Why do we try to criminalize every act? Are we trying to create a nation of criminals?
"Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed? We want them broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against . ..We're after power and we mean it. You fellows were pikers, but we know the real trick, and you'd better get wise to it. There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted - and you create a nation of law-breakers - and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Rearden, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with."
Not just capitalism. Ayn Rand was an aggressive proponent of corporate feudalism. She believed that governments were inherently corrupt, but that craporations were somehow magically ethical and benevolent beings, and that we should turn all power over to them and live our lives exactly as they command.
Of course, she'd wind up being one of the ones in charge...
The only evidence you need to show that Objectivism is a bullshit cult: Rand claimed that no-one could ever properly understand it but her and, th
Totally incorrect, ignore the above text. Rand never advocated or said such things. She wasn't flawless but the hysterical ad hom attacks on her online are just laughable.
You *DO* realize, don't you, that Ayn Rand was one of the most agressive proponents of shark-like capitalism?
I wouldn't describe it in those terms though. Anyway the capitalist philosophy that Ayn Rand promoted didn't involve screwing people. The idea of greatest good for onself was not at the expense of others.
Yes. Convicted felons may not vote in many U.S. states. Therefore, those in power may attempt to turn their political opponents into felons in order to get them out of the voting booth.
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"Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed? We want them broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against . .
Atlas Shrugged
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Not just capitalism. Ayn Rand was an aggressive proponent of corporate feudalism. She believed that governments were inherently corrupt, but that craporations were somehow magically ethical and benevolent beings, and that we should turn all power over to them and live our lives exactly as they command.
Of course, she'd wind up being one of the ones in charge...
The only evidence you need to show that Objectivism is a bullshit cult: Rand claimed that no-one could ever properly understand it but her and, th
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I wouldn't describe it in those terms though. Anyway the capitalist philosophy that Ayn Rand promoted didn't involve screwing people. The idea of greatest good for onself was not at the expense of others.
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Are we trying to create a nation of criminals?
Yes. Convicted felons may not vote in many U.S. states. Therefore, those in power may attempt to turn their political opponents into felons in order to get them out of the voting booth.