"Capitalism has been called a system of greed... " - Ayn Rand
"Capitalism has been called a system of greed - yet it is the system that raised the standard of living of its poorest citizens to heights no collectivist system has ever begun to equal, and no tribal gang can conceive of." - Ayn Rand
None of the younger generation for all intents and purposes wants to actually work, to have independence and all that goes with it. My proof is all around us.
Read Matthew 25... The parable of the talents.
I think that too often the Bible isn't read to understand an advanced mind but rather the meaning is overwritten by what people think that it says.
THAT is the problem here (on both the side of the pseudo-Christian and the folks who want to control them through false guilt).
Ayn taught me to think in abstractions and that set me free to think for myself. It would help if Christians would learn to adopt that reading method and begin to think big picture.
I used to be taken to Christian services when I was a kid and I never read Ayn Rand until I was probably 24 +/- I never seriously criticize and religion unless the believers interfere with my country and my freedom from religion.The Catholic nuns I have met over 65 years are the best examples of good deeds, pure motives and honest love...Their motivation is their own business and I never read of one being accused of child molestation.I will defend their rights to believe as they wish as fiercely as I will defend mine. There are other famous and deadly groups for which I will never raise a hand or a vote to help.but probably would seek and destroy given the chance.
Force and fraud are antithetical to life.
Incidentally, here in the Gulch we don't use that kind of parlance where we assume that someone is unintelligent. We get into discussions of how we think.
Sometimes it can be challenging and entertaining but we don't belittle each other.
Just a heads-up: From time-to-time someone will get a bit "rowdy" and his/her temper gets the best of that person...and a warning is sent from the supervisory board.
One person that I know of was kicked out for being annoying.
It can be very amusing, however it's only fair to let you know just-in-case.
I'm not one to "report" however. I just don't care what people say to me or about me as long as it's based in reality.
...which is: to change reality.
I have lived a life that has taken me into depths of experience that no many have the opportunity to live.
I am looking in retrospect now and it is an interesting perspective.
(Something tells me that you have a similar ability and talent.)👍
This is a powerful point. It's a case of shifting the burden to capitalism. People say we can't have capitalism because there might be cases of people wanting more than their reasonable fair share, whatever that means, as if there were some mythical system where no one ever took more than agreed to or "fair" or whatever the standard is.
Capitalism, as We know, is not about collecting things, nor hording wealth either. In it's pure form, it's actually the exact opposite.
capitalism on the grounds that it promotes "the
common good", even though it does; that people
will not accept it until they accept a "non-sacrificial"
morality, and reject altruism. She also once wrote an article (published in "The Objectivist
Newsletter", after the Goldwater defeat) entitled
"It is Earlier Than You Think".
For an example of the latter, consider how the medical establishment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries brought about the closure of numerous medical schools, in order to create a scarcity of doctors and thus escalate the fees they could charge.
Morons.