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If You Could Ask Ayn Rand One Question....

Posted by awebb 8 years, 11 months ago to The Gulch: General
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If you had the opportunity to ask Ayn Rand any one question, what would it be?

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  • Posted by illucio 8 years, 11 months ago
    I have a question that's more psychological than filosofical, though it can later be translated to that. How come all her male heroes are rather masoquistic (Howard Roark, Hank Rearden, Francisco D'Alconia, John Galt)? Is it that she can acount for a man's greatness according to how much they can endure? Of course Galt would be the utopia of this, and I can understand the that this may have something to do with the Bolchevique Revolution she witnessed as a child but; yet in general it seems that they all set themselves up for sacrifice. Mind you I'm not saying she is a sadist, but it is rather peculiar that these male figures are strong based on endurance mostly, rather than more virtuous reasons. Something of the "one man against the world" ordeal I suppose. Anyway, that's what I'd ask her.
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    • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 8 years, 11 months ago
      Has to do with action figures in characterization. Other than Joan of Arc and Molly Pitcher it wasn't context of the times. If written today...who would be the role model? Even today using candidates as a source women are either marginalized or marginalize themselves. Fiorini y Waddle. Helped along by their strong supporters Couric and Perry and Wasserman Schultz and Whoopie and Rosie. short of I've got a billion to prove it Oprah who? horse riding sword wielders are still confined to comic strips when it comes to women. It's cultural and guided by what sells books and movie tickets.
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      • Posted by illucio 8 years, 11 months ago
        So Sad, yet True. I liked Dagny Taggart's character, yet I was saddenned to read from Rand's own notes that she criticized her on being to gullible in her pride. Basically shoes that the female world seems so mucho more competitive than the male one, especially nowadays. Women are proving to be quite superior in many aspects, I won't deny this. Hello Mike, just realized it was you answering. Got another like from me
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  • Posted by term2 8 years, 11 months ago
    I am concerned that human nature seems to be somewhat ruthless in ignoring human rights- at least until the people in their own decide to respect them. This applies to business people as well as government people.

    Competition seems to be the only thing that protects US, the customers. We generally have that competition in the business arena (not always of course), but we dont have any competition or even accountability in the federal government arena (slightly more in the state government arena fortunately, and more yet with counties and cities). With government run by mob rule (democracy), there isnt much we can do to fix things in any sort of timely fashion. This is probably why the founding fathers talked so much about small federal government and states' rights.
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    Posted by Wnston 8 years, 11 months ago
    Ayn, give me a valid, proven reason why you are anti-Jesus/God.
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    • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 8 years, 11 months ago
      She went at that in great detail when she was alive. I would put it a different way or two ways. Why in a country that is supposed to be for religious freedom is there so much interest in everyone else's business. It end to view long noses the same way i view 'we are from the government we are here to help you.

      As for Rand she went into that in great detail but you have to read. and then reason and then take your bit of newly won knowledge elsewhere.

      Freedom of Speech, Assembly, religion and the press is also freedom from speech, assembly, religion and the press.

      Wnston give me a valid, proven reason why you are pro-whatever. Finish with mathematical proofs.
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