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More oxford books @ www.OxfordeBook.comFore more urdu books visit www.4Urdu.comRADICALS FOR CAPITALISM 209scratch” and concentrate on culture rather than practical politics. 48This was the same conclusion she had reached after the Willkie campaign—thata popular consensus on the virtues of capitalism had tobe established before electoral success could be achieved. Laissez-fairecapitalism belonged to the uncharted future rather than the past. Thesenator himself seemed to accept Rand’s explanation for his defeat,quoting her in his syndicated column. 49 In The Objectivist Newsletter,her private forum, Rand openly blamed Goldwater for his loss. She wasappalled that the only voters he had drawn to his banner were southernwhites: “As it stands, the most grotesque, irrational and disgracefulconsequence of the campaign is the fact that the only section ofthe country left in the position of an alleged champion of freedom,capitalism and individual rights is the agrarian, feudal, racist South.” 50The only glimmer of hope had been Ronald Reagan’s principled andphilosophical speech on behalf of Goldwater, but it had been too little,too late.Despite her enthusiasm for Goldwater, Rand was blazing a trail distinctfrom the broader conservative movement, as indicated by the title of hersecond nonfiction book, The Virtue of Selfishness. Whereas traditionalconservatism emphasized duties, responsibilities, and social interconnectedness,at the core of the right-wing ideology that Rand spearheadedwas a rejection of moral obligation to others. As one reader toldher after finishing Atlas Shrugged, “I accepted the principle that I wasmy brother’s keeper, asking only why those who told me this did notkeep their brothers. I felt a moral obligation to renounce wealth, success,love until the downtrodden masses were cared for. I wondered why I feltresentment if I gave a bum a quarter and guilt if I didn’t. I was bewilderedat these contradictory emotions and thought, ‘there is somethingwrong with me.’ There was something wrong all right, but not with me,but with my code.” 51 Rand shared with the fusionist conservatives ofNational Review a fear of socialism and a suspicion of the state, but herthought rested on a fundamentally different social basis. Her vision ofsociety was atomistic, not organic. Rand’s ideal society was made up oftraders, offering value for value, whose relationships spanned only thelength of any given transaction.