badgenome said:
Not really. While he admires Ayn Rand's books and they had a profound impact on him, he isn't an Objectivist. I don't see how that's a contradiction. It's not really much different than touting Robert E. Howard's work while not being a racist, or Robert Heinlein's without being a libertarian. I admire both George Orwell and Christopher Hitchens a great deal. I'd recommend their books to anyone. If I were a congressman, I might even make certain of their writings required reading among my staffers. I am not a socialist, however. |
Orwell was a socialist? I figured he was one of those radical anti-socialists. What was the point of Animal Farm then?
Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.