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b_b  ·  4847 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hal Crowther: American Idol -Why Does the Right Wing WOrship Ayn Rand?
I think the reason most right wing ideologues espouse Ayn Rand is actually quite simple; they no nothing of her works, but know that other right wingers espouse her. They therefore follow along blindly because its the only thing semi-(pseudo, really)-intellectual about the modern version of their movement. Want to sound smart?...Talk about Ayn Rand!