Clare Spark
2011-11-01 08:28:52
I agree with SteveB. Social conservatives comprise 27% of the electorate; not enough to win an election. As for Ayn Rand, her philosophy has been wildly distorted by her enemies: she did not stand for anti-social values, but rather believed that developing one’s unique abilities would translate into social benefits. I tried to elucidate her novels here: http://clarespark.com/2011/04/16/index-to-ayn-rand-blogs/. The author of the article was correct to comment on the furious response to We The Living (1937). It struck a rare note in the collectivist 1930s.
