On Thu, 23 May 2013, Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au> wrote:
governments exist for a lot more then just protecting the property and privileges of the ruling classes - otherwise WTF should we tolerate them? there have been several successful revolutions to prove that point...but Atlas can pout and sulk all he likes and not achieve a thing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_rand#Early_life Surprisingly Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum wasn't smart enough to work this out even though she lived through it. Tzarist Russia wasn't a pleasant place for the poor people and the result was a violent revolution. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Edward_Hickman#Ayn_Rand.27s_The_Little_... Of course someone who idolised one of the most awful people of the 1920's obviously had some psychological problems. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/