tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323152895935232552.post3602942753253666736..comments2023-03-19T04:17:24.229-07:00Comments on The Narcissism, Leftism and Scapegoating of Ayn Rand: The Secret Teachings of Ayn RandAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046202647270439670noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323152895935232552.post-87285987069664981522020-12-23T21:29:37.881-08:002020-12-23T21:29:37.881-08:00There was no failure to stop 9-11, just deliberate...There was no failure to stop 9-11, just deliberate enablement. Just ask Sibel Edmonds & her fellow whistleblowers from the FBI, CIA, etc. Is Uncle Bob even still alive? I have enjoyed reading his blogs in any case.spiderkitty76https://www.blogger.com/profile/02240084150294520214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323152895935232552.post-58816084522076839792014-05-22T09:58:46.714-07:002014-05-22T09:58:46.714-07:00One of the main problems with Rand as she got olde...One of the main problems with Rand as she got older was her her belief in her own infallibility. One of the largest reasons for this was the cult of followers she gathered around herself - the main acolyte being Nathaniel Branden, who became her propaganda minister. I think that Branden was the main Narcissist in the group, exploiting the insecure and crackpot Rand for his gain. He didn't expect her to fall in love with him and engineer decades long affair. Finally, when Rand became too emotionally needy and physically unattractive for Branden to continue the affair, he pursued a younger woman. Upon learning of the affair, Rand lost her mind, ejected Branden and his wife and eventually alienated most of her followers until her "Collective" of close followers dissolved. <br />Rand was an emotionally selfish, immature and half-baked "philosopher" but the engineering and mass propagation of her ideas were done by Nathaniel Branden - the "self-help" guru.<br />I only have sympathy for Rand's husband for Frank O'Connor, who was a decent, kind and quiet man. It's too bad he didn't find a good woman and have a family like he wanted.<br />synmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02867103928783522920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323152895935232552.post-56567955411103816642013-03-23T17:01:19.306-07:002013-03-23T17:01:19.306-07:00Bob- great post. I had a read through it and poste...Bob- great post. I had a read through it and posted my thoughts on the same subject as a sort of response and follow-up to the same:<br /><br />http://didactsreach.blogspot.com/2013/03/libertarians-and-ayn-rand.html<br /><br />Let me know what you think.Didacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627532439444649529noreply@blogger.com