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Ayn Rand ping. I’m not sure the author of this article understands Rand.
2 posted on
04/27/2012 6:42:09 AM PDT by
Publius
To: Publius
I’m not sure the author of this article understands Rand. They never do. "Kindness" and "forcible wealth redistribution by government" both seem to be defined as "altruism".
5 posted on
04/27/2012 6:55:06 AM PDT by
Mr. Jeeves
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To: Publius
I’m not sure the author of this article understands Rand. You caught him out.
Rand knew that thoughtless "charity" makes the recipient weak and suppresses initiative.
6 posted on
04/27/2012 6:56:09 AM PDT by
Navy Patriot
(Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it and the law is what WE say it is.)
To: Publius
Agreed. What Rand had an issue with is FORCED “altruism”.
If it is FORCED (By government, societal mores, etc) then it isn’t “altruism”.
It is forced consfiscation and redistribution of wealth.
15 posted on
04/27/2012 8:06:09 AM PDT by
rlmorel
(A knife in the chest from a unapologetic liberal is preferable to a knife in the back from a RINO.)
To: Publius
And I know the author of this self-confessed amateur rambling did address forced altruism, he still believes in society being able to pressure people into being altruistic.
Where I think Rand saw issues with (and looked down on) altruism had to do with a society that denigrated the wealthy for not giving their money away.
And that is a very real dynamic. Just ask the “99 percenters”.
16 posted on
04/27/2012 8:10:13 AM PDT by
rlmorel
(A knife in the chest from a unapologetic liberal is preferable to a knife in the back from a RINO.)
To: Publius
I’m not sure the author of this article understands Rand. I'm certain he doesn't.
23 posted on
04/27/2012 10:08:13 AM PDT by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: Publius
Ayn Rand ping. I’m not sure the author of this article understands Rand. He obviously has not read Rand's books. Rand was against FORCED charity to the unproductive. Her novels are full of characters acting to help each other out, sometimes at cost of their lives.
38 posted on
05/02/2012 10:37:33 AM PDT by
PapaBear3625
(In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. - George Orwell)
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