[CalChris]

Similarly, I hate articles like this because she will always be defended by people who don't quote her atrocious writing or summarize her mediocre ideas. Instead we are told that we don't get what you won't say.

[awptimus]

Give one example of a "mediocre idea."

[Frondo]

"There is one word that is forbidden in this valley: the word 'give.'" -- Atlas Shrugged

[awptimus]

And this single line you plucked out of Atlas Shrugged is mediocre because?

[CalChris]

Because you asked us to "give" you an example.

[awptimus]

And it's mediocre because?

[Frondo]

Here is another mediocre idea of hers:

"The Arabs are one of the least developed cultures. They are typically nomads. Their culture is primitive, and they resent Israel because it's the sole beachhead of modern science and civilization on their continent. When you have civilized men fighting savages, you support the civilized men, no matter who they are." -- Ayn Rand Ford Hall Forum lecture, 1974, text published on the website of The Ayn Rand Institute