My best friend is in love with Ayn Rand and has read all or nearly all her work. Can anyone suggest books by someone else as a good gift idea please?
Thank you
How old is your friend?Originally Posted by Unregistered
W/O an age, I suggest 1984, Animal Farm, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, and V For Vendetta (movie and comic). All of these are on the same theme but from better writers. (Well, Moore is iffy, but that work is great.)
Give him/her a copy of One Piece. Really fun anti world government pirate fiction. He/She'll get hooked.
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"Unintended Consequences" by John Ross.
Fun fiction revolving around liberty and what happens when it is circumscribed for "our own good". Main character kills a small load of government agents, so there's something for everyone.
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Boo...-srp1-_-title1
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I've read nearly everything she wrote and am not a fan. Rand was hubris on steroids, a zionist, racist and advocate of terrorism.
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Mere Christianity, by C. S. Lewis.
All these, plus We, Envy, The Master And Margarita, Oman Ra, One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich, Moscow To The End Of The Line.
A bit of a dangerous woman.
God of the Machine by Isabel Paterson
It's non-fiction but I really liked Peter Schiff's "How an Economy Grows and Why it Crashes".
Please elaborate.
Not that I care, but please elaborate.a zionist,
Please elaborate, beginning with a definition of "racist".racist
Please elaborate.and advocate of terrorism.
freedomisobvious.blogspot.com
There is only one correct way: freedom. All other solutions are non-solutions.
It appears that artificial intelligence is at least slightly superior to natural stupidity.
Our words make us the ghosts that we are.
Convincing the world he didn't exist was the Devil's second greatest trick; the first was convincing us that God didn't exist.
If you want to keep people away from Libertarianism take Ayn Rand...
Why do so many people here hate Ayn Rand? She's very similar to Ron Paul in her views. Same thing with Peter Schiff.
The Ayn rand institute attacked Ron Paul on Foreign Policy...Ayn Rand attacked Libertarianism many times..
http://aynrandlexicon.com/ayn-rand-i...tarianism.html
Ayn Rand hated everybody! That doesn't mean a thing. But the fact is that her philosophy was very similar to Ron Paul's. And "Rand" Paul.
Objectivism is not compatible with Christianity.
All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.
-Albert Camus
I don't get too deep into the philosophical aspect of Ayn Rand's theories. Just the political part. Besides that you're free to practice any religion you want in Ayn Rand's world.
Ron Paul = selflessness, get along with others, Golden Rule. Ayn Rand = selfishness, self worship, everyone else can go to hell. I don't think the government should interfere with anyone's right to be a jerk, but making your philosophy center around being a jerk sets you up for failure since people don't like jerks.
I think Ayn Rand and Donald Trump also have a lot in common.
- Kim KardashianIt's all about taking action and not being lazy. So you do the work, whether it's fitness or whatever. It's about getting up, motivating yourself and just doing it.
Donald Trump / Crenshaw 2024!!!!
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Ayn Rand detested Christianity, and any other social structure that taught sacrificing oneself for another was virtuous. She believed that all evils of the world were the result of altruism. You asked why so many people here hate Ayn Rand, and I answered you.
All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.
-Albert Camus
I think you're on to something.
Don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows
I don't see what the difference is between any of these individuals.
That would be due to your personal ignorance..
You could correct that.
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