Ilana wrote: Jim wrote >>What is it about this woman that galvanizes opinions on both sides? >>I've only ever read Anthem, and that was back in high school. Even >>then, it was only because I was a Rush fan and it was required to >>read at least >one book by her if you were. :-) > >??? I need translation for this one, pls. I understand that you feel >required to read somebody's books if you are author's fan, but how >can you be some author's fan without reading any of the books?
Rush is a rock band from Canada. Their drummer and main songwriter, Neil Peart, is (or at least was) a great fan of Ayn Rand. At the time when I was a teenager, Rush was one of the ultimate geek bands, and if you were a fan, you felt obligated to hunt down the writer that influenced much of their music, especially the album from the mid-70's to the early 80's. >>S'anyway, I'd love to hear from some of you what it is about her >>that engenders so much fanaticism. I'm sort of aware of her >>philosophy of the virtues of selfishness, but otherwise I don't >>know what the big deal is. Every time she's mentioned around >>here, there's this "Grab your torch and pitchfork" attitude about >>her. Any enlightenment you can provide would be swell. > >Well, I can give it a try - the key word is "philosophy" which is >very close to "religion" and people are very touchy about their >beliefs. :-) OK, Ilana. But what is so heinous to some people about her philosophy? And, for that matter, what is so appealing to others? Jim Searching for answers Maru _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
