was a crock of smelly brown stuff.
I can recommend these books to anyone who is either too young or too stupid to understand them.
Give them a miss if your not young enough or insufficiently stupid.Comment
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Oerdin is arguing in favour of family coming first and chastity? Will wonders never cease?Scouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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