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{{Infobox politician|name=Ayn Rand|native_name=Алиса Розенбаум|image_size=200|birth_name=Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum|birth_date=February 2, 1905|birth_place=Saint Petersburg, [[Russian Empire]]|death_date=March 6, 1982|death_place=[[New York City]], [[State of New York|New York]], [[United States of America|United States]]|nationality=Russian|political_orientation=[[Anarcho-capitalism]]<br>[[Liberalism]]<br>[[White supremacy]]|image=Ayn Rand.png}}
{{Infobox politician|name=Ayn Rand|native_name=Алиса Розенбаум|image_size=200|birth_name=Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum|birth_date=February 2, 1905|birth_place=Saint Petersburg, [[Russian Empire]]|death_date=March 6, 1982|death_place=[[New York City]], [[State of New York|New York]], [[United States of America|United States]]|nationality=Russian|political_orientation=[[Anarcho-capitalism]]<br>[[Liberalism]]<br>[[White supremacy]]|image=Ayn Rand.png}}


'''Alice O'Connor''' (February 2, 1905 – March 6, 1982), better known as '''Ayn Rand''', was a [[Far-right politics|far-right]] political theorist. She praised the [[genocide]] and [[Settler colonialism|colonization]] of [[Native American|indigenous peoples]] in [[North America]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Ben Norton]]|newspaper=Salon|title=Libertarian superstar Ayn Rand defended Native American genocide: "Racism didn't exist in this country until the liberals brought it up"|date=2015-10-14|url=https://www.salon.com/2015/10/14/libertarian_superstar_ayn_rand_defended_genocide_of_savage_native_americans/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927202908/https://www.salon.com/2015/10/14/libertarian_superstar_ayn_rand_defended_genocide_of_savage_native_americans/|archive-date=2022-09-27|retrieved=2023-04-07|quote=But now, as to the Indians, I don’t even care to discuss that kind of alleged complaints that they have against this country. I do believe with serious, scientific reasons the worst kind of movie that you have probably seen—worst from the Indian viewpoint—as to what they did to the white man. I do not think that they have any right to live in a country merely because they were born here and acted and lived like savages. Americans didn’t conquer; Americans did not conquer that country.}}</ref>
'''Alice O'Connor''' (February 2, 1905 – March 6, 1982), better known as '''Ayn Rand''', was a [[Far-right politics|far-right]] political theorist who believed that the [[bourgeoisie]] should [[Fascism|rule without restrictions]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Michael Roberts|newspaper=[[MR Online]]|title=Trickle down economics|date=2022-10-04|url=https://mronline.org/2022/10/04/trickle-down-economics/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608170156/https://mronline.org/2022/10/04/trickle-down-economics/|archive-date=2023-06-08}}</ref> She praised the [[genocide]] and [[Settler colonialism|colonization]] of [[Native American|indigenous peoples]] in [[North America]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Ben Norton]]|newspaper=Salon|title=Libertarian superstar Ayn Rand defended Native American genocide: "Racism didn't exist in this country until the liberals brought it up"|date=2015-10-14|url=https://www.salon.com/2015/10/14/libertarian_superstar_ayn_rand_defended_genocide_of_savage_native_americans/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927202908/https://www.salon.com/2015/10/14/libertarian_superstar_ayn_rand_defended_genocide_of_savage_native_americans/|archive-date=2022-09-27|retrieved=2023-04-07|quote=But now, as to the Indians, I don’t even care to discuss that kind of alleged complaints that they have against this country. I do believe with serious, scientific reasons the worst kind of movie that you have probably seen—worst from the Indian viewpoint—as to what they did to the white man. I do not think that they have any right to live in a country merely because they were born here and acted and lived like savages. Americans didn’t conquer; Americans did not conquer that country.}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 12:17, 19 November 2023

Ayn Rand

Алиса Розенбаум
Born
Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum

February 2, 1905
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
DiedMarch 6, 1982
New York City, New York, United States
NationalityRussian
Political orientationAnarcho-capitalism
Liberalism
White supremacy


Alice O'Connor (February 2, 1905 – March 6, 1982), better known as Ayn Rand, was a far-right political theorist who believed that the bourgeoisie should rule without restrictions.[1] She praised the genocide and colonization of indigenous peoples in North America.[2]

References

  1. Michael Roberts (2022-10-04). "Trickle down economics" MR Online. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08.
  2. “But now, as to the Indians, I don’t even care to discuss that kind of alleged complaints that they have against this country. I do believe with serious, scientific reasons the worst kind of movie that you have probably seen—worst from the Indian viewpoint—as to what they did to the white man. I do not think that they have any right to live in a country merely because they were born here and acted and lived like savages. Americans didn’t conquer; Americans did not conquer that country.”

    Ben Norton (2015-10-14). "Libertarian superstar Ayn Rand defended Native American genocide: "Racism didn't exist in this country until the liberals brought it up"" Salon. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-04-07.