not_again

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not_again ,

I've read several books in the Objectivists library, including Atlas shrugged, the fountainhead, and the virtue of selfishness.

For a certain kind of person, I do think they have value in showing a different ethical/moral framework. To wit, if you have been raised on the principal that you must always sacrifice your own happiness for others, then Onjectivist philosophy is quite novel and can actually be helpful in moving towards a more self-actualized thought mode.

For most others, however, it can turn you into a raging a-hole.

In terms of how tenable the overall principles are in practice, just remember that Rand herself went on social security.

“I really do believe in IQ science”: Laura Loomer, Trump ally floated for a potential White House position, goes on wildly racist rant against Rep. Ilhan Omar ( www.mediamatters.org )

Only months after Donald Trump Jr. floated Laura Loomer as a White House press secretary, Loomer used her platform on Rumble to launch into a half-hour long racist screed against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Somalians living in America, birthright citizenship, and Muslims. Loomer begun the show by referring to Rep. Omar as a "black...

not_again ,

Hey hey momma said the way you move, gonna make you shake, gonna make you groove.

not_again ,

"they won't be able to just stop anyone, the 4th amendment still would exist."

Oh my sweet summer child...

Off the top of my head:
-DWB (driving while black)
-Stop and frisk
-"I thought I saw drugs" probable cause abuses
-probably 10 others that I missing

not_again ,

Same junk, different year. Remember Carter vs. Reagan and the delay of release of the Iranian hostages to discredit Carter? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

not_again ,

"But if there was a third option with any chances of winning, things would look different anyway."

Aye, there's the rub.

not_again ,

Surely you overestimate their chances.

Boomers won’t part with their homes, and that’s a problem for young families ( www.cnn.com )

Buying a family-sized home with three or more bedrooms used to be manageable for young people with children. But with home prices climbing faster than wages, mortgage rates still close to 23-year highs and a shortage of homes nationwide, many Millennials with kids can’t afford it. And Gen Z adults with kids? Even harder....

not_again ,

Similar in principle to carbon emissions: yeah, people individually have a carbon footprint, but corporations and industrial activities dwarf that.

not_again ,

"Some of you may die, but that's a risk I'm willing to take"

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