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To: Jamestown1630
All that may be true. She went astray from traditional American conservatives with her Objectivism.

Her philosophy, Objectivism , advocates reason, individualism, and personal happiness. Conservatives are more likely to favor faith, tradition, and duty as core values. Politically, Objectivism is classically liberal or libertarian . It expresses a world view associated with the Enlightenment.

Despite your differences in basic philosophy, you must agree with her theories on capitalism as it relates to self interest or "greed" as the lefties would have it.

Rand was a brilliant mind, there can be no doubt. And her books tended to be a hard slog, with much repetition. This is true. Brilliant minds tend to ramble at times. But she had much to say that was worthy, and you can't dismiss it just because you have some quibbles.

803 posted on 02/12/2018 5:36:57 PM PST by bagster (Even bad men love their mamas.)
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To: bagster

Actually, I can personally dismiss it all, in favor of what more ancient and wiser ‘teachers’ taught us.

G’nite, Bag.


822 posted on 02/12/2018 5:50:12 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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