The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution Summary and Reviews

The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution
by Ayn Rand

The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution
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Author: Ayn Rand
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1993-07-30
ISBN: 0452011256
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Plume

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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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