[terryt]

This article is well written, but it is obviously nonsense.

You missed the point. Our freedoms to be an individualist have been significantly eroded and the trend is in a downward spiral as the author states.

What the author is saying is that we may not be able to stop the downward spiral through the standard political process. The masses have been indoctrinated by the MSM and educational systems to the point that a majority believes in collectivism; some completely, some in one meaningful way or another. Witness the language of both major political parties. Both bow to the opinion of the MSM and their legions. It is becoming more and more rare for true conservative, individualist concepts to be discussed openly and without tempering the ideas for fear of rebuke.

The current Presidential election illustrates the author's points...we have an choice between a clear Marxist and a Republican who sounds more like he would belong with the old-time Democrats. Collectivist rhetoric is flowing without raising an eyebrow and seems to be becoming mainstream.

What the author is saying is that a republic may be necessary, but as we are sadly witnessing, it is not sufficient to save us from the tyranny of the masses.

[devere]

“What the author is saying is that a republic may be necessary, but as we are sadly witnessing, it is not sufficient to save us from the tyranny of the masses.”

I note that Ayn Rand didn’t write her books in Stalin’s USSR: she came to America. Why didn’t she try being an individualist in the USSR? Obviously because then she would have become a little known corpse, instead of a world-famous author.

We either band together now to save the last best hope of mankind, or suffer the extremely negative consequences. The message that politics is no longer relevant is very very mistaken.