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Papantonio: Conservatives Turn Colleges Into Ayn Rand Universities
A few weeks ago, the story broke about how the Koch Brothers had bought themselves a position of influence at Florida State University. But the story goes far beyond both FSU and the Koch Brothers. It turns out that right wing billionaires and think tanks have been actively buying

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[imnotasquirrel]

I just found out that one of my closest friends likes Ayn Rand. :*(

The slight silver lining: she only likes the writing instead of her philosophy, but still... *SOB*

(Even if you look at Rand solely from a writing perspective, how can you like her?! At least my friend agreed that the 70-page speech was unnecessary, lol.)

[fishphile]

I think the writing itself is dreadful. It's worst than when Stephen King or Charles Dickens drones on and on. Even if I liked the message, I'd still hate the books.

[imnotasquirrel]

Yep. But at least I can take comfort in the fact that my friend isn't a selfish Objectivist dickhead. She just has questionable taste in writing! :P

[tmlforsyth]

Dickens and Ayn Rand are an interesting comparison. Dickens and Marx were pen pals, though I can imagine Dickens fucked around with Marx a bit. I do wonder what Marx would be like as a fiction writer (probably not that good). Reading Atlas Shrugged makes for a good challenge, though.

[amyura]

I would laugh at Ayn Rand fans until I remember that the ones who aren't subsisting off cheetos and Mountain Dew in their parents' basements are running the world.