Reply #23: And they took her seriously...

[WinstonSmith4740]

I always thought it was a damn shame that Ayn Rand didn't live long enough to see what happens when you DE-regulate everything, and the "looters" are in charge. In her world, only those on the left side of the political spectrum were flawed and/or evil. There was a real "throw-away" line in her manifesto that particularly intrigued me. I'm paraphrasing here, because I don't have a copy in front of me, but the set-up was that Hank Reardon was talking to the head of the union at his plant. The union head, was of course, a titular title because Hank "always treated his workers fairly, and paid them above the industry average." Uh-huh. Just like all captains of industry. I guess that's why unions became necessary...working conditions were ALWAYS good and safe. Workers were treated well, paid fairly, and had great benefits like vacations and health care. She really did create a fantasy world of right wing supermen.

Oh, and ever notice what these rugged individualists, who hated government intervention, and could always be trusted to do the right thing, actually DID do when they dropped out of society? Yep, THEY JOINED A COMMUNE!!!

Ah, conservatives. Hypocrites to the end.