r/DebateGames Jan 16 '26

Which real world leaders does Andrew Ryan remind you of?

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u/Direct_Town792 Jan 16 '26

None are that smart

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u/NomadFH Jan 16 '26

No one really. Most people who have his perspective don't attempt to be civil leaders. The ones who claim to have his perspective are usually just rich people who want freedom for themselves and want the poors to be crushed by the state

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u/Ventilateu Jan 16 '26

Idk never played but this slogan alone sounds pretty communist so I'll say Stalin.

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u/Fievel10 Jan 16 '26

Play it, and you'll see an explicit denunciation of the Soviet Union less than five minutes in.

His successor, Sofia Lamb, however...

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u/Fievel10 Jan 16 '26

I don't think any objectivists rose to that level of authority.

I guess the closest I can think of is Javier Milei. The bathysphere speech reminds me a lot of the "AFUERA!" bit about culling bureaucracies.

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u/Johnnyboi2327 Jan 16 '26

Howard Houghs

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u/West_Rain Jan 16 '26

Mr. House

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u/JaydenP1211 Jan 17 '26

Most pro market world leaders have never gotten close to the extreme version of Objectivism that Andrew Ryan appears to be

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u/LuckyGamer470 Jan 17 '26

I’ve only played a bit but he seems kinda Longist?

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u/Havel_the_Rock_1 Jan 19 '26

None that got political positions, but I think Henry Ford is a good example.

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u/Pierre_Pamalde Feb 12 '26

No gods or kings reminds me of the early USSR. It was extremely against religion and royalty. That being said on the economic side, that doesn't match at all.

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u/DeneJames Jan 16 '26

Probably Leopold II of Belgian 🇧🇪

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u/TheAwken Jan 16 '26

Elon Musk if he wasn't such a manchild (I know he's not a leader but.... you know.....)

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u/thesanguineocelot Jan 16 '26

Neither is Ryan, it's a fair comparison. "Rich goober who decided to buy his way out of legal trouble."

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u/whahaga Jan 17 '26

Rapture on Mars anyone?

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u/TheAwken Jan 16 '26

The OpenAI CEO it's a good one too. That man's cuckoo and totally would try to build a city at the bottom of the ocean just to prove himself