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In reply to the discussion: Why is there no liberal Ayn Rand? Conservatives have a canon, why don't liberals? [View all]BOG PERSON
(2,916 posts)82. ayn rand embodied the spirit of the 60s
of youthful rebellion . overcoming every obstacle to the penetration of the market into your personal life.
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Why is there no liberal Ayn Rand? Conservatives have a canon, why don't liberals? [View all]
salvorhardin
Aug 2012
OP
Ayn Rand hated conservatives. She fought Buckley and campaigned against Reagan.
banned from Kos
Aug 2012
#3
I must disagree. People learn the Gospels and turn to the philosophy of Christ
banned from Kos
Aug 2012
#19
Yeah, him and about 3000000 others. Slate and Beverly Gage didnt do a lot of research here.
stevenleser
Aug 2012
#10
I agree with you that most great lit is liberal. Steinbeck and Orwell also come to mind.
Chiyo-chichi
Aug 2012
#44
because repubs welcome conservatives & dems do not welcome liberals these days? nt
msongs
Aug 2012
#15
You mean why isn't there a psychopathic liberal writer who demands a cult like following?
Tommy_Carcetti
Aug 2012
#22
One knows they are searching and thinks; the other thinks they know and is finished searching.
RadiationTherapy
Aug 2012
#28
I suspect even the same person with two different usernames won't agree with himself. eom
yawnmaster
Aug 2012
#36
ROFL. The left hand sock puppet knows not what the right hand sock puppet believes. nt
Speck Tater
Aug 2012
#45
Because liberals do not believe in fantasy bullshit when it comes to running the government.
madinmaryland
Aug 2012
#40
Because "liberalism" was the default position for most of the last century
Spider Jerusalem
Aug 2012
#43
We find truth to be a continuously unfolding process, rather than an instantaneous single point.
JFN1
Aug 2012
#57
Now we don't, its because Democrats think for themselves and don't submit to dogma
1-Old-Man
Aug 2012
#74