Idaho Repub introduces bill requiring every high schoolers to read Atlas Shrugged

[Dusty Bake Activate]

Idaho State Sen. Introduces Bill Requiring Students To Read 'Atlas Shrugged' | TPM LiveWire

A Republican state senator in Idaho on Tuesday introduced legislation that would require every high school student in the Gem State to read Ayn Rand's novel "Atlas Shrugged," The Spokesman-Review of Spokane, Wash. reported.

State Sen. John Goedde, who serves as chairman of the Idaho Senate’s Education Committee, gave a succinct and candid response when asked why he chose "Atlas Shrugged," Rand's magnum opus and a favorite among small government purists.

“That book made my son a Republican," Goedde said to laughs. Goedde said he doesn't plan to make a hard push for the proposal or hold any hearings on the bill. Rather, he said it was a symbolic gesture.

“It was a shot over their bow just to let them know that there’s another way to adopt high school graduation requirements,” Goedde said.

He said that the book still resonates with him roughly 30 years after he read it, noting that "it certainly gives one a sense of personal responsibility."

 

[Brown_Pride]

I've converted more religious people to liberalism by having them read about this book and it's influence.

Crappy to try to be recruiting people like that though via a bill.

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

its not a bad book. if you like economics at all you might like it.

People hate on it because the characters are hardcore capitalists and say things like, "I don't care about poor people."

 

[Mr. Somebody]

Demonic book that spawns satanic people.

 

[Ian1362]

Atlas Shrugged is actually a pretty good read

Objectivism otoh is LOL

read this:

The Sociology of the Ayn Rand Cult by Murray N. Rothbard

 

[Starman]

I like the story, the writing though not so much.

 

[Slaimon Khan Shah]

THEY SHOULD READ THE QURAN.

 

[88m3]

I can't see this having the effect he's looking for...

 

[NZA]

how can a republican even love ayn rand and jesus at the same time?

 

[88m3]

how can a republican even love ayn rand and jesus at the same time?

tis the question

 

[Serious]

subs...

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

how can a republican even love ayn rand and jesus at the same time?

Ironically Anton LeVay admitted that Rand's philosophy is the blueprint for his Satanic Bible. I was just talking about that in another thread.

 

[88m3]

Ironically Anton LeVay admitted that Rand's philosophy is the blueprint for his Satanic Bible. I was just talking about that in another thread.

Seriously? what thread

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

Seriously? what thread

Some thread Gundumb made about becoming a Satanist.

 

[88m3]

Some thread Gundumb made about becoming a Satanist.

sigh