Re: The irony, tragedy and morbid humor of Ayn Rand

From: Clouseau2 (eric_at_webmethods.com)
Date: 01/03/05 

Date: 3 Jan 2005 11:04:49 -0800

Pete Lynn wrote:
> "Clouseau2" <eric@webmethods.com> wrote in message
> news:1104648707.802897.297110@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> > ** Warning: spoiler alert, details of the book "Atlas
> > Shrugged" below
> > **
> >
> > I was just thinking today how ironic (well not really ironic,
> > more like morbidly humourous) it is that the events in the
> > ending of this book will pretty much happen in the next
> > 10-20 years but for the EXACT OPPOSITE reasons
> > Ayn Rand believed they would.

[ snip ]

> The corrupt big business you talk of is the government integrated
> variety, as per Dandy Tagget's brother, (whatever his name was),
Boyle,
> etc., in Atlas Shrugged. In our world Boeing, Enron, etc. The free
> industrialists are the likes of Scaled composites, small successful
> startups, etc. Those who are competent in their own right and do not
> need government "help".

That is where the irony comes in. The corruption that she despised has
created her utopian corporate environment!

-Eric

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