[Am-info] Ayn Rand Institute?

[madodel@ptdprolog.net]

In <3C950726.FEF39C56@attglobal.net>, on 03/17/02 at 04:14 PM,
   "John J. Urbaniak" <jjurban@attglobal.net> said:

>Anyone heard of the Ayn Rand Institute, in Marina Del Rey, CA?

http://www.aynrand.org/ari_home.html

Ayn Rand worte several novels in the 30's and 40's, with the theme of one
man triumphing against the "collective".    She was anti-communistic and
pro-captialist in the extreme.  Those who run the Ann Rand Institute are
even further on the fringe.

>Is it a Microsoft-supported organization?

I doubt it.  I doubt gates has any idea who Ayn Rand was since there's no
profit in it.  Though with their philosophy I can see them backing bill
gates as a self-made man against the greedy masses who are out to destroy
all he has built.   I doubt they care much about all the businesses he
destroyed and crimes he committed building his empire.
 

Mark

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