Is Objectivism an ideal?
In the same way that Communism and religions demand men act against their nature Objectivism does too. Calling on man to only use his faculty of reason to perceive the world is against man's nature. It also seems against man's nature to consider himself isolated, (this might be a function of society's historic sentiment) that he should not expect help if he is in need and more importantly that he should not take advantage of others if he feels himself in need, or justified or desperate. (This might be a function of society's historic sentiment) It takes very special people to be able to do this, and to do it to the degree that Rand's heroes do, seems impossible.
This seems to classify Objectivism as an ideal. I have read Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead but I don't remember this being addressed. I was just wondering if this was a shared sentiment.