burn Atlas Shrugged Burn

ayn rand's beloved atlas shrugged gets what it deserves. plus a quote from south park. the full quote is "After reading every page of this garbage i have decided to never read again" and for all of you who say "you are just giving the ayn rand institute $9" we got it for free from a writing contest from the institute.

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[12Hollywoodkevin]

Where men burn books, soon they will burn men.

[Laxanii]

First, I like how you resort to South Park for your intelliegent comment on this book. I enjoy that you would fit in very well with most the firemen from Ray Bradbury's Farenheit 451. I love that I having nothing but contempt for all religion, yet I would never burn the Holy Bible or the Koran because I am a selfish, egotistical man who values the history in mankind's mistakes and what we can learn from it and how we can improve upon it. I am also amused by your typical uneducated lifestyle.

[BillofRightsBrutus]

This video is brilliant and creative too.  Who the hell would ever think to destroy a book by burning it? Bravo.

[BillofRightsBrutus]

@reginaldgoldthwaite Correct, but there are many types of fascism. That of Hitler was built upon a primary foundation of nationalism; one of its remaining features the ECONOMIC safeguarding of sovereignty. He was rabid as to foreign loan capital and that, to this day even, has served German industry well; even America is no such anomaly. It is vastly different and really not subject to comparison at all. It has simply became a police state, albeit fascist, sociologically and demographically

[LibertyRealm]

@reginaldgoldthwaite

"fascist movement, not a socialist one"

The same thing under a different rethoric.

Lenin also shut down unions and forbade strikes...... but then again who need unions or strikes in the revolutionary dictatorship of the proletariat? :)

[vNorilor]

Could this be the greatest gift a leftist has ever given the right? Footage of liberals burning a book because it represents a perspective they reject - who would have ever expected to see such a thing? ; )

[gee556]

If chapter seven's meaning has not yet sunken in, the genius behind this video can be more than likely found in a tent at an occupy camp. No doubt sinking of urine and whining about those who have more than enough, but refuse to pay their "fair share".

[reginaldgoldthwaite]

@theredscourge Hitler shut down all unions the day after Labor Day and had their leaders arrested. He opposed communism and demonized Jews. He supported private ownership (as long as it served the needs of the state). All of these are marks of a fascist movement, not a socialist one. The party name was simply an easy way to attract supporters.

[Pawkit]

Lol nice one

[theredscourge]

@bobclark86 The fact that his party's name when translated was the "National Socialist Workers Party" tells you that it is left wing, and liberals are left wing. It is hard to get into power without big money from big business - he probably promised a few groups some kickbacks, like every other politician in the world does in order to become leader. It would however be fallacious to declare that all leftists are Hitler, in the same way that not all people with a moustache are Hitler.

[theredscourge]

@bobclark86 claiming Rand was a hypocrite because she used the safety net of the government for its intended purpose, despite not being a fan of it is just as valid as me claiming you are a hypocrite if you hate greedy corporations yet enjoy your iphone.

[rheniumlake]

@bobclark86 while i agree repeating something doesnt make it true, but i can see how one could call Hitler a socialist (even though its probably just to demonize socialism). I was pointing out Hitler provided a form of socialism to Germans at the expense of outsiders, similar to socialism in America through taxing the rich and foreign intervention. Im just reiterating Chomskys argument about political structure. Basically everything is more or less the same in varying degrees.