[lbo-talk] Randian Personal Ads

James Heartfield Heartfield at blueyonder.co.uk
Thu Nov 20 06:37:15 PST 2008


I spent a curious weekend at a conference about a year or so ago organised by the American Dream Coalition, who were most of them, though they did not shout about it, Ayn Rand enthusiasts. I found them mostly quite personable, keen to drink and smoke, and make off-colour jokes. Confirming some of the thoughts here, it was quite like being at a Trotskist group's annual conference - you could see the layers of recruitment from the ages and experiences of the delegates, and the pecking order among them, too. There were some nerdy guys whose mastery of quadratic equations seemed to excuse them from brushing their teeth, but most were quite likeable people - if somewhat fixated on the supposed evils of public transport.



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