The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand) – Thug Notes Summary & Analysis

[RoyDalParticipant]

I’m a big fan of Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism. I must admit I agree with some of Mr. Thug Note’s criticisms, although I do agree with Objectivism’s basics.

Society asks MGTOWs: Why are you not making more tax-slaves?

[The_Mad_PirateParticipant 1278]

I usually say “Collectivism and postmodernism are the roots of all evil in modern western society”. For some reason SJWs ask me if I’m the ghost of Ayn Rand when I say that.

"We didn't start the fire. It was always burning. Since the world's been turning" "A world that vilifies men only breeds a generation of men that feel no empathy towards women" “In a woman’s mind , there is really no such thing as a ‘we’. In her eyes, earth allways revolves around her, not the other way around. So thinking that your needs , aspirations or desires are valid enough to be persued, or even that you are entitled achive such goals, is like asking your boss for a pay rise in your very first day at the job.”

[FunInTheSunParticipant 8283]

I read half of “Atlas Shrugged.” Rand really had some deep thoughts. So far, my favorite section of the book is when the character, Francisco d’Anconia, gives a speech about money at a social gathering. I’ll probably finish reading this book in a few months. I’m a lazy reader.

If you want to read the speech:

“Francisco’s Money Speech”

"I saw that there comes a point, in the defeat of any man of virtue, when his own consent is needed for evil to win-and that no manner of injury done to him by others can succeed if he chooses to withhold his consent. I saw that I could put an end to your outrages by pronouncing a single word in my mind. I pronounced it. The word was ‘No.’" (Atlas Shrugged)

[FunInTheSunParticipant 8283]

This website has Francisco d’Aconia’s speech about money for those that are interested in reading it:

capitalismmagazine (dot) com / 2002 / 08 / franciscos-money-speech

"I saw that there comes a point, in the defeat of any man of virtue, when his own consent is needed for evil to win-and that no manner of injury done to him by others can succeed if he chooses to withhold his consent. I saw that I could put an end to your outrages by pronouncing a single word in my mind. I pronounced it. The word was ‘No.’" (Atlas Shrugged)

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