ATLAS SHRUGGED By Ayn Rand

>>[driving ithrough the countryside]
>>"It's a good road," said Rearden, "It was built to last. The
>>man who built it [was really good i swear]."
>>"Yes..."
>>"I don't like the looks of this."
>>"I don't either." Then she smiled. "But think of how often
>>we've heard people complain that billboards ruin the
>>appearance of the countryside. Well, there's the unruined
>>countryside for them to admire." She added, "They're the >>people I hate."

I've just finished Atlas Shrugged, and I am left somewhat conflicted. Part of me understands how this could have been voted the best book of the 20th century. Part of me understands how she, a person whom had experienced the Bolshevik's rise to power and was greatly affected by the negatives of communism, could have honestly and fully believed what she was writing. But for the most part, I can't help but to regard this book as a thick pile of shit. Opinions?

>>10 To whom were you refering with your pro tip?

In any case, I disagree with your statement on philosophy nerds vs most people. If anything, that's why so many people hate her: they disagree with what she's writing from the very bottom of their being, but they don't have the means--or more likely, simply don't care enough--to understand exactly why she's wrong. Therefore their natural response to such matters pick up, and they respond with hate. I have to admit, I did hate Rand (or more specifically, her philosophy) for a while, but as I thought about it more and began to understand exactly where she was wrong, it became easier to accept.

Off topic, I had a friend that preached Marx once, except he did so in his sophomore year of highschool. Now he does legal drugs. Still a pretty smart guy, I think.