Opinion of big old houses

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

What is the 8th building depicted? It looks like it is in DC.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

The majority are freedom houses that should be subdivided into tenements and turned over to the people, unless there is specific reason to keep this particular house as a museum, in which case this is what should of course be done.

Stuff like this makes me want to be an Objectivist.

Please no.

But it's very stupid.

As is Objectivism. You're better as a somewhat traditionalist conservative. Trust me.

I know, but really... that comment inspired a little bit of rage.

What is the 8th building depicted? It looks like it is in DC.

Hyde Park, mansion of the Vanderbilts. It's in NY State.

By eight, I was counting the 2nd, unseen one. So I guess I meant the seventh one down, seeing as the blank image is not being counted. The seventh one looks like it is in NYC or DC.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

It is. Nor is any house built that well bad. This is:



To act as if the culture of the Americas stems from different roots than that of Europe, especially the North American countries and the Southern Cone, is silly. This is our cultural heritage. Ironically, though, the house you posted as ugly is the closest to an American vernacular.

No. The traditional American home is one hundred percent of American origin.