{"id":4196,"date":"2011-02-15T05:00:23","date_gmt":"2011-02-15T10:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neanderpundit.com\/?p=4196"},"modified":"2011-02-14T17:00:33","modified_gmt":"2011-02-14T22:00:33","slug":"whittaker-chambers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neanderpundit.com\/?p=4196","title":{"rendered":"Whittaker Chambers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Was, once upon a time, a communist. <\/p>\n

He came to his senses and denounced his communist leanings, but the point is, he has had a solid understanding of both sides of the fence. <\/p>\n

I have, in my own life, been a witness to a great many things. I have never closed my eyes<\/em>, no matter how disturbing those things are. <\/p>\n

Whittaker had the experience to understand the horror of communism, and came to his senses. Very, very few Ayn Rand dittoheads have had this experience- and it’s one of the reasons why I chose to read the reviewWhittaker wrote and Bill Buckley published about Atlas Shrugged, way back in 1957. Whatever you think about any of the players, you should read that review<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The left demonizes Rand- Ms X points out that the Huff Po is all verklemmt<\/a> about the movie. They are concerned that people will be convinced conservatism is good by the comical caricatures in the film. Well, if they are, that’s fine, but frankly, anyone that can read or watch that drivel and be swayed by the paper thin one dimensional ‘good guys’ and “bad guys” is an idiot. <\/p>\n

Look, people: This is not life. Atlas Shrugged cannot happen, and it would be stupid if it did, and having sweaty little mom’s basement fantasies of ‘Going Galt” is, frankly, below all of you that I know. I hope the hell you realize this before it’s too damned late. <\/p>\n

You have the tools you need to change this world, between your ears. Forget what Rand said and did, and figure it out on your own. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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