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Description: May 14th 2007 Cult of Ayn Rand & the Worship of Fascist Supermen Objectivism and Libertarianism owe a great deal to the writings of Ayn Rand and both are typically associated with belief in expansive degrees of personal liberty. It is arguable, though, that Ayn Rand's writings exhibit a disturbing fascination of and interest in more fascist attitudes towards humanity and human social relations. Johann Hari writes: She explained her philosophy at first through pot-boilers like 'The Fountainhead'. One of her heroes boasts that he is the polar opposite of Robin Hood: "He was the man who robbed the rich and gave to the poor. I'm the man who robs the poor and gives to the rich, or to be more exact, the man who robs the thieving poor and gives back to the productive rich." If you want a sign of Rand's quiet victory, close your eyes and realise this could be Dick Cheney in one of his more candid moments, explaining the logic behind his massive tax cuts for the wealthy. Rand's morality was a perfect fit for the age of the celebrity billionaire. She conjures a world where the CEO is Messiah, where the sign of the Cross is replaced with the sign of the dollar, and where hideous penis-proxies like Trump Towers are the pinnacle of human achievement. In her novel 'Atlas Shrugged', the world's billionaires -- the Ted Turners and Donald Trumps -- go on strike in protest against the "insane regulations" and "exorbitant tax" handed down from Washington DC The country quickly regresses ...
