[beavus]

One question: What did "The Incredibles" have to do with Ayn Rand?

[Darkwolf377]

It was about extraordinary people and society's resentment of their great qualities.

[Harpo Speaks]

"One question: What did "The Incredibles" have to do with Ayn Rand?"

That people who have superior ability should not be punished for their ability, but should be free.

[skinkinthegrass]

"..I don't know", Atlas Shrugged.

[Dales]

One of the overriding themes in "The Incredibles" was that the exceptional should be encouraged and revered. Another was that the impulse to cut down the exceptional, and make everyone the same, is one of evil.

[guitarist]

If I have to pick between Ayn Rand and God I certainly won't pick Ayn...

[Capitalism2003]

The U.S. Library of Congress did a study a few years back and found that "Atlas Shrugged" is the second most influential book on the planet, right behind the Bible. Despite any personal agreements you may have with Rand over the role of religion, every conservative should own this masterpiece.

[elfman2]

"One question: What did "The Incredibles" have to do with Ayn Rand?"

Here’s an except that I posted on it.

[RWCon]

Alan Greenspan was once one of her disciples.

[Helms]

Brilliant Jewish woman ping!

She and Sir Karl Popper,Jewish, are amoung the greatest minds of the 20th century.

[Crawdad]

Ayn rhymes with rain.

[ken21]

personally i think her book of essays "the new left: the anti-industrial revolution" is her best book.

she had these people figured out a long time before anyone else.

[since1868]

booked for later

[The SISU kid]

Here’s to the crazy ones.
The eccentrics.
The misfits.
The rebels.
The troublemakers.
The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently.

They’re not fond of rules.
And they have no respect for the status quo.

You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them,
disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them.

About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them.

Because they change things.
They invent. They imagine. They heal.
They explore. They create. They inspire.
They push the human race forward.


Maybe they have to be crazy.

How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art?
Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written?
Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?

We make tools for these kinds of people.

While some see them as the crazy ones,
We see genius.

Because the people who are crazy enough to think
they can change the world, are the ones who do.

[Hank Rearden]

The only way political parasites and government drones could honor Ayn Rand is by resigning en masse.

[Lloyd227]

interesting Ayn Rand ping

[x]

Another article on Rand here from last week's New York Sun. She belongs more to the history of political ideas than to either philosophy or history. That's not an attack -- it's probably better to be the person who gave the right answer in your time than someone who brought a more questionable message to all ages.

[Aquinasfan]

One question: What did "The Incredibles" have to do with Ayn Rand?

You're only encouraging them.

[Clemenza]

Ayn Rand is one of two people responsible for turning me away from Socialism. The other being Frederick Hayek.

For a REAL Randian hero, check out The Aviator.

[Clemenza]

Ayn Rand was responsible for turning me away from Socialism at a young age. I would appreciate your two cents...