Does anyone else out there consider themselves to be quite liberal but still loves to read Ayn Rand books?

Does anyone else out there consider themselves to be quite liberal but still loves to read Ayn Rand books?
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A friend of mine read Atlas Shrugged this summer, but she “enjoys exploring alternative ideologies,” and all of her uber-liberal friends made fun of her.
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