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Usually when people talk about 'Randian Hell' they refer to when those people who call them Randians, or Objectivists: basically those that follow the 'philosophy' of Ayn Rand - take power in a society. It is when her 'heroes' take control and move us into a selfish, dog eat dog, money grubbing, sociopathic society.
In Trump's case, the Randian Hell comes from somewhat of the opposite - the Randian villains are charge.
In her novels Ayn Rand portraits her straw man villains as socialist, hyper-emotional, irrational, science denying parasites who suck off the goods produced by the elite, rational, productive people. In truth, the Randian villains aren't socialist or communist at all - they're just riding the socialist train to suck off the government teat. They're narcissistic, elitist con artists who've found a great way to grift off the system.
Make no mistake about it Rand's antagonists are not socialists at all. They believe in government: a government that enforces *their* rules, line *their* pockets, promotes *their* causes - not for the good of the society as a whole, but for themselves only. "Socialism for ME - Austerity for YOU." It's quite the opposite of any kind of socialism.
Rand cloaks her villains in the guise of communists or socialist - the bugaboos of the day - but they're really only evidence denying, money grubbing grifters who'll gladly burn down individuals and whole societies to line their pockets and remain in power.
Yes, the Randian hell is when her *villains* are in charge. Like they are now.
-m
In Trump's case, the Randian Hell comes from somewhat of the opposite - the Randian villains are charge.
In her novels Ayn Rand portraits her straw man villains as socialist, hyper-emotional, irrational, science denying parasites who suck off the goods produced by the elite, rational, productive people. In truth, the Randian villains aren't socialist or communist at all - they're just riding the socialist train to suck off the government teat. They're narcissistic, elitist con artists who've found a great way to grift off the system.
Make no mistake about it Rand's antagonists are not socialists at all. They believe in government: a government that enforces *their* rules, line *their* pockets, promotes *their* causes - not for the good of the society as a whole, but for themselves only. "Socialism for ME - Austerity for YOU." It's quite the opposite of any kind of socialism.
Rand cloaks her villains in the guise of communists or socialist - the bugaboos of the day - but they're really only evidence denying, money grubbing grifters who'll gladly burn down individuals and whole societies to line their pockets and remain in power.
Yes, the Randian hell is when her *villains* are in charge. Like they are now.
-m
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