- > > I can't imagine that anyone will actually refrain from liking or > discussing Ayn Rand's work because of my post. Anybody who is earnestly > compelled not to read or advocate Rand on account of someone else's > opinions probably wouldn't like her stuff much, anyway. > > > The initial reply to my comments (the most prominent feature of which, > I'll suggest, was not anti-Rand sentiment but the distinctly Harold > Ober-ian overtones of "we are the literary representatives" followed by > various proscriptions about matters literary) lamented my "hate[red]" of > _The Fountainhead_ and wondered who had authorized me to dictate what > people should and shouldn't read. After careful scrutiny of the entire > colloquy thus far, I am unable to discover any instance in which I > specifically forbid other members of this list to like Ayn Rand or _The > Fountainhead_ (though I admit I have strongly, if obliquely, suggested > that people in general shouldn't read her books). > > I am also uncertain what rhetorical purpose is served by juxtaposing this: > > > Sorry Matt I'll know next time not to take your posts so seriously. -Liz Friedman _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com