[Seruzawa]

Well, she said that no one has the right to compel another to sacrifice himself. That doesn’t mean that someone can’t decide to do it on his own. This author seems to think that people have to be forced to be altruistic. An insane concept.

[mrmeyer]

"Making sacrifices for one's born or unborn children, one's elderly parents or other family members becomes anathema for Ayn Rand."

I agree. The author does seem to imply that altruism has to be forced, and reflects igorance of Rand's concept of individualism and morality. Her writings reflect the conflict between the individual and the group, or individualism vs. collectivism.

Seeing how when push comes to shove that organized religion pushes conformity and uniformity over individualism, the author's position is really of no suprise considering where he works. The author would be better served attacking collectivism as the "Architect of The Culture of Death" rather than the individualism in Rand's works.

[wintertime]

That doesn’t mean that someone can’t decide to do it on his own.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Ann Rand makes this clear in her book, “Fountainhead”. Roark voluntarily gives assistance and charity to his friend the sculptor, and gives a somewhat lengthy explanation for his reasons for doing so.