Funny how so many independent people follow Rand like lemmings.
Rand has her limitations (notably she did not recognize the soul directly) but to suggest people follow her as a cult is mistaken. Rand is the logical conclusion of the enlightenment, if you depart with Adam Smith, Locke, go to Jefferson/Madison and American Constitution, you will arrive at Rand. It took Rand’s talents and unique history to culminate in the Fountain Head and Atlas Shrugged. A Russian emigre fleeing the communist revolution gave her an informed opinion on collectivization. She is the antithesis of collectivization. If you have not read her work, I would recommend that you take the time to do so.
That statement is pure cultism