Posted by RoTtEn ApPlE on January 27, 2002 at 17:42:14:
In Reply to: Re: Leeches posted by Diarmuid on January 27, 2002 at 16:51:22:
I think your assessment is unfair. Something seems to bother you personally about Rand's ideas... you call her 'childish' and 'deluded'. True, I've only read 'Atlas Shrugged' but I experienced genuine sympathy for some of the characters. I'd say the story is exaggerated and simplified like a fable in order to convey a moral. It's art and contains truth... though my feeling is that it has some serious blindspots and is very idealistic.
Forget the broad social ramifications. How should -I- deal with my leech?