Ayn Rand: Why is she so popular?

[David Morris]

The Tea Party is a Fox "News" and Kotch bros invention, just a rebranding
of the most ignorant Republicans, AKA their "base."

On Friday, August 17, 2012, alice wellintown wrote:

> > Why? Could the fact that she sought to dress the craving for power in the
> > drag of negative liberty have anything to do with the special affection
> Tea
> > Party Republicans have for her?
>
> I think the Tea Party is a babyboomer conspiracy; the goal is to stay
> forever young.  And so Rand can appeal to bommers across the political
> spectrum and she does. Yes, it is about getting power without
> maturity, without ANYONE TELLING YOU WHAT TO DO. what a bunch of
> teenagers. Rand, of course, is a favorite of teens for the same
> reaosn. Collectiveism is so not me; I am so not, whatever, O-kay?
>
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