Re: Ramblings of Randroids
Thor Cameron (my_colours@hotmail.com)
Wed, 28 Oct 1998 16:39:06 -0800 (PST)
First Matt wrote:
>> We are the literary representatives of Ayn Rand. Please be advised
>that
>> discussion of Ayn Rand is expressly forbidden on this list, which is
>> designed by and for decent people. Be further advised that
>acquirement,
>> enjoyment, endorsement, and other forms of propogation of Mrs. Rand's
>> pamphlets and/or ideas is prohibited in the name of aesthetic,
>> philosophical, political and social integrity. Personal copies of of
>> Mrs. Rand's works retained for documentary purposes are to be stored
>in
>> the freezer. And know yet further that scorn and vituperation sit
>like
>> heavy fog on the censorious brows of the ethereal, electronic
>> etherpowers who stand watch over this list and others like it and who
>> themselves will not hear tell especially of _The Fountainhead_.
>>
>> Matt Kozusko mkozusko@parallel.park.uga.edu
>>
Then Liz retorted:
>Okay, who gives you the right to determine what people should or
>should not read? I don't care that you hate The Fountainhead but I
>like it a lot. I am not an objectionist or anything like that I just
>thought that it was a good story. Just like I love Salinger's stories
>because they are great stories. I don't really care about the
>religious meanings of them. People tend to
>get so involved in the writer's beleifs or the symbolism of the story
>that they forget about the story itself.
>-Liz Friedman
THEN D. threw in 2 cents:
I just thought Matt's post was hysterical. Having seen the Modern
Library
readers' poll back when they had that Web page open to reader voting,
there's obviously something mildly intense about Rand's
readership--seemingly on the same level as some religious fanaticism.
However, I've not read a word of Rand, and this sort of intensity makes
me
wonder if I should check out Rand just to see what all the fuss is about
or
just ignore her as some Jim Jones 20th Century Literary figure.
My $0.02 worth,
D.
Now Thor interjects:
Well, I think you SHOULD check out Ayn Rand. It has it's flaws, but her
books and philosophy are compelling nonetheless. Even if you can't
subscribe to her way of thinking, it's worth considering her
perspective. As for fanatacism, well, I think there are more than 2
self-procliamned Salinger addicts here, & he's got something worth
saying. In other words, like they used to say about Bridgette Bardot:
"fifty thousand Frenchmen can't be wrong". If Rand is still causing a
stir, there must be SOMETHING to it, eh?
Namaste,
Thor
P.S. Please check out my web page & let me know what you think.
http://www.uscolo.edu/TAC/
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