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    Argentinian Edition

    But in a way this also applies to Rand herself.

    And I have a feeling it might soon apply to the USA as a whole or at least its leadership.

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    Even as a kid I remember finishing the book and thinking “the characters just doesn’t seem very realistic”, lol. Oh and reading that 50 page manifesto/speech mid book feels like you’re getting brainwashed by someone who desperately needs you to agree with them. 😅

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      that 50 page manifesto/speech mid book feels like you’re getting brainwashed by someone who desperately needs you to agree with them.

      That’s exactly what it was, with varying degrees of success.

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    The real problem I have with Rand’s writing is how it’s not even thinly veiled romantic fantasy for a woman who was so poisonous and unlikeable that no one could ever love.

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      Rand was married to Frank O’Conner for 50 years, and he spoke about his deep love and devotion for her. She also had a lover, Nathanial Branden, for 14 years (with Frank’s knowledge and permission) who also spoke about his love and passion for her.

      She was a horrible person with a repulsive, nonsensical philosophy, but she did have people who loved her.

      She was a fascinating person, and if you’re genuinely interested in learning more about her, I recommend the installment about her of the podcast Origin Story, which you can find on this page: https://www.podmasters.co.uk/origin-story or, as they say, wherever you get your podcasts. It’s very well-researched and informative (one advantage of being a podcast written and presented by actual seasoned journalists), while also being told with a light, funny touch.

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      I found it genuinely very funny. Probably unintentionally, but my God some of the stuff was fucking incredible.

      The bit where a guy puts out a furnace fire with his bare hands, the bit where a guy gives a homeless man a $100 instead of a single but because “charity degrades everyone” neither of them notice or care, the living inside a hologram volcano, the pages of uninterrupted monologue…

      perfection

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    Even Rand thought libertarians were nuts. She considered them anti-capitalist because she recognized that capitalism couldn’t exist outside of a strong State to enforce it.