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Re:'Atlas Shrugged': From Fiction to Fact in 52 Years by unalone on Saturday January 10, 2009 @11:14AM (#428009)
Yeah. The problem, which I still find sad, is that Rand's main message, above the stuff she writes about, is that you should always believe in objective reality, which means picking logic over dogma, and treating the world as a constantly-evolving thing that requires your own thought. Her followers throw out that message more often than not, and follow an incredibly dogmatic belief system that disregards logical statements for catch-phrases.
Re:'Atlas Shrugged': From Fiction to Fact in 52 Years by nazgulnarsil on Saturday January 10, 2009 @04:36PM (#428368)
such is the fate of any popular message. if you would see your ideals widely disseminated you must be prepared to have them so radically misinterpreted that people arrive at beliefs that are diametrically opposed to your original message.