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In contrast, you will find Rand’s legacy in the Tea Party movement.

I doubt that Ayn Rand would have much respect for the typical Tea Party member. Ordinary people were of no value to her.

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“I doubt that Ayn Rand would have much respect for the typical Tea Party member. Ordinary people were of no value to her.”

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Rand disliked sheeple and looters.

I’d contend that Tea Party members are far from ordinary. Most are producers instead of looters. The small business owners among them have much in common with John Galt.

Would Rand have been part of the Tea Party? No. But that’s beside the point.

Just as conservatism outgrew Buckley and Goldwater, objectivism (and small “L” libertarianism) has moved beyond Ayn Rand and Harry Browne.