When I was working on my second undergraduate degree at CU-Boulder, I joined the Objectivist Club. I even became the Secretary for the organization. I first discovered Ayn Rand at the end of my very first Semester in college. I even completed an Indepedent Study in Philosophy on Ayn Rand.
But it was as the Secretary of the Objectivists, ten years after discovering Ayn Rand that I realized that about 80%of the Libertarians and Objectivists do not understand the concept of "Selfishness".
If you really want to understand the concept of "Selfishness" read Stephan Jay Gould, not Ayn Rand.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Gould is nastier & more subhuman than Rand? Thanks for the warning!
AnneWimsey
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Dec 31, 2020
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Ayn Rand was a dyed in the wool, flat out fascist.
barjoe
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Dec 30, 2020
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@Hages She described fascism as socialism for the rich. In fact, Capitalism is socialism for the rich. Fascism is not an economic system, it's a political philosophy void of empathy for the people. That's her. She had no empathy. She described sympathy as wasteful and stupid, she advocated selfishness. She was an incredible fucking piece of shit.
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