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Finally, she and some of her followers are often perceived as being dogmatic, frequently ignoring published criticism of the system instead of responding to it. This is in part because many of them were young people excited by her novels and unlearned in philosophy; such people are not often aware of the complexities of their subject and prone to construe disagreement as ignorance. Furthermore, many of her supporters would not permit modifications or additions to her philosophical system, leading some to label Rand as a cult leader.

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Yes. I did. He didn't.
To my knowledge, Ayn Rand didn't kill anyone. Tookie Williams wrote some books too, and he did kill people. Ayn Rand wrote philosophy, Tookie Williams wrote hell if I know, some kind of childrens' books. Ayn Rand wrote. Tookie Williams wrote...
My point that you can't judge a book or a philosophy by the person that came up with it still stands perfectly. It's beside the point, it's irrelevant. Am I clear now?
Why the hell Ayn Rand herself keeps getting criticized as opposed to the philosophy she came up with, which is part of the topic of this damn thread, is a mystery to me.