[Moonman62]

That sounds great in theory, but judging from the posts of people who consider themselves objectivists or something similar, they are pretty much "live and let die" types. I don't think many of them make the distinction between altruism and benevolence.

[FreeKeys]

but judging from the posts of people who consider themselves objectivists or something similar, they are pretty much "live and let die" types. I don't think many of them make the distinction between altruism and benevolence.

Then I have no more use for those types than I do for the control freaks who want to force everyone to make the contributions they or the majority or Allah or "the common good" or whoever specifies.

[FreeKeys]

For the record, however, I have met several Ayn Rand fans who are truly good people; I don't know whether they call themselves "Objectivists" or not though.