Richard Mayne answers “So Should I read Atlas Shrugged, knowing I...”

Thorkell Ottarsson asked this question about Atlas Shrugged:

So Should I read Atlas Shrugged, knowing I hate what Ayn Rand stands for and preached? My question is if reading it will give me any insight I need or if it is just a waist of time and unnecessary self harm? Have others who have the same view on her politics as I not regretted spending their time reading the book?

Richard Mayne One must endeavour to steel man your opponent's arguments if you truly want to understand your own position.

I love both Atlas Shrugged and The Fountai…moreOne must endeavour to steel man your opponent's arguments if you truly want to understand your own position.

I love both Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead... Indeed reading Toohey's last speech to Keating, you can't help but see the poison of the last few decades and how the left has made society so dysfunctional... she lays it in easy steps in 1943...

I did love her views on Robin Hood... that was refreshing(less)

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