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Brawndo

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6. Objectivism indeed

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 25, 2018, 11:31 AM

Aug 2018

I've read a lot of Ayn Rand and her philosophy of Objectivism, in my opinion, works well as a guide for an individual but should never be applied as an ideology for governing .

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Libertarianism is officially dead [View all] DemocracyMouse Aug 2018 OP

It was never alive...In the first place. False beliefs based on false values beachbum bob Aug 2018 #1

I've always associated Libertarianism with greed The Genealogist Aug 2018 #2

So agree that a libertarian society would not be sustainable. Hortensis Aug 2018 #23

Hmmm. Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #27

Good thing there are relatively few of the real thing. Hortensis Aug 2018 #34

Ayn-Randism is objectivism, not libertarianism. More correctly termed Selfishness & Narcissism. nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #3

Objectivism indeed Brawndo Aug 2018 #6

I Agree, And I love this quote njhoneybadger Aug 2018 #8

Great quote and goes to the heart of the philosophy Brawndo Aug 2018 #11

There is no doubt that her philosophy had some major flaws and contradictions njhoneybadger Aug 2018 #14

Agreed Brawndo Aug 2018 #15

her ideology was a result of her childhood experience AlexSFCA Aug 2018 #31

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2018 #35

Works well for an individual? Bullshit. Adrahil Aug 2018 #10

A distinction is necessary Brawndo Aug 2018 #13

weasel words. Adrahil Aug 2018 #18

Nice unnecessary use of invective there Brawndo Aug 2018 #19

Exhibit A: Rand Paul dalton99a Aug 2018 #4

Libertarianism is just a modern form of Feudalism. MicaelS Aug 2018 #5

No. Nothing like feudalism. No inherited aspect of government, at all. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #7

Well, not everything you wrote is incorrect. PETRUS Aug 2018 #20

Not everything you wrote is incorrect. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #21

Sophistry. PETRUS Aug 2018 #24

Sophistry. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #25

Okay....? PETRUS Aug 2018 #26

I get your point and I supported my argument and contradicted yours. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #30

Not that I can see. Want to try again, using more or different words? nt PETRUS Aug 2018 #33

I would add Social Responsibility to your formula Yavin4 Aug 2018 #9

A civic infrastructure, since it is civic, is by definition socially responsible DemocracyMouse Aug 2018 #36

Social responsibility needs to be explicitly stated Yavin4 Aug 2018 #38

By definition, there can be no libertarian society lindysalsagal Aug 2018 #12

I remember back in college when these geniuses "discovered"... TreasonousBastard Aug 2018 #17

Libertarians are fine with roads, clean water, courts, laws, schools, banks, legal currency and insp Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #22

Libertarianism may be dead, but it had little to do with Rand.. TreasonousBastard Aug 2018 #16

hmm. interesting. Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #29

Not really. Its economic policies have taken over the Republican party. pnwmom Aug 2018 #28

On another forum years ago, Onyrleft Aug 2018 #32

Ayn Rand??? I would love to hear more thoughts about what I said about ALL panaceas - DemocracyMouse Aug 2018 #37