re: I will never understand why Ayn Rand is so admired by my fellow conservatives

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Mainly because she was such a breath of fresh air when juxtaposed with expanding Socialist and Communist philosophies of her time.

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This is my primary thought on it as well. Sort of, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. She did such a good job of identifying and illustrating the philosophies and tactics used by Leftists to stifle capitalism and free thought that it was...endearing (for lack of a better word).