Is the Atheist Ayn Rand as the GOP’s GOD a perfect match or what?
bob
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"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. They may be more likely to go to Heaven yet at the same time likelier to make a Hell of earth."
-- C.S. Lewis
An anti-theist believes in the removal and disassemblly of all religious organizations.
An Atheist simply does not believe in a Supreme Being/God.
“We’ve got to run the world for the sake of the little people. It’s intelligence that’s caused all the troubles of humanity. Man’s mind is the root of all evil. This is the day of the heart. It’s the weak, the meek, the sick and the humble that must be the only objects of our concern. Those who’re big are here to serve those who aren’t. If they refuse to do their moral duty, we’ve got to force them. There once was an Age of Reason, but we’ve progressed beyond it. This is the Age of Love.” the politicians and villains from Atlas Shrugged
The Government plays on people's altruism in this day and age because they don't do for others, they play on people's sense of need to provide for others and this did not mean that you cannot be benevolent but it was a principle that it was an individual choice not as an obligation of a forced moral code. I am not my brother’s keeper becomes a mantra, returning to the principles that built America. The Founding Father's believed in the individual's rights to freedom from Government interference and yet here we are providing for people who provide nothing to society. I believe in Christianity but as a Christian I believe in giving as my choice not as my Government responsibility.
You realize she titled her book the Virtue of Selfishness for the same reason people are offended by it.
How is it possible to live up to that principle? Your need to dismiss Objectivism and rely on Socialism as a principle for the good of mankind is far-fetched and doesn't allow for anyone to improve themselves. Rand saw each person developing their skills in whatever they did because what they did was important for society and if they did it to the best of their ability it would improve society.
Resorting to name calling because you cannot understand something is old, believing that you are right and everyone else is wrong is as childish as the "my Dad can beat your Dad" argument that Liberals use to justify their position in every facet of politics and discord. I understand how my avatar offends you because I understand how patriotism and symbols offend Liberals, I am unapologetically American I served America used my GI bill to go to college after I had seen the way the world actually works not after high school when Liberal professors could try and push their world view or the way the world "should" work on to people.
While the Liberals view Rand as some sort of sociopath it has been their policies that ...
Resorting to name calling because you cannot understand something is old, believing that you are right and everyone else is wrong is as childish as the "my Dad can beat your Dad" argument that Liberals use to justify their position in every facet of politics and discord. I understand how my avatar offends you because I understand how patriotism and symbols offend Liberals, I am unapologetically American I served America used my GI bill to go to college after I had seen the way the world actually works not after high school when Liberal professors could try and push their world view or the way the world "should" work on to people.
While the Liberals view Rand as some sort of sociopath it has been their policies that have been more damaging to the culture of America and it's "what about me?" and "what's in it for me?" philosophy seems to be the mantra that occurs each time they push for more social programs. No real social programs have been introduced in the last 30+ years have actually been beneficial and the Welfare to Work program is slowly being dismantled by Obama and Democrat Governors so while you rant about the Rand's philosophy I leave you with this bit:
“We’ve got to run the world for the sake of the little people. It’s intelligence that’s caused all the troubles of humanity. Man’s mind is the root of all evil." Politicians from Atlas Shrugged
Not much different from what we have in our country today.