Poverty in the world is caused by a lack of capitalism. China's economy is only now starting to grow because of AMERICAN corporations stepping in, and giving them jobs, and in general, income of capital.
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Anonymous2006-06-18 23:43
Because they were good books.
No, they weren't. I know this sounds elitist, but please, for your own sake, read more. Even as a fifteen year-old I recognized Rand's literature for crap, and today I shake my head at many of the books I did like at that age.
I think someone has a political axe to grind.
Yes, I do. Rand was a bitch who bent or broke her ideals whenever it suited, her literature was garbage, and her "theories" were expounded better by any number of writers before and after. The only reason anyone has heard of her is because of the Ayn Rand Institute, and because she was bright enough to write easily-accessible material.
I'm not being entirely fair, because there's nothing wrong with Objectivism per se (albeit too simple), but I am sick and tired of people claiming to be Objectivists. To a one they were all selfish egocentric idiots with a large helping of unwarranted conceit playing make-believe. Doubtless there are exceptions, but I have yet to meet one.