Since the comment quoted refers to Professor Kevin MacDonald, it should be noted that the good professor holds funny views concerning Jews which can be quite fairly characterized as antisemitic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_B._MacDonald As for people like Ayn Rand or Ludwig von Mises being authoritarian, I am reminded of von Mises's fellow Austrian, Karl Popper, the author of *The Open Society and Its Enemies*, about which, wits at the LSE used to say was written by one of its Enemies. Jim F. ---------- Original Message ---------- From: CeJ <jann...@gmail.com> To: marxism-thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu Subject: Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Popularity of Atlas Shrugged: r ( theory, practice) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:53:41 +0900 JF Maybe this angle on AR explains her appeal to Orthodox types? Some of the discussion there looked like it was going towards anti-semitism, so I've waded in and got the one quote I would consider. OTOH, if you go to that page you will see cited her racist rants against the Arabs and her call for near-unconditional support of Israel from the US. Libertarians who hate Rand (because she is Jewish). People who hate Arabs, like Rand. These people really deserve each other http://www.toqonline.com/2009/12/ayn-rand-on-race/ Andrew Hamilton Posted December 8, 2009 at 1:18 pm | Permalink Rand (1905-1982) was born and educated in Russia. Her real name was Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum. She is a classic example of the secular rabbinic-style Jewish guru described by Kevin MacDonald. The sexual dynamics of her cult were baroque. For example, Rand, though married to an Irish-American, carried on a long affair with disciple Nathaniel Branden, 25 years her junior, though Branden, too, was married at the time. Ostensibly both Frank OConnor (Rands husband) and Barbara Branden consented to the affair. Despite her ideological libertarianism, Rand possessed an intolerant, authoritarian personality that greatly affected the dynamics of her cult. It was vividly on display during an appearance on The Phil Donahue Show where I recall her brutally castigating a female member of the audience whod articulated a question/comment that she disapproved of. I believe the woman had prefaced her remark with a fervent expression of her admiration for Rand and her work. That exchange remained forever etched in my mind. Intolerance and authoritarianism likewise characterized another Jewish libertarian, economist Ludwig von Mises. This despite the fact that, in response to a question that began, If you were dictator, what would you do to . . . Mises humorously and charmingly responded, Id abdicate. Mises married a beautiful shiksaan Austrian actress who quit the stage and thereafter served as his dutiful typist and gofer. Her 1976 memoir (available online here http://mises.org/books/myyears.pdf ) displayed a painfully servile and worshipful attitude toward her great Jewish husband. Mises, too, was a guru in the MacDonald mold. _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis ____________________________________________________________ Medical Insurance Need Medical Insurance? Click here for affordable quotes. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=AZu4e33vUMednZ9nFB8gegAAJ1AP8ttsZd_TbiVxkZxsC3mBAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQVgAAAAA= _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
