As to Rand, I find her to be anathema. Truth is of value. Truth and reason are only one aspect of humanity and thus any system based on a partial view of our ‘being’ will not address the other aspects.
Two kinds of democracy: http://www.encyclopedia.com/video/f9OP2YXKIFs-noam-chomsky-two-kinds-of.aspx ---- “Do not be alarmed, I have no dynamite in my pocket…Education is the only bomb sanctioned by true anarchism, which stands for freedom in the truest and highest sense.” – Emma Goldman On Nov 20, 4:56 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > Truth be that it is and has been, but it doesn't seem to correlate > with democracy and therefore we the people as has been demonstrated, > have been duped and cajoled into what is basically a falsehood. > Randian and Randism are terms that Ayn Rand detests and I can see that > you could have just set it as Ayn Rand socioeconomics. The rest is > based upon socialist and communist presumptions of a lack of inner > light, and I agree, but they are not without validity if founded upon > pure truth politics. Let's face it, no system works without truth > within its tenets, which coincides with Rands tenet of Reason leading > the way. The system of government within which we live in today does > not reflect that of the government of reason that the founding fathers > envisioned. Everyone loves to chew on Rand but you have to admit that > some of it has value, even if it lies in the value of alternate > aspect. > > On Nov 20, 3:43 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The US has always been mostly an oligarchy with some fascist > > tendencies. There has always been an extreme divide between the > > socioeconomic classes with a short lessoning of this for a few decades > > last century. However during that era, the tax structure was the most > > progressive and the US reached its zenith economically during the same > > time period. Those who embrace Ayn Randian socioeconomic theories like > > the neo-cons at once expand the economic divide and exacerbate human > > suffering with a lack of empathy and compassion, similar to pure > > capitalism. Even when socialism and communism are founded on a lack of > > inner light and wisdom does a similar chaos and arising of non- > > idealism result. The problem is not ‘out there’. We all have met the > > enemy and it is us. > > > __ > > “Do not be alarmed, I have no dynamite in my pocket…Education is the > > only bomb sanctioned by true anarchism, which stands for freedom in > > the truest and highest sense.” – Emma Goldman > > > On Nov 20, 6:54 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > "You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy > > > out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another > > > person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to > > > anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody > > > else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to > > > work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when > > > the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because > > > somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, > > > is about the end of any nation...You cannot multiply wealth by > > > dividing it.." Dr. Adrian Rogers > > > > Obviously our nation has been crumbling for some time. We've seen our > > > manufacturing giants fall and corporate outsourcing leave people > > > stranded. The government has become too large and dysfunctional and > > > impotent other than its ability to waste taxpayer dollars, 98 billion > > > in 2009. They could have given taxpayers thousands each to stimulate > > > the economy, but that would have been too obvious and too easy. > > > Instead they "take what we work for" and toss billions of taxpayer > > > monies, to Wall street, Banks, and the Auto industry with much of it > > > going to multi-million dollar bonuses to executives for doing > > > absolutely nothing. It is obvious that the government is no longer a > > > governing body for the people but merely a tool used by the wealthy > > > for the wealthy, an entity without a conscience. People have become > > > just cogs in the mechanism of operational finance, pawns in servitude > > > to the moguls in power. People have lost their jobs, homes, health > > > benefits, investments and more as simple collateral damage, while the > > > politicians are still gainfully employed and the wealthy are getting > > > the creme de la creme of the good life on the backs of the working > > > class. I'm a bit amazed at the complacency of the people who just get > > > slapped and turn the other cheek. > > > > I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our > > > liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow > > > private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by > > > inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will > > > grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property until > > > their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers > > > conquered. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and > > > restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs. Thomas Jefferson > > > > And so it is, banks deposing masses of people from their dwellings > > > without compassion, just the enforcement of a mortgage agreement, one > > > which affords them the ability to earn multi-million dollar salaries > > > annually. I'm just dismayed at the sight of what has happened to this > > > once great country. I feel sold out. At this time in our history > > > with the day of Thanksgiving approaching and some asking what it is we > > > have to be thankful for, I can only look at my own small world in > > > order to be thankful but not without looking at the big picture, the > > > face of poverty around me, the pleas from local food banks and charity > > > organizations living in the shadows of great wealth. Are we not just > > > turkeys ourselves, bred for the feast?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=.
