“Ragnar’s” (i.e. Ayn Rand’s) view was that the Robin Hood legend had been hopelessly corrupted into what these chanting weinies see: The guy who robs from the rich and gives to the poor. They don’t see the man who took back was was confiscated and then returned that wealth to those who earned it. And they certainly don’t see how those on Wall Street risk their own money creating wealth that others share in.
Oh, I didn’t say I disagreed with that. In fact, I stated I did agree that the icon had been corrupted.
What I find amusing is if one asked them “Who is John Galt,” they would never associate him with being Robin Hood. Or that the band of merry men were the productive elements of their society depending on which legend you read. Most all the core members were parts of the rich society banished or spurned by the elite.
This is where I wonder, if there is some way to get some of the modern day “progressives,” to realize that what they are seeking is not socialism, but capitalism?