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  •  Ayn Rand... (none / 0)

    Ayn Rand and her followers I have much respect for. They are the only group of conservative thinkers that don't hide behind bull shit and disguises, when they argue their objectivist point of view.

    They will flatly tell you they don't support democracy. They feel that outside of police, military, and courts (which enforce contracts), that government should have no other role in governing.

    For Ayn Rand and her loyalists, it's all about utopian regulation free market that will correct itself and darwinistically reward those who work hardest to achieve.

    But at least they are upfront. The entire conservative movement is rooted in the teaching of Ayn Rand.

    Viewing the world through my Kos tinted lenses.

    by The 1n Only Leoni on Sun Feb 26, 2006 at 01:05:23 AM PDT

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    •  utopias are dangerous (4.00 / 3)

      The Rand cult seems nutty to me.

      It's odd that right wing Christian conservatives are in a coalition with extreme atheists like the objectivists. Jesus certainly didn't preach that greed is good.

      Our current healthcare system is simple. Don't get sick.

      by tiggers thotful spot on Sun Feb 26, 2006 at 01:14:01 AM PDT

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      •  The right wing Christian's (none / 1)

        are being taken for a long ride. These two factions meet in the middle with their "Father knows best" approach to governance.

        The religious folk want "the man" to regulate behavior. Corporatists look at "Daddy" as being the unregulated free market, where the stern father types will rise to the top.

        The religious right has been sold on the idea that you deserve what you get. If you're impoverished, then you made the decisions that led you to be that way. God's way would have brought you the comfort you seek.

        It's a pretty twisted form of Corparishtian/Christaration. (If either of these words get legs, I want creds!)

        Viewing the world through my Kos tinted lenses.

        by The 1n Only Leoni on Sun Feb 26, 2006 at 01:26:53 AM PDT

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