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A series of IP addresses (presumably the same individual since they all geolocate to the same city) has been adding into the lead variations of a claim that the novel's influence on politicians has been "to justify selfishness". This uncited addition is not supported by any statements in the body of
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I have been told that in addition to the setting being generally dystopic, the common people in Atlas
Shrugged are shown as extremely incapable, more so than could reasonably be expected of normal humans. Something terrible has apparently happened to the people of the setting that helps account for
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I am wondering about the possibility of putting several links from a
Patheos long review of Atlas shrugged in the Reception section. Because I think that they are certainly in-depth, and help give some context and additional criticism to the section. Not putting every single one, just a few select
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I think it would be best for the statement that Roark "firmly rejects " to either be removed, or it should be put into context with Galt's own clarification. Galt's point seems to be that, without having Galt's philosophical and psychological insights to guide him--and without a realistic plan for
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The whole point of Galt's clarification seems exactly to explain why it is not the "same idea". The difference in evaluations is between Galt and
Dominique about the kind of strike by "silent default" that Galt refers to; it is not between Galt and Roark. Also, the reason why it would be a
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There seems to be more about the film adaptations here than on the page about the films actually made. That being the case, I'll leave my comment here. In the movies, real prominent conservative individuals appear in cameos. Should(n't) this be mentioned?
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There is no "discrepancy" that needs addressing. Same idea, different characters in different books with different evaluations. This is only a discrepancy if the author is confused (identified) with the character/narrator.
1240:"stopping the motor of the world" (as the rest of the strikers in Atlas Shrugged had), Roark would have been "conceding to the power of reality". It seems that Roark implicitly understood this, whereas Dominique did not.
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