[yendu bwam]

For example, socialism is evil as it forces me to work for the good of the whole.

So goodness is about selfishness (not working for the good of the whole)?

[dubyagee]

So goodness is about selfishness (not working for the good of the whole)?

That's the way Rand saw it. Anything else was merely a facade.

[BADROTOFINGER]

So goodness is about selfishness (not working for the good of the whole)?

There is a difference between working out of selfishness, and working in our own self interest. I think that goodness is about working in our own self interest...JFK

[clintonh8r]

No, but evil is about being forced to work for the good of the whole. That is the central point about which Rand is most misunderstood.

[DAnconia55]

So goodness is about selfishness (not working for the good of the whole)?

To quote Chef --- "You're damn right!"