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Robert Waite Send message Joined: 23 Oct 07 Posts: 2417 Credit: 18,192,122 RAC: 59 |
This woman's name has come up in here before as a shining light for the rightists. I have not read her junk, nor am I inclined to ever do so. I find it interesting that the rightists would use this seriously flawed person as their flag bearer. Her judgment and attitudes toward humanity seem to be in need of a second look by those so inspired by her fumbling scratches refered to as writing. Here's a couple of examples of why the rightists need to take another kook as their inspiration... http://southpawbeagle.com/2011/04/20/ayn-rand/ http://www.michaelprescott.net/hickman.htm This was one seriously troubled mind. If she was capable of such a majestic lapse of reason in her admiration of this psycho killer, what else could this nutbar have been wrong about? I do not fight fascists because I think I can win. I fight them because they are fascists. Chris Hedges A riot is the language of the unheard. -Martin Luther King, Jr. |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65745 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
This woman's name has come up in here before as a shining light for the rightists. You'll get no argument from Me Robert, I read up on Her, Russian emigrant who escaped communism, Who went over board and didn't understand the free world or capitalism and just says Government is bad, Government must be abolished and some would follow that Nut down the path to ruin... In short a Female Adolf Hitler almost... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
Rand's problem is that she lived at one extreme of society in the USSR. when she got out she embraced the complete opposite. SHe was unable to see anything in the middle. Her writing is Black and white, no gray. sadly She went from living in a communist communal state to one that embraced greed and selfishness In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65745 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Rand's problem is that she lived at one extreme of society in the USSR. when she got out she embraced the complete opposite. SHe was unable to see anything in the middle. Her writing is Black and white, no gray. sadly She went from living in a communist communal state to one that embraced greed and selfishness Yeah, That's sad too, What a waste, She should have been not allowed in, Due to Her problems... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
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Ayn Rand is A Goddess. Charles Sheen has two Goddesses and Sheen is My God. I am so glad In This World, there are People who do not See, Eye To Eye. You Cannot Stand My World and I Can Not Stand Yours. No Biggie. My Next Door Neighbors and I Do Not Either See Eye to Eye. Makes for Good Neighbors. iWorm 'em. May we All have a METAMORPHOSIS. REASON. GOoD JUDGEMENT and LOVE and ORDER!!!!! |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
Ayn Rand is A Goddess. Charles Sheen has two Goddesses and Sheen is My God. Yes yes you said the opposite of everyone else. WTG In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
Robert Waite Send message Joined: 23 Oct 07 Posts: 2417 Credit: 18,192,122 RAC: 59 |
Thanks for the morning chuckle Skildude I do not fight fascists because I think I can win. I fight them because they are fascists. Chris Hedges A riot is the language of the unheard. -Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Sarge Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79 |
Ayn Rand is A Goddess. Charles Sheen has two Goddesses and Sheen is My God. C'mon, BOINC forum devs, include a "Like" button! :) Capitalize on this good fortune, one word can bring you round ... changes. |
soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0 |
How about a rating of 1-5 ETs? I will give him a 4. Janice |
Es99 Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 10874 Credit: 350,402 RAC: 0 |
This woman's name has come up in here before as a shining light for the rightists. And yet so much of current American fiscal policy is derived from her work. Scary huh? Reality Internet Personality |
Rush Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 3131 Credit: 302,569 RAC: 0 |
And yet so much of current American fiscal policy is derived from her work. Scary huh? Meh. That's silly. None of the American gov't's fiscal policy is derived from her work. Not one bit of it. She would have denounced it all. She wouldn't even agree that there should be any "policy" at all. She wouldn't agree with any of it because she believed that there should be no such thing as gov't fiscal policy. Cordially, Rush elrushbo2@theobviousgmail.com Remove the obvious... |
Rush Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 3131 Credit: 302,569 RAC: 0 |
This woman's name has come up in here before as a shining light for the rightists. Heh. You've never read it, eh? Ever wonder if that adds to your credibility on the topic, or detracts from it? 'Nuff said. Cordially, Rush elrushbo2@theobviousgmail.com Remove the obvious... |
Robert Waite Send message Joined: 23 Oct 07 Posts: 2417 Credit: 18,192,122 RAC: 59 |
Knowing that she thought of the masses as lice and parasites is enough for me to form an opinion. You can cling to your illusions of hightened levels of awareness if you wish, this woman was a complete whack-job and only spoke for those who's sense of entitlement is out of proportion with their contribution to society. http://www.theinfounderground.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=31895&sid=396d465d26ec302d70c87fe9f6aaf815 I do not fight fascists because I think I can win. I fight them because they are fascists. Chris Hedges A riot is the language of the unheard. -Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Es99 Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 10874 Credit: 350,402 RAC: 0 |
... Exactly. Reality Internet Personality |
Rush Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 3131 Credit: 302,569 RAC: 0 |
Knowing that she thought of the masses as lice and parasites is enough for me to form an opinion. Actually, since you haven't read anything she wrote, all you can really do is form an opinion about other people's opinion of her. More accurately, she thought of lice and parasites as lice and parasites. Which, I think, is what most rational people do. You can cling to your illusions of hightened levels of awareness if you wish, this woman was a complete whack-job and only spoke for those who's sense of entitlement is out of proportion with their contribution to society. Nope, she wasn't, she was just an author and philosopher. She liked to engage in polemic. There are plenty of serial killers in fiction, Hannibal Lecter comes instantly to mind. Does that mean Thomas Harris is a whack-job? What about the millions that love Hannibal Lecter and root for him? Not, of course, that any of that matters, they're just ad hominem attacks without any real relevance. Cordially, Rush elrushbo2@theobviousgmail.com Remove the obvious... |
Rush Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 3131 Credit: 302,569 RAC: 0 |
... "Exactly," what? You said "And yet so much of current American fiscal policy is derived from her work." If she thought there should be no such thing as gov't fiscal policy, none whatsoever, how could said fiscal policy be derived from her work? Cordially, Rush elrushbo2@theobviousgmail.com Remove the obvious... |
Hev Send message Joined: 4 Jun 05 Posts: 1118 Credit: 598,303 RAC: 0 |
Oh this is sweet, do you mind if I watch? |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65745 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Oh this is sweet, do you mind if I watch? Be My guest, I'll watch too. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Robert Waite Send message Joined: 23 Oct 07 Posts: 2417 Credit: 18,192,122 RAC: 59 |
People who have never developed past that stage of infancy, where everything is about themselves, are the only followers of this woman. Her writings put the meat on the bones of a lifestyle that is shallow, self concerned and ignorant of the commons. Anyone attempting to live this way at any time in human history, other than the present, would have been banished from the community. Contribute to the society you are a part of or be gone. There is no room for the frivolous. The foolishness of thinking one can survive as an island shows an absolute break with reality. I'm sure that over the course of time, there have been many who went off to attempt to fulfill this desire but they seem to have not passed on their genes. That means they died alone in the wilderness. Rand wasn't a prophet or a philosopher. She was a selfish, shallow and foolish woman with poor judgment when it came to the realities of life. The only reason her works survive is the need of the super self concerned to have external justifications for their own greed and lack of personal development. I do not fight fascists because I think I can win. I fight them because they are fascists. Chris Hedges A riot is the language of the unheard. -Martin Luther King, Jr. |
bobby Send message Joined: 22 Mar 02 Posts: 2866 Credit: 17,789,109 RAC: 3 |
Nope, she wasn't, she was just an author and philosopher. She liked to engage in polemic. There are plenty of serial killers in fiction, Hannibal Lecter comes instantly to mind. Does that mean Thomas Harris is a whack-job? What about the millions that love Hannibal Lecter and root for him? Well, sort of, if the following: "[fictional character Renahan modelled on real world Hickman] is born with a wonderful, free, light consciousness -- [resulting from] the absolute lack of social instinct or herd feeling. He does not understand, because he has no organ for understanding, the necessity, meaning, or importance of other people ... Other people do not exist for him and he does not understand why they should." (Journals, pp. 27, 21-22; emphasis hers.) does accurately sum up her opinion of William Edward Hickman, then I don't think a likening to Thomas Harris is appropriate (unless he has made similarly admiring statements about a real world sociopath). Nor do I think it's without any real relevance, for it possibly talks to the kind of individualism she found admirable, which appears from the above to be a complete lack of understanding of the importance of others. I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that ... |
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