The Wrath of Rand - Inside the Callousness of the Republican Presidential Field

[Galraedia]

http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/11/11/the-wrath-of-rand/


Democrats and progressives need to take some time studying Ayn Rand to fully understand the political significance of all the GOP leaders lining up to praise her. The GOP has a huge problem if their conservative religious base finds out what Rand really believed and how influential she is within senior GOP circles.

[Vincardog]

1. The GOP has a huge problem if their conservative religious base THINKS at all

[Canuckistanian]

2. Great article

Thanks for posting.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

3. I hope you're right about their conservative religious base.

and the fact they might be shocked to know what Rand stood for. But besides Rand, this is a party whose front runner jokes about harrassment and killing people with electrified fences and the faithful laugh at such "humor".

[libodem]

4. Let alone how damn funny state excutions are

Or how good Jeb Bush is looking to their base. Yuck, Yuck, Yuck.

[Galraedia]

5. Another link....

to the same article can be found here: https://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/11/11-3

[zbdent]

6. It's amazing that there are so many GOP followers of

an avowed ATHEIST ...

[Galraedia]

7. More like sociopath

She wasn't an atheist like George Carlin, who gives a different world view: http://www.radicalchangegroup.com/2009/12/25/ayn-rand-on-capitalism/

[Galraedia]

8. Also this is interesting....

[Viva_Daddy]

9. Ayn Rand taught "Godless Capitalism"

At a time when many Right Wing preachers were denouncing "Godless Communism", Ayn Rand was essentially preaching "Godless Capitalism" (although she had the sense not to say that - the closest she got to naming her "philosophy" was her book, "The Virtue of Selfishness"). Nevertheless, many Right Wingers bought it hook, line, and sinker.