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[Flint]

Originally Posted by Mountain Mule

She was originally from a very wealthy family of Jewish bankers ...

Originally Posted by Undertoad

wait, was... was that a bad thing?

It isn't presented as a bad (or good) thing. It's simply a relevant detail, insomuch as it speaks directly to the crux of her resentment-- the loss of wealth to social upheaval / application of political theories.

[Mountain Mule]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

wait, was... was that a bad thing?

Originally Posted by Flint

It isn't presented as a bad (or good) thing. It's simply a relevant detail, insomuch as it speaks directly to the crux of her resentment-- the loss of wealth to social upheaval / application of political theories.

What Flint said.

I actually have a fav Ayn Rand quote which is "Check your premises." I find that people at either extreme of the spectrum often have flawed or even completely false premises which they attempt to use when arguing the validity of their stance.

In any discussion the debate can only be useful if both sides agree on the same basic truths or "givens" as it were.