Atlas Shrugged DVDs Recalled! by Kwicko

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Atlas Shrugged DVDs Recalled!

POSTED BY: KWICKO
UPDATED: Sunday, November 13, 2011 05:31
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Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:13 PM

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)

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In what appears to be a legitimate press release on the blog of the official Atlas Shrugged Part I website, the producers of the film have announced that they will "replace more than 100,000 title sheets appearing on the Atlas Shrugged Part 1 DVD and Blu-ray versions." Sounds like a pain in the ass. Why? Did child porn pics somehow show up on them? No! But the ultimate Randian curse word — "self-sacrifice" — did, and that's worse.

More at

http://gawker.com/5858759/100000-atlas-shrugged-dvds-recalled-for-perf
ectly-hilarious-reason

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Saturday, November 12, 2011 6:11 PM

ANTHONYT

Freedom is Important because People are Important

Hello,

*shrug*

--Anthony

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Sunday, November 13, 2011 5:07 AM

CANTTAKESKY

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*shrug*

That made me laugh out loud. Bwahaha.

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Never be deceived that the rich will allow you to vote away their wealth. -- Lucy Parsons (1853-1942, labor activist and anarcho-communist)

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Sunday, November 13, 2011 5:09 AM

CANTTAKESKY

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But the ultimate Randian curse word — "self-sacrifice" — did, and that's worse.

Part of why I despise Rand and have never been able to understand why so many people are attracted to the ramblings of a psychopath.

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Never be deceived that the rich will allow you to vote away their wealth. -- Lucy Parsons (1853-1942, labor activist and anarcho-communist)

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Sunday, November 13, 2011 5:31 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
But the ultimate Randian curse word — "self-sacrifice" — did, and that's worse.
Part of why I despise Rand and have never been able to understand why so many people are attracted to the ramblings of a psychopath.

She knows how a political philosophy can strangle, oppress and control the individual, a society, an entire country. It's the wide spread mind control that she saw , 1st hand, that gave us books like Atlas Shrugged. I think too few folks fully understand and appreciate from where she comes. Maybe a case could be made that she goes a bit overboard in her love for the opposite of communist totalitarianism, but can ya blame her ? She does have some pretty valid points, imo.

And as for the recall, so what ? Credit the folks selling the DVD for caring enough to correct the screw up. If self sacrifice isn't part of her message, then don't claim it is and put it on the title page. Really no big deal, and the right thing to do for those concerned about authenticity.

"The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein

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