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In reply to the discussion: Dick Cavett - I knew I loved that guy [View all]IdaBriggs
(10,559 posts)57. I agree with you (as a mom).
The depth of my love for my children astounds me; as an empathic person I have difficulty with children being killed in movies for plot development, let alone real life. The only people who think Randian philosophy is reasonable usually believe in their own immortality. I have also noticed a strong "if I play by the rules, then this will happen" (where they haven't figured out the rules are subject to change).
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Some of THAT group believes the poor are being punished by God for sinning....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2015
#34
I liken her to the Neocons who also believed themselves the intellectual vanguard over the masses,..
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2015
#51
In this modern world, seems like most nights I'm trying to find one good show out of 378 channels.
BlueJazz
Jan 2015
#9
I was kinda waiting to see if someone else would draw the obvious comparison with Chuck Todd....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2015
#31
I still can't decide if I take more pleasure in Rand's failure as an intellectual...
Tom Ripley
Jan 2015
#32