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Originally Posted by marcop
I don't read novels to be presented with theories--I want to be entertained. Ayn Rand should have written philosophy or political theory books, not novels. As a novelist, she gives Karl Marx a run for his money.
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That was the whole point of her method for delivery. She wanted to represent the right in the same way that the culture of the left was starting to spread. There was so much leftist propaganda in the 30s and 40s with great authors, playwrights, filmmakers, etc. She was the person who purposely stepped in to fill those shoes for the right.
There's always a resurgence of her popularity any time there's a shift in economic policy in the country. It goes all the way back to the New Deal and probably will continue well into the future. The funniest part today is hearing douchebags like Glen Beck and some of the moral right toting her out like their new hero, even though she was a staunch atheist and very anti-Christian.