[ExI] Capitalism, anti capitalism, emotional arousal

[Samantha Atkins]

On Nov 11, 2011, at 6:28 AM, Stefano Vaj wrote:

> On 10 November 2011 20:41, Kelly Anderson <kellycoinguy at gmail.com> wrote:
> > So yes, Roark would not work for a bank, but he might run one. The
> > mindless minions could turn the cranks.
> 
> I beg to differ, and strange thing indeed that I find myself defending Ms Rand here... :-)
> 
> In The Fountainhead we do have a characterGail Wynand, who "runs a bank", in the sense that he is rich and powerful, but only as long as he does not try to exert his power in any direction other than he is expected to, and the novel ends with his final demise.
> 
> On the contrary, Roark could easily win by playing by the rules, and yet he chooses to work as a labourer rather than accepting them.
> 
> -- 
> Stefano Vaj
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Look up the Midas Mulligan character in Atlas Shrugged for Rand's conception of a virtuous banker. 

- samantha

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