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portillo, digitalart, baghadad, smart, amsterdam, s, americanhistory x, reference, crash(widescreen edition), ted demme, joe pesci, musica, jennifer esposito, queer, handsome rob,
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Pre-req to conservative blogging, non? Personally, I prefer Fountainhead, but Atlas Shrugged seems to be more popular for some reason. I was drawn to Rand's vocabulary, strong characters, and, obviously, healthy appreciation of capitalism. For years after I read them, I thought they should be senior Lit requirements. However, her point is lost to many due to her caustic melodrama. While adults will chug down the vilest of tonics if they see salt lake city the benefit of the product, a child will spit it out every time. So it is with Rand. The people who most salt lake city need the message will never take it in. The presentation is all wrong, and frankly...too extreme. Ever notice that there are no children in her books? There cannot be. This is because mankind cannot be as selfish as she urges us to be, and still raise children. Even the most conservative, most capitalistic mindset has room in his or her life for a little compassion...not
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