intellectualammo Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) I don't know who he is, or what this is, but it deals with Ayn Rand, it's off Broadway: http://theater.nytimes.com/show/98278/Mike-Daisey-F-Ayn-Rand/overview F****** ******* ******* Ayn Rand This is its description: Mike Daisey's latest work is an evening dedicated to one of the most frustrating and difficult women in the literary and philosophical canon, Ayn Rand. Reviled by millions for "infantile philosophies" and "turgid prose," she is simultaneously worshipped by millions more for "ideological purity" and "dedication to the self at all costs." Rape, bad movies and the underpinnings of the modern American financial system all play a role in how Rand became such a powerful woman in the American mythos. Edited January 15, 2013 by intellectualammo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinD Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 I will have to make absolutely certain to miss this show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairnet Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) I don't get it. So is he just going to go on stage and rant about shit he read about on the internet? Honestly... You can find that stuff for free on youtube. Edited January 15, 2013 by Hairnet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeatherFall Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 I suspect it'd be cathartic to sit in a crowd of like minded trolls and laugh at an object of mutual contempt. It might even be worth $25. Comradery, humor, bias confirmation, hatred of the good, a two-drink minimum... What more could a troll ask for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intellectualammo Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) Wall Street Journal blog does an interview with him on his monologue Fucking Fucking Fucking Ayn Rand http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/01/17/mike-daisey-tackles-ayn-rand/ I think her works are one of those things that are more popular than people appreciate. There are a lot of business people for whom she’s the only philosopher they’ve ever read or ever will read. That’s one of the reasons it’s important to understand what’s going on with it. The Left has a tendency to dismiss it without understanding what is powerful about it. If you don’t actually reckon with it and wrestle with it, but ignore it or belittle it, it has power over you. The right is in a schizoid relationship because it is also welded to neoconservative Christianity. Rand was an adamant, virulent atheist who makes Richard Dawkins [a British outspoken atheist] look like a puppy. It is difficult to reconcile Objectivism and Christianity. A lot of us go through life with ideas we are forced to reconcile with one another. It generates a degree of energy. The problem is it also makes people crazy, and makes it very hard to have a coherent world view. It’s hard to believe everyone should work by the sweat of their brow and keep what they earn, and everyone can lift themselves up, with no exceptions, and believe the Gospels of the New Testament. The Gospels are pretty much concerned with doing unto others. I think it’s really fascinating. Edited January 18, 2013 by intellectualammo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairnet Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 I wonder why he is so apologetic in tone, whereas his monologues and their titles are not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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