“But she is just dead wrong about things. Human beings are part of a society of other humans and we are not islands.”
It’s precisely because human beings are NOT islands and ARE part of a society of other humans that we must deal with one another as VOLUNTARY TRADERS and not (as she would say) as MOOCHERS and LOOTERS.
In fact, it is the tyranny of socialism that forces human beings to operate as economically autistic islands. She was “dead right” about all of that.
Our country does not exist so that some among us can pile up huge fortunes, often at the expense of others. Gov’t is a necessary evil and if granted too much power, will always trend toward absolute power. That doesn’t equate into a no-limit poker game being the best alternative.
But if you like the idea of a country of haves and have nots, go south to Mexico or some other 3rd world country. Our soldiers are dying for “freedom”, not just the freedom of a few to make piles of money
parsy, who thinks Rand is smart but lacks common sense