Comments on: Political Culture: A Liberal Reads Ayn Rand http://popdose.com/political-culture-a-liberal-reads-ayn-rand/ your daily dose of pop culture Fri, 25 May 2012 17:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Political Culture: I’ve Been Ayn Randed! | Popdosehttp://popdose.com/political-culture-a-liberal-reads-ayn-rand/comment-page-1/#comment-45938 Political Culture: I’ve Been Ayn Randed! | Popdose Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:31:56 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=36680#comment-45938 [...] sorry to disappoint anyone who’s managed to read ahead of me over the four days since I commenced this adventure in politically contrarian scholarship. But I gotta tell you … and here’s an obscure cultural reference … as I’ve worked my way [...] [...] sorry to disappoint anyone who’s managed to read ahead of me over the four days since I commenced this adventure in politically contrarian scholarship. But I gotta tell you … and here’s an obscure cultural reference … as I’ve worked my way [...]

]]> By: Tedhttp://popdose.com/political-culture-a-liberal-reads-ayn-rand/comment-page-1/#comment-52960 Ted Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:12:46 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=36680#comment-52960 As a guy who was very taken by the writing of Nietzsche in the '80s and '90s, it's easy to see the appeal of writers who have such "me against the world" approach. It wasn't until I was doing my graduate work that one of my professors put it all in perspective: "Ah Nietzsche, he's the philosopher for teenagers." I think you can probably lump Rand in that camp, too. <br><br>I would join you on your adventure, but I'd like to enjoy the holidays... :-) As a guy who was very taken by the writing of Nietzsche in the '80s and '90s, it's easy to see the appeal of writers who have such “me against the world” approach. It wasn't until I was doing my graduate work that one of my professors put it all in perspective: “Ah Nietzsche, he's the philosopher for teenagers.” I think you can probably lump Rand in that camp, too.

I would join you on your adventure, but I'd like to enjoy the holidays… :-)

]]> By: carlhttp://popdose.com/political-culture-a-liberal-reads-ayn-rand/comment-page-1/#comment-52959 carl Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:09:42 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=36680#comment-52959 congrats on the open mind-from a tea-bagging, unabashedly selfish, rand-loving (with some divergence from bits of her non-objective crap), unapologetic redneck. enjoy the novel (and you will, despite yourself), and report well. you might even, despite your bias, come away pleasantly surprised with rands non repugnant ideas-and re-evaluate the liberalism. have fun. congrats on the open mind-from a tea-bagging, unabashedly selfish, rand-loving (with some divergence from bits of her non-objective crap), unapologetic redneck. enjoy the novel (and you will, despite yourself), and report well. you might even, despite your bias, come away pleasantly surprised with rands non repugnant ideas-and re-evaluate the liberalism. have fun.

]]> By: Tedhttp://popdose.com/political-culture-a-liberal-reads-ayn-rand/comment-page-1/#comment-52958 Ted Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:07:43 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=36680#comment-52958 Peart has often said that he admires Rand, but isn't a Randroid like so many of her devotees -- and I think you can certainly see that in the Rush albums from 1990 onward. Peart has often said that he admires Rand, but isn't a Randroid like so many of her devotees — and I think you can certainly see that in the Rush albums from 1990 onward.

]]> By: Tedhttp://popdose.com/political-culture-a-liberal-reads-ayn-rand/comment-page-1/#comment-45887 Ted Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:12:46 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=36680#comment-45887 As a guy who was very taken by the writing of Nietzsche in the '80s and '90s, it's easy to see the appeal of writers who have such "me against the world" approach. It wasn't until I was doing my graduate work that one of my professors put it all in perspective: "Ah Nietzsche, he's the philosopher for teenagers." I think you can probably lump Rand in that camp, too. <br><br>I would join you on your adventure, but I'd like to enjoy the holidays... :-) As a guy who was very taken by the writing of Nietzsche in the '80s and '90s, it's easy to see the appeal of writers who have such “me against the world” approach. It wasn't until I was doing my graduate work that one of my professors put it all in perspective: “Ah Nietzsche, he's the philosopher for teenagers.” I think you can probably lump Rand in that camp, too.

I would join you on your adventure, but I'd like to enjoy the holidays… :-)

]]> By: carlhttp://popdose.com/political-culture-a-liberal-reads-ayn-rand/comment-page-1/#comment-45886 carl Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:09:42 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=36680#comment-45886 congrats on the open mind-from a tea-bagging, unabashedly selfish, rand-loving (with some divergence from bits of her non-objective crap), unapologetic redneck. enjoy the novel (and you will, despite yourself), and report well. you might even, despite your bias, come away pleasantly surprised with rands non repugnant ideas-and re-evaluate the liberalism. have fun. congrats on the open mind-from a tea-bagging, unabashedly selfish, rand-loving (with some divergence from bits of her non-objective crap), unapologetic redneck. enjoy the novel (and you will, despite yourself), and report well. you might even, despite your bias, come away pleasantly surprised with rands non repugnant ideas-and re-evaluate the liberalism. have fun.

]]> By: Tedhttp://popdose.com/political-culture-a-liberal-reads-ayn-rand/comment-page-1/#comment-45885 Ted Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:07:43 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=36680#comment-45885 Peart has often said that he admires Rand, but isn't a Randroid like so many of her devotees -- and I think you can certainly see that in the Rush albums from 1990 onward. Peart has often said that he admires Rand, but isn't a Randroid like so many of her devotees — and I think you can certainly see that in the Rush albums from 1990 onward.

]]> By: Learning from historyhttp://popdose.com/political-culture-a-liberal-reads-ayn-rand/comment-page-1/#comment-45825 Learning from history Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:22:08 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=36680#comment-45825 [...] Political Culture: A Liberal Reads Ayn Rand (popdose.com) [...] [...] Political Culture: A Liberal Reads Ayn Rand (popdose.com) [...]

]]> By: autodidacthttp://popdose.com/political-culture-a-liberal-reads-ayn-rand/comment-page-1/#comment-45783 autodidact Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:20:30 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=36680#comment-45783 "philosophy-cum-Narcissism?" That describes a lot of Obama's last book. I guess it is a common disease. “philosophy-cum-Narcissism?” That describes a lot of Obama's last book. I guess it is a common disease.

]]> By: jamesballengerhttp://popdose.com/political-culture-a-liberal-reads-ayn-rand/comment-page-1/#comment-45710 jamesballenger Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:30:05 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=36680#comment-45710 After reading your article I promptly followed it up with this article. I giggled a lot... <a href="http://www.gq.com/entertainment/books/200911/ayn-rand-dick-books-fountainhead?printable=true" rel="nofollow">http://www.gq.com/entertainment/books/200911/ay...</a> After reading your article I promptly followed it up with this article. I giggled a lot… http://www.gq.com/entertainment/books/200911/ay…

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