The losers won't accept their fate, and when they come and get it what will protect the winners?  A strong police force and a thorough judicial and penal system… In other words, a big ass government.  It's this huge and childishly overlooked hole in the plan that makes any far-right ideology absurd. 

The losers won't accept their fate, and when they come and get it what will protect the winners?  A strong police force and a thorough judicial and penal system… In other words, a big ass government.  It's this huge and childishly overlooked hole in the plan that makes any far-right ideology absurd. 

my sweet siren song drew them out

my sweet siren song drew them out

Yeah but… the Rand protagonists ARE and/or desire to be the government and its corporate cronies, even if corporate oligarchy uses different terms.

Yeah but… the Rand protagonists ARE and/or desire to be the government and its corporate cronies, even if corporate oligarchy uses different terms.

Lol, tell me more about the gold standard!

Lol, tell me more about the gold standard!

"…they admit to never having read the book…"

"…they admit to never having read the book…"

I'm not sure how to respond to the first part… "…ignorant philosophy… grown up around the  book…"  The book  was about a preexisting philosophy…. Color me confused.

I'm not sure how to respond to the first part… "…ignorant philosophy… grown up around the  book…"  The book  was about a preexisting philosophy…. Color me confused.

Lol, so my thread  was a call to arms for you guys huh?

Lol, so my thread  was a call to arms for you guys huh?

yes

yes

oy gegalt

oy gegalt

Before reading the comments I'm gonna hazard a guess that there isn't a single Rand/objectivism supporter here.  Actually that's more a bet because statistically there's gonna be an outlier or two, but the average AVclub commenter is way too intelligent for that ballyhoo.   Yeah, that's a compliment to whomever is…

Before reading the comments I'm gonna hazard a guess that there isn't a single Rand/objectivism supporter here.  Actually that's more a bet because statistically there's gonna be an outlier or two, but the average AVclub commenter is way too intelligent for that ballyhoo.   Yeah, that's a compliment to whomever is…