Re-reading Atlas Shrugged. - Page 2

Greg Anos · 08-24-2011, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisanthropic

Perhaps, but I've known more than a few people who become obsessed and driven to the point of being more than a little insane and they never seemed one-dimensional to me. I find it interesting to see how someone lives when they are driven by such absolutes.

But it sounds like our definitions (and our preferences) differ. So now I MUST CONDEMN YOU FOR NOT WORSHIPING AYN RAND! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Ok, mebbe not.

Worshiping Ayn Rand gets in the way of things more important - worshipping ME!!!

I say, I say, that's a joke, Son (In my best Foster Leghorn accent...)

crich70 · 08-24-2011, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Worshiping Ayn Rand gets in the way of things more important - worshipping ME!!!

I say, I say, that's a joke, Son (In my best Foster Leghorn accent...)

lol. I think you mean 'foghorn leghorn' Ralph.

chrisanthropic · 08-24-2011, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Worshiping Ayn Rand gets in the way of things more important - worshipping ME!!!

My, that's so Randian of you!

Collin Moshman · 09-02-2011, 02:24 AM

I think this book does an excellent job warning against collectivism in an interesting-to-read way. Some of the long speeches characters give could be shortened some, but otherwise a great book.

SneakySnake · 09-02-2011, 02:46 AM

I only read this book because it had a warning hand written in the front about leaving it alone if I valued my time.. yaddah yaddah yaddah. (a true communist would have destroyed it before i could get my little hands on it). If it hadn't been for the warning, I may never have had the pleasure of reading it.

Thanks for reminding me of this book. It must be time to have another go at it and see if I love it as much as I did many years ago.

joobies · 09-02-2011, 11:27 AM

As a kid, this book really made an impression. Time to read it again.
Thanks, for the reminder.

RichL · 09-03-2011, 11:56 PM

It was an enjoyable re-read. Must admit I had forgotten how she could get into those multi-paragraph diatribes.

What did surprise me this time around is though Dagny, for her own time may have been quite the progressive, by today's standards (or at least mine) she was basically a male chauvinist in a skirt.

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09-02-2011, 02:24 AM	#19
Collin Moshman Member Posts: 15 Karma: 1180 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Las Vegas Device: Kindle	I think this book does an excellent job warning against collectivism in an interesting-to-read way. Some of the long speeches characters give could be shortened some, but otherwise a great book.

09-02-2011, 02:46 AM	#20
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	I only read this book because it had a warning hand written in the front about leaving it alone if I valued my time.. yaddah yaddah yaddah. (a true communist would have destroyed it before i could get my little hands on it). If it hadn't been for the warning, I may never have had the pleasure of reading it. Thanks for reminding me of this book. It must be time to have another go at it and see if I love it as much as I did many years ago.

09-02-2011, 11:27 AM	#21
joobies Addict Posts: 234 Karma: 1856 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kindle 1, Sony PRS-505	As a kid, this book really made an impression. Time to read it again. Thanks, for the reminder.

09-03-2011, 11:56 PM	#22
RichL Evangelist Posts: 407 Karma: 1096520 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: back to x51v	It was an enjoyable re-read. Must admit I had forgotten how she could get into those multi-paragraph diatribes. What did surprise me this time around is though Dagny, for her own time may have been quite the progressive, by today's standards (or at least mine) she was basically a male chauvinist in a skirt.

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