I blame Ayn Rand for the decline of morality in America and even the mass shootings [View all]

[MightyMopar]

The right blames the decline of American morality on the hippies but I make the assertion it is a consequence of this immoral self centered "Objectivist" belief system going mainstream. Check out what Gore Vidal said about Ayn Rand back in 1961.

"Ayn Rand’s “philosophy” is nearly perfect in its immorality, which makes the size of her audience all the more ominous and symptomatic as we enter a curious new phase in our society. Moral values are in flux. The muddy depths are being stirred by new monsters and witches from the deep. Trolls walk the American night. Caesars are stirring in the Forum. There are storm warnings ahead."

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