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| Pat | May 31 2016, 04:54 AM Post #11 |
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Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed? |
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| Mountainrivers | May 31 2016, 04:57 AM Post #12 |
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No, I'm just sick of Berton attributing things to people like me who believe differently than they do and then make comments that have no relation to reality. |
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| Stoned | May 31 2016, 05:16 AM Post #13 |
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There is a bit more to it than that. |
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| Pat | May 31 2016, 05:38 AM Post #14 |
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Yes, but it boils down to me to be those two. I'm disappointed that so many people born in America and who have broken in, contribute so so little. The liberals label a capitalist as greedy and uncaring, I would say the same of these takers. With Atlas Shrugged, the main protagonist had killed the proverbial goose with the golden egg. The capitalists revolted and stopped the gravy train. |
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| Stoned | May 31 2016, 11:17 AM Post #15 |
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Yeah, but Rand never went into what happens after you stop the gravy train and the rich and powerful are in complete control. Ever wonder why we have all these regulations? Objectivism, another failed philosophy that merely elevates greed to altruism. |
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| colo_crawdad | May 31 2016, 09:19 PM Post #16 |
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Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism is really nothing more than a philosophy of personal selfishness. That is what Atlas Shrugged boils down to, personal selfishness. |
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| Brewster | May 31 2016, 10:22 PM Post #17 |
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Oddly enough, the part of the story that stuck out to me the most when I first read her books was how her heroine always ends up sleeping with the richest guy around. It rather diluted the message, I thought. I presume it was wishful thinking on her part. |
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| Sea Dog | May 31 2016, 10:27 PM Post #18 |
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No different than when we were teens. The guys with the money always got the best looking girls! |
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| Thumper | May 31 2016, 10:36 PM Post #19 |
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Lol. Looks like Canadian women are all gold diggers. Too bad for them. Not much gold in Canada. |
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| Stoned | May 31 2016, 10:40 PM Post #20 |
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Back to Rand. She labeled her philosophy "objectivism". It being just the idea that oneself comes first. Some have called it a bit of Libertarianism but I am not sure it was that comprehensive. It did not seem to go much further than self interest. Anybody? |
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