Posted on 07/25/2023 8:34:15 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
Many foundational pillars of society in the United States appear to be crumbling right now before our eyes, weakened by an erosive array of social, economic and political forces.
The deterioration of traditional cultural norms and the social upheaval that’s followed — from the living room to classroom the boardroom — is no surprise to Ayn Rand scholars.
The celebrated Russian-born American author and philosopher predicted with haunting accuracy many of the nation’s current crises.
Among her observations: Government would encroach on parental rights, stifle academic and scientific research, and fuel a dangerous mentality of victimhood.
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An example of claims of love hiding violence is the current .gov claim “We love blacks so much we are going to ban menthol cigarettes—for their own good.”
Throwing smokers in jail is not exactly “love”.
;-)
Rand ping.
I was 10 when we would go to the library in the summer. I loved science so UFO books were on my list. My mom wanted me to read something more educational, so the librarian handed me a stack of Alice O’Connor (pen name Ayn Rand) writings. She was a feminist, so she violated her own concepts, but she came from and knew of the totalitarianism of Marxism. I was hooked. A few years later Rush became my favorite band simply because they wrote song of her works, songs like Anthem, Bastille Day, and 2112.
Brook is too much of an Obleftivist who thinks the left has won, so he wants to be accepted by them. He was also way too deferential to the expert class when Fauci was more like Dr Floyd Ferris from the State Science Institute.
Ayn Rand (1905-1982) was brilliant and correct about America being the best country ever in history for having the strength to conquer the world and for not doing so. However, Rand was not smart enough to acknowledge the Principal Agent and the Supreme Judge mentioned by George Washington. What can the Lord do? “If only My people would listen to Me, how soon I would subdue their enemies” (Psalm 81: 13).
Claire Wolfe — 'America is at that awkward stage; it's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards.'
Agreed...
Best-case scenario depends on Apophis...
Three chances in the next 45 years...
I believe the comfort would have been a blessing to her personal life, and I believe America has faltered because of the misuse and deliberate misunderstanding of "Separation" of Church and State.
Ayn was brilliant, but she occasionally needed a spanking so she wouldn't think about that brilliance so much.
I think that is similar to “The Mouse That Roared”!
Yes...I believe people will need to be digging in the dirt for food before we see positive change.
I think Leftists want it to burn to the ground, too. They just think that they'll be the ones to re-build it under their guiding principles. Their infrastructure is all in place.
I’m sure they do and that is when some type of battle takes place, I am hoping against all hope it’s not violent.
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