The Return of the Primitive

Title says it all.

Absolutely mind blowing how Ayn Rand analyzed the problems we are facing today over 50 years ago.She says in one 20 pages essays more than I read in 10 books by “acclaimed” authors on the same subject.

Livro extremamente bom, mas a estrutura das notas e bibliografia muda e em certos capítulos é difícil consultá-las. A qualidade material do livro é melhor do que a maioria dos livros da autora.

Magnífico artículo. Las ideas de Ayn Rand y su percepción de la realidad, con las ideas--excusa de los "progresistas" para imponer dictatorialmente sus posiciones (y ya van casi 230 años), siguen siendo plenamente actuales.

Ayn Rand is a remarkable woman. She can point out salient features of social movements and where their destructive ideas came from - jealousy of the strong and willing. This book is talking about what is going on behind the scenes of politics and the motives for ridding America of industrial growth by leftists. Her comparison of what happened to her in Communist Russia and what is now going on in America by socialist groups operating under the guise of altruism, including the environmentalists who want us to go back to primitive living and let mankind suffer for the benefit of a certain species of plant or animal life. Rand says that all things are not created equal. She explains that all these social movements are born to take away individual freedom and move toward collectivism, that is, Communism. Communism did not work in Russia, nor has any country adopting socialism destined to succeed. Man must be the master of his own life and fate. She says that America is the greatest country in the world because creative people are being left alone by the government to pursue their dreams. Thoughts, ideas, and inventions produce benefits for all mankind, like electricity, in ground plumbing, television, radio, effective ways to grow food for millions, and industrial progress in farming and transportation. A wonderful book, written clearly and well researched. She warns that the intent of activist groups are to crack down on liberties and put us into a welfare state, which we are already in. Every College or University should make their students read her works and then make a decision whether they wish to support altruistic movements that they are interested in the "good of all" when what they really do is deny individual freedom for its members and promote power for its leaders. Social control is the enemy, freedom of spirit and free enterprise is the solution.