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Talk:Essay:Greatest Conservative Novels (view source)
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::The two books have many themes in common, including playing up an outside threat to seize or retain power. How is it that one's con and the other's lib?--[[User:Frey|Frey]] 12:25, 29 October 2008 (EDT)
::The two books have many themes in common, including playing up an outside threat to seize or retain power. How is it that one's con and the other's lib?--[[User:Frey|Frey]] 12:25, 29 October 2008 (EDT)
Ok, so this was in an edit, but not on this page, but I want to raise the issue anyway. How is The Moon is a Harsh Mistress not conservative? The statement of TANSTAAFL (There ain't no such thing as a free lunch) is best statement of the bedrock of conservatism I've ever heard.[[User:ArnoldFriend|ArnoldFriend]] 11:27, 30 October 2008 (EDT)
Ok, so this was in an edit, but not on this page, but I want to raise the issue anyway. How is The Moon is a Harsh Mistress not conservative? The statement of TANSTAAFL (There ain't no such thing as a free lunch) is best statement of the bedrock of conservatism I've ever heard.[[User:ArnoldFriend|ArnoldFriend]] 11:27, 30 October 2008 (EDT)
Ayn Rand's novels may have some conservative themes, but she was an outspoken atheist, and this is reflected in at least some of her work, especially ''Atlas Shrugged''.