O-Land News Junkie Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Notice that Dagny takes “arrogant pleasure” at the thought of a railroad cutting through an old-growth forest (“ancient trees”). It seems fairly safe to say that, in an Objectivist world, there wouldn’t be any such thing as national parks. Any preservation of wilderness would only come about because of the benevolence of wealthy landowners – except that Rand’s characters take an almost dominionist pleasure in “subduing the earth” by damming rivers, excavating mines, and cutting roads and rails through unspoiled territory. In their eyes, a piece of land with industry and business carved out of it is always better than that land left unimproved. — Adam Lee, Patheos - Daylight Atheism #Categories: Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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