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Posted: October 22 2010 at 07:51
JJLehto wrote:
The T wrote:
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
I was just about to post that it's bad etiquette to end a sentence with one preposition and you did it with two.
Isn't etiquette an imposition of the elites? Man should be free to write as he wants!
Exactly! Why should I conform to society and how people want me to be? I'll write as poorly as I want, and use improper grammar all the time! Don't keep me down libertarians!
Libertarianism means freedom for me, not freedom for you. Duh?
"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 11:40
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
The T wrote:
^I've earned my right to troll a little. You just appear here randomly Trademark. It's all about work and being left alone by the admins really.
Shut up troll.
Hey! I have a freedom of speech to defend here!
By the way, as Llama said, when you write "PA" I think you're talking about this website and not your state...
... which takes us to the site's name: "Progressive Archives". This is a place for progressives. You are surrounded by progressivism. You like progressive music. Is it too much to ask to request progressive politics too?
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 11:44
I'm still reading Anthem (I know it's quite short but I've had little time). What do people here think of Atlas Shrugged? It's like 1000 pages with minuscule letters, so I really need people saying is not only politically-accurate (for your ideas at least) but also entertaining (again, 1000 pages!) and I could be reading it.
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 12:00
I know communism is bad. But I liked some of the ideals of libertarianism. SOME. I'm also enjoying Anthem. In a way it resembles Orwell's 1984. This kind of dystopic books are good at painting horrible scenarios. But it's all entertainment in the end. If I wanted a deeper look at Rand's views, I would instead read her more theoretical books...
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 12:01
The T wrote:
I know communism is bad. But I liked some of the ideals of libertarianism. SOME. I'm also enjoying Anthem. In a way it resembles Orwell's 1984. This kind of dystopic books are good at painting horrible scenarios. But it's all entertainment in the end. If I wanted a deeper look at Rand's views, I would instead read her more theoretical books...
Joined: August 11 2005
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 12:01
The T wrote:
I'm still reading Anthem (I know it's quite short but I've had little time). What do people here think of Atlas Shrugged? It's like 1000 pages with minuscule letters, so I really need people saying is not only politically-accurate (for your ideas at least) but also entertaining (again, 1000 pages!) and I could be reading it.
I would look at it as a non-fiction book. I mean it's fiction, but it's fiction in the way Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is fiction.
Personally in non-fiction I'm entertained by the information/ideas rather than the story.
"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 12:02
The T wrote:
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
The T wrote:
^I've earned my right to troll a little. You just appear here randomly Trademark. It's all about work and being left alone by the admins really.
Shut up troll.
Hey! I have a freedom of speech to defend here!
By the way, as Llama said, when you write "PA" I think you're talking about this website and not your state...
... which takes us to the site's name: "Progressive Archives". This is a place for progressives. You are surrounded by progressivism. You like progressive music. Is it too much to ask to request progressive politics too?
I don't want to be too progressive. I need to stay well rounded. So I do the progressive music and anti-progressive political philosophy.
"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 12:03
The T wrote:
I know communism is bad. But I liked some of the ideals of libertarianism. SOME. I'm also enjoying Anthem. In a way it resembles Orwell's 1984. This kind of dystopic books are good at painting horrible scenarios. But it's all entertainment in the end. If I wanted a deeper look at Rand's views, I would instead read her more theoretical books...
From this description I would say no it's not worth your time.
"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 12:12
Speaking of Rand. Murray Rothbard, former Randian, wrote a one act play mocking Ayn Rand and her inner circle's quasi-religious behavior and lack of human qualities.
It's quite humorous if you know Rand.
"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
I was just about to post that it's bad etiquette to end a sentence with one preposition and you did it with two.
Isn't etiquette an imposition of the elites? Man should be free to write as he wants!
Exactly! Why should I conform to society and how people want me to be? I'll write as poorly as I want, and use improper grammar all the time! Don't keep me down libertarians!
Libertarianism means freedom for me, not freedom for you. Duh?
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JJLehto wrote:
). What do people here think of Atlas Shrugged? It's like 1000 pages with minuscule letters, so I really need people saying is not only politically-accurate (for your ideas at least) but also entertaining (again, 1000 pages!) and I could be reading it. 
