[cowboyway]

Actually, he understood that materialism via Ayn Rand style is just as evil as Marxisim

Exactly how is my materialism, which I acquire in a free market environment without looting, mooching or taking at gunpoint, by the sweat of my own labor and thoughts as 'evil as Marxism'?

Please enlighten us.

[D-fendr]

how is my materialism, which I acquire in a free market environment without looting, mooching or taking at gunpoint, by the sweat of my own labor and thoughts…

I think one way to approach this question is to point out that the values you show in this question cannot be derived from pure materialism.

This was Rand's problem as well. Without some truth transcending materialism, the virtues, or any virtues, have no foundation.

[stfassisi]

Exactly how is my materialism, which I acquire in a free market environment without looting, mooching or taking at gunpoint, by the sweat of my own labor and thoughts as 'evil as Marxism'?

Perhaps you might not want to call it materialism and call it personal needs that you enjoy for starts.

We are talking apples and oranges when we think of Rand's materialism and things we gain that do not go beyond greed,dear friend

I assume you know the difference?