[ExI] Capitalism, anti capitalism, emotional arousal

Stefano Vaj stefano.vaj at gmail.com
Fri Nov 11 14:28:50 UTC 2011


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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