Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: Talisker

I know what you mean.. Collectivist obviously hate all people who preach personal responsibiity. Like Jesus, Law-enforcement personel, and Smokey the Bear...

It all makes sense now. Totally good reason to have Rand as a mascot...


9 posted on 11/03/2009 12:27:03 AM PST by Tempest (I believe in the sanctity of life... As long as you can afford it.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies ]


To: Tempest
Collectivist obviously hate all people who preach personal responsibiity. Like Jesus, Law-enforcement personel, and Smokey the Bear...

As long as Jesus, Law-enforcement personel, and Smokey the Bear link the definition of personal responsibility to the Doctrine of Negative Rights, rather than subject-status group obedience, Rand would be fine with them. But I don't recall any of them addressing political economics.

Your attempt at pitting Christians and Cops against Rand is contrived and grotesque. Rand warned - massively and overwhelmingly - against communism and socialism in particular, and any other form of political collectivism generally. To compare her writings, as you do, with Mein Kampf, is pathetic and insulting to her work, especially since Nazism was one of the collectivist forms she tried to protect people from.

28 posted on 11/03/2009 12:39:12 AM PST by Talisker (When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on it's own.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson