tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post3753063662263231342..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: The Truth about Ayn Rand's 'Atlas Shrugged'Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-71167310552487603372012-10-01T16:47:36.239-04:002012-10-01T16:47:36.239-04:00No, she's about irrational egoism. She's f...No, she's about irrational egoism. She's for crushing cultures who're not so "rational" as us. She's an enslaver.<br /><br />In the core of this culture are private interests who want to produce weapons of mass destruction. The US is seeking out countries it can exploit and sell its resources, like lithium and opium in Afghanistan or oil is Mideast countries. Of course mcfrandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642680868453105592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-70981349857384046572012-07-18T14:29:32.601-04:002012-07-18T14:29:32.601-04:00Atlas Shrugged Part 2 will be in theaters Oct 12, ...Atlas Shrugged Part 2 will be in theaters Oct 12, 2012.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12574848283629884137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-74440219615208219222012-07-07T11:13:23.956-04:002012-07-07T11:13:23.956-04:00Well no, she's about rational egoism. She beli...Well no, she's about rational egoism. She believes that selifhsness and subsequently individualism is an outgrowth of rational thinking. She is an Aristotelian at her core, not a Nietzschean.Inquisitornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-68966819384591542962012-07-05T23:47:57.133-04:002012-07-05T23:47:57.133-04:00Ayn Rand is about selfishness, not libertarianism....Ayn Rand is about selfishness, not libertarianism.mcfrandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642680868453105592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-75253543777392783282012-07-05T01:00:59.267-04:002012-07-05T01:00:59.267-04:00Rand presents a malignant influence on contemporar...Rand presents a malignant influence on contemporary libertarianism. She is equally disparaging of both government controls and Christian values.<br /><br />Don Milne,<br />author of Atlas Shrugged and Jesus WeptWW2 Fallen 100 Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01652061709901284477noreply@blogger.com