/lit/ - Literature

>>23020183
rand tried to write literary fiction from a right wing viewpoint. the people that would be the initial audience and arbiters of her work, academia and co., hold left wing beliefs. so they made rand a perennial joke, a lesser thing. to not do so, to take her seriously, would in some regard lend credibility to her beliefs, which would essentially be allowing a threat to their ideology into their court.
logically, it makes sense. i'm not approving of this happening or agreeing with the academia stance, but why would anyone allow themselves a vulnerability if they can instead opt to not?
the specifics of her views don't matter. her writing skills, or lack thereof, don't matter. she was on the other team, and the best way to win a game like this, is to disable your opponents before they can play.

>>7035844
Spook is just another way of saying "social construct" and just as retarded.