31 Mar 2014, 8:00 am
Kraichgauer wrote:
I could care less what people enamored by Ayn Rand think about me.
Is enamoration even a real word?
Raptor wrote:
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Have you ever considered that you may in a way at least in part be responsible for some of that enamoration?
Have you ever considered that you may in a way at least in part be responsible for some of that enamoration?
Is enamoration even a real word?
https://www.wordnik.com/words/enamoration
I'm missing something. How is Mr. Kraichgauer partly responsible for some people's enamoration with Ayn Rand?
If their enamoration with Ayn Rand is a result of something that Mr. Kraichgauer did, then perhaps he also has the power to undo it?
31 Mar 2014, 11:42 am
Kraichgauer wrote:
Raptor wrote:
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Have you ever considered that you may in a way at least in part be responsible for some of that enamoration?
Have you ever considered that you may in a way at least in part be responsible for some of that enamoration?
Is enamoration even a real word?
It is now because I made it a word.
Enamoration: (i-ˈna-mər-′ə-nā′shən) noun
- The act of enamoring or the state of being enamored.
Example: The flaming liberal bemoaned that conservatives were enamored with writings of Ayn Rand, although by his continuous rantings he attributed to his enemies becoming enamorated with Rand's writings.
31 Mar 2014, 11:46 am
ArrantPariah wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
I could care less what people enamored by Ayn Rand think about me.
Is enamoration even a real word?
Raptor wrote:
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Have you ever considered that you may in a way at least in part be responsible for some of that enamoration?
Have you ever considered that you may in a way at least in part be responsible for some of that enamoration?
Is enamoration even a real word?
https://www.wordnik.com/words/enamoration
I'm missing something. How is Mr. Kraichgauer partly responsible for some people's enamoration with Ayn Rand?
If their enamoration with Ayn Rand is a result of something that Mr. Kraichgauer did, then perhaps he also has the power to undo it?
By referencing her as the cause of conservative selfishness at every opportunity it causes the intended target to take a closer look at Rand's writings even if they had not done so before. If a liberals hates something that much there's reason to believe that a conservative might like it.
31 Mar 2014, 1:05 pm
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31 Mar 2014, 4:59 pm
Raptor wrote:
By referencing her as the cause of conservative selfishness at every opportunity it causes the intended target to take a closer look at Rand's writings even if they had not done so before. If a liberals hates something that much there's reason to believe that a conservative might like it.
Or even someone who's just intellectually curious and open to new ideas. Thirty years ago I didn't have any particular political opinions, but I picked up The Fountainhead in part because I knew the author was controversial.
Consider this: over the last century, people "enamored of" Karl Marx have been responsible for millions upon millions of deaths; admirers of Ayn Rand have invented Wikipedia. Yet someone who comes to a forum such as this openly calling himself a Marxist won't garner anything like the emotional response inspired by the mere mention of Rand's name. Any impartial observer is going to wonder what all the fuss is about.
Mr. Kraichgauer is doing a fine job generating interest in Rand's works, and if he keeps it up I shall contact the Ayn Rand Institute with reference to cutting him a check.
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31 Mar 2014, 5:35 pm
luanqibazao wrote:
Raptor wrote:
By referencing her as the cause of conservative selfishness at every opportunity it causes the intended target to take a closer look at Rand's writings even if they had not done so before. If a liberals hates something that much there's reason to believe that a conservative might like it.
Or even someone who's just intellectually curious and open to new ideas. Thirty years ago I didn't have any particular political opinions, but I picked up The Fountainhead in part because I knew the author was controversial.
Consider this: over the last century, people "enamored of" Karl Marx have been responsible for millions upon millions of deaths; admirers of Ayn Rand have invented Wikipedia. Yet someone who comes to a forum such as this openly calling himself a Marxist won't garner anything like the emotional response inspired by the mere mention of Rand's name. Any impartial observer is going to wonder what all the fuss is about.
Mr. Kraichgauer is doing a fine job generating interest in Rand's works, and if he keeps it up I shall contact the Ayn Rand Institute with reference to cutting him a check.
Ah, the Marx connection. Somewhere in a past thread I mentioned the deaths attributed to communism to it's defenders here and one of them said many of those deaths (in the tens of millions) were unintentional. Yeah, working people to death, goveremnt imposed famine, firing squads, wars attributed to the spread of communism are unintentional. I guess it's the thought that counts, eh?
I've mentioned before that Kraichgauer should be getting a sales commission for Rand books sold. He may also be responsible for an increase in Limbaugh's and Glen Beck's and the other conservative boogymen's ratings. You don't have to watch Fox to find out what they're up to, just listen to the nearest liberal screeching about it and spare yourself the commercial breaks.
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