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To: SaraJohnson
I have read her book.

With respect, Sara, no, you haven't. I cannot imagine how anyone who had could possibly characterize Rand's society as "communist state" and "ordered." It was exactly the opposite. That's one reason she is so cursed at by the Left today.

Rand got into quite a bit of trouble advocating the sort of social freedom that included a woman's right to sleep with whomever she wanted (including another woman's husband in Dagny's trysts with Hank Reardon). That was pretty hot stuff for the 1950's. Commonplace now, but there you are. Criticize her for immorality if you like but not for any dictation of culture from the top down. She was not by any stretch of the imagination a "social Marxist".

I'd encourage you to read Atlas Shrugged but you'd probably beat me over the head with it right about the time you got to the "This is John Galt Speaking" chapter, and I'd deserve it. :-)

35 posted on 08/22/2012 5:47:48 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Billthedrill

Well, I can’t do anything about your naming me a liar so I guess there is no sense in speaking with you anymore.

Since this is my last communication with you, Billthedrill, I want to tell you that Rand’s Utopian social ideolgy is not what happens in practice like Marx’s social and economic ideology...much like the social Marxist ideology it is born of. She thought she was clever in combining Marxist social ideology with Western capitalism in power. Alas, economic freedom goes hand in globe with Judeo-Christian culture. And social marxism PROMISES economic marxism. The culture of social marxism shouts down the culture of Western morality which is needed to be understood and accepted by the majority (melting pot) for economic freedom. Communists named it America’s ideology of freedom our National religion. Same with atheist Rand. She did not acknowledge the human soul.

God bless.


49 posted on 08/22/2012 11:16:52 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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