• • • Republicans’ Embrace of Ayn Rand’s Poison Is Cause for Alarm 
David Johnson, AlterNet - Blog for Our Future Alan Greenspan  |Altruism  |Atlas Shrugged  |The Fountainhead  |Capitalism  |Egoism  |Image  |Video  |Inaccurate  | Also published at The Huffington Post.Some say that maybe it is a bad idea to base a political party’s ideology on a belief that altruism, democracy and Christianity are “evil.” Others say that maybe it is a bad idea to base a country’s policies on fictional novels rather than science and history. Still others say is it a bad idea for national leaders to think of most of the public as “parasites” while saying people with tons of cash are “producers” who should govern. I am talking about the Republican Party’s embrace of Ayn Rand and her cruel philosophy.   Published: 2011-06-10