When we (mis)attribute a joke or quote, we’re … giving our unconscious an author, and leaning on the author’s authority. …it’s an acceptable way to let our nervous feelings out, without having to completely own them ourselves. We just co-sign.
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Rand … was also a staunch advocate of abortion rights and sexual hedonism, and an atheist to boot, which her conservative admirers have largely ignored.
via The Tea Party and Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged | Megan Gibson | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk.