The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution
by Ayn Rand
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Author: Ayn RandEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1993-07-30
ISBN: 0452011256
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Plume
Book Reviews of The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution
Book Review: One long snarl
Summary: 1 Stars
As an indictment of the Sixties counterculture, Ayn Rand's argument runs out of steam as she defends the Vietnam War, and slows to a standstill when she characterizes the Feminist movement as a conspiracy of ugly women to get even with beautiful women. Rand's credibility implodes altogether when she declares the 60's counterculture to be the great enemy of technological progress. "Try to imagine a row of computers programmed by hippies," she snarls incredulously. It takes Rand over a hundred pages of amphetamine-fueled ranting to say what could have been summed up in one sentence: "Smoking pot and dancing to rock'n'roll music is not my idea of a good time."
Not a good introduction to Rand.
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