I ignored it for years, because of so many stupid reasons, like, she's an atheist and leaves God out of the equation. Well, so does the opposition. It's part of the problem.
The reason that you cannot debate progressives is because they are closed minded and programmed to think of wealth as something that has been denied them, through the evil greed of rich white men. Progressives don't equate wealth and success. Progressives think of wealth as a right, regardless of ability to achieve success. There is no admiration for hard work and achievement, and although the Progressives speak of public good, they really mean personal good, the "what have you done for me lately," attitude.
Read it and others long ago.
I appreciate seeing you are aware of Rand’s biases. What she gets right—the nobility of human endeavours, work, creativity, she gets TRULY RIGHT.
Sadly, what she got wrong—the worship of the dollar as a symbol of that human effort, the denial of the Deity...she got absolutely wrong.
Knowing that in advance makes studying her ideas much more palatable, imo.