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It's funny that she has these views.

Why do you think it's odd? She emigrated here from the USSR after watching what happened there when the communists took over, IIRC.

(See Prodigal Son's #26).

I probably should've said that it's ironic that she has these views. What I posted was one of the things I got out of Johnson's book. I just think it's ironic that her views on the United States in the late very 1700's and early 1800's mirrors those of the hard left during the same time frame. I wonder if she was aware of this.

Another cool thing I got out of his book was regarding electricity. Did you know that when they first started to experiment with electricity it was thought to have "special" powers? The book Frankenstein was much more scary to people when it first came out than when I read it in the early 80's.

Back to Ayn.

I admit I have mixed views on Ayn. I simply don't like nasty people. When people aren't nice to other people, whether online or in general life, I tend to react against it. No need for it. She has some good points, but delivery is half the battle in these matters.

I probably should've said that it's ironic that she has these views. What I posted was one of the things I got out of Johnson's book. I just think it's ironic that her views on the United States in the late very 1700's and early 1800's mirrors those of the hard left during the same time frame. I wonder if she was aware of this.

Another cool thing I got out of his book was regarding electricity. Did you know that when they first started to experiment with electricity it was thought to have "special" powers? The book Frankenstein was much more scary to people when it first came out than when I read it in the early 80's.

Back to Ayn.

I admit I have mixed views on Ayn. I simply don't like nasty people. When people aren't nice to other people, whether online or in general life, I tend to react against it. No need for it. She has some good points, but delivery is half the battle in these matters.