I've been wrong in the past. But, I don't think we'll ever have an Objectivist in the White House.

and here is Jonathon Hoenig on THAT: "Before you quote Ayn Rand’s novels don’t you think you should at least read them?" love it! http://capitalistpig.com/news-media/c...

I saw the movie, and my impression was that the screenwriter was anti-Rand and putting those words in the mouth of one of the movie's villains in an attempt to discredit her. But that was 1987 - Ayn Rand is much more popular and influential today, and I doubt that such a line would have the intended effect now.

That was the favorite insult of a brilliant friend in high school. I love to use it when I can;^)

This is one of the most annoying misunderstanding of Ayn Rand because it randomly jumps to various people's one-liner's about Rand without context. I get the idea the author may have read one of the books and knows he's lying.

He seriously uses this as a reference, "Remember that scene in Dirty Dancing..." Some character held up a copy of the Fountainhead and said "Some people count, and some people don't." It sounds like the movie was trying to show this guy was such an ass he missed the entire point of the story. The author, though, takes it without irony as if this character had a reliable assessment of the book.

Freedomforall you are being to kind with that description.

Lip service doesn't count.
And yes, the author of the article is an ignorant savage.

At this point I would settle for it if all ber objective pragmatists and would get their job done without a lot of fanfare and hoopla.
They are being brought in to do a job. Do the job and "Make America Great Again".

+1.

Hello CBJ,
Yes. It would be nice. A wonderful daydream...
Of course we know better. The author displays his ignorance within a few sentences ("...Ayn Rand, the LIBERTARIAN heroine who...").
Still, like jbrenner, I have hopes and expectations that I can continue to produce under Trump's proposed policies.
We shall see.
Respectfully,
O.A.

I know Trump is no Objectivist, but perhaps we are getting a much better deal than we expected ... or even hoped for. It sure could be a whole lot worse. I know I am sounding like a pragmatist, but I can and am willing to produce under these conditions.