Ryan confronted by cancer patient who says ObamaCare saved his life

[DonCoquixote]

6. I am not surprised

there is a lot of talk about religious fundamentalism: the Isis style one associate of Islam, Christian fundamentalism, but there is one fundamentalism that can and should be attacked, but it won't be.

Objectivism: a.k.a. for writings and philosophy of one Ayn Rand. All you have to do is Google her and you will find a lot of explanation of what that philosophy is. Indeed, if you want to look: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objectivism_(Ayn_Rand)

However, let's be simple about what it is, it is belief that the selfish impulses of individuals are not only permissible, but the only morality that should be, in short the idea of taking people's things, dominating them, and being a sociopath are not considered evil, not considered good, but the only good that there is. It is no accident that one of the people Ms. Rand held up as an ideal was a serial rapist and murderer who later became the inspiration for the character in her novel "the Fountainhead." That's right kids, the character that Gary Cooper played in that 1950s movie was based on her rapist, and when you see that movie again, it's no accident that the rich girl that becomes his love interest seems to enjoy the parts of that character that are selfish and violent. Of course, there is another person who also illustrates a more honest description of objectivism. When Anton LeVay was interviewed about founding the church of Satan, he said "all we are his and ran with trappings!" Indeed go ahead if you dare compare some of the beliefs that are stated as the core tenets of objectivism and then compare them to the writings of Anton LeVay about Satanism. The symmetry is almost perfect, say that objectivism does not believe in mysticism for anything of her than the power of the dollar.

Why my going down this primrose path? Because Paul Ryan, Rand Paul, Alan Greenspan and so many others who are the founders of modern culture were involved in this faith, or shall we call it a cult? We're not just talking about people who feel that maybe the state needs to be reined in, or people who wonder why so many of her tax dollars have to go to social programs. When you hear that someone believes in Ayn Rand, you are dealing with somebody who believes that he has a right to be a social path,, and that sociopathy is the only known form of morality. In other words you are not just dealing with a jerk, you are not just dealing with the, you are not just dealing with the criminal, but you're dealing with somebody who combines all of those things with religious fervor.

And please spare me about what such a loyal Catholic Paul Ryan is supposed to be. We know that he was put in a room Pope Francisco, the good clerk would rip him to shreds. Granted we are a little bit annoyed at some of the hypocrisy coming from Pope Francisco, at least that those big consistent voice saying that the current form of capitalism is evil.

In other words, Paul Ryan is someone who believes selfishness is the only virtue, believes it is better to start people not just because he wants that extra bit of bread, but because it is an actual moral thing to do. In many many ways, as much of a disgusting fool as Trump is,, and he is,, Paul Ryan presidency could be 10 times worse because while Trump will not do anything that is not a lazy ego gratifying activity, Paul Ryan is a zealot.