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As I recall, the book rambles on for a thousand pages about the evils of communism. Rand only offers up her alternative to communism at the end of the book in a long monologue by "John Galt." As I said previously, it is her criticisms of communism which are worth reading. What she offers as an alternative is nothing but a caricature of what commies think "capitalists" are like. She holds up the accumulation of material wealth as the height of virtue. "If it feels good, do it" is not a conservative credo. Conservatives believe in more than just amassing wealth and gratifying the self. We do not believe that voluntary self-sacrifice is an evil. We believe in charity.

From the little to nothing that you've said about the book, I doubt you've read it.

Actually, Joe, She shows more insight into the capitalistic system than most who people live it.

"She holds up the accumulation of material wealth as the height of virtue."

Wrong, she states that you should take care of yourself first, then you have the power, if you choose, to take care of others. With out the self, how would you take care of others?

"Conservatives believe in more than just amassing wealth and gratifying the self. We do not believe that voluntary self-sacrifice is an evil. We believe in charity."

With out wealth how will you provide for your charities?

Voluntary self-sacrifice is not one of the things she addresses in this book, and that would cover the "where are the children" comments that keep coming up in this thread.

"We do not believe that voluntary self-sacrifice is an evil."

Voluntary...VOLUNTARY, remember this word! What about forced self-sacrifice Joe, at the point of our Governments guns...is that okay too?

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As I recall, the book rambles on for a thousand pages about the evils of communism.

So did Heinlein, but with fewer words and the style wasn't painful.