In Defence of Ayn Rand #1 - Rand's Defn. of Selfishness
BackA response to Joelmac1983's description of Ayn Rand's concept of selfishness.
Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: May 27, 2007 at 12:37 pm
Author: PaulMcKeever
Length: 00:08:24
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Tags: Ayn Rand Objectivism selfishness
Video Comments:
Joe402 (December 3, 2008 at 1:03 pm)
FUCK YOU GOT MINE
eventide925 (November 27, 2008 at 8:36 pm)
Enjoy preasent pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones... Seneca
There is no longevity in being dependant/ parasitic.
There is no longevity in being dependant/ parasitic.
Entropy56 (November 23, 2008 at 10:20 am)
If you are writing for a British publication, use defence, but the American defense has the advantages of greater antiquity, similarity to the words from which it was derived, and consistency with words like defensible.
shtivegomz (November 12, 2008 at 2:48 pm)
couldnt agree more. and i really like the comparison of stealing to an sacrifice of independence.
45a66 (November 9, 2008 at 9:01 am)
then u could pay tax(or what u like to call it) to a healthcare system+social security, to gain or to protect yourself against getting unemployed and save ur family from being poor.
felicity5150 (November 1, 2008 at 9:03 pm)
Government didn't facilitate anything. The corporations who bribed the politicians facilitate everything. Corporate greed is the problem, not government.
ThorBarrett (November 7, 2008 at 12:58 am)
lol
felicity5150 (December 18, 2008 at 12:36 am)
You need to read up on fascism which is what America is right now. The bankers took over in 1913 and have been controlling the ship since. If you don't believe it then realize that the banker bailout was a SCAM designed to give Paulson & Bernake the key to your wallets. They have stolen over $8.5T from you so far. Government as a whole didn't do it. Corrupt criminals placed into power are the ones doing it for financial gain. Greed is a drug that leads once decent people to commit criminal acts.
deinse81 (November 10, 2008 at 11:44 am)
Are you suggesting human nature is the problem, and we need to eliminate humans?
If not, how do you suppose we should go about creating a better society, if humans have an inherent desire to be happy(what you call greed)?
Why aren't politicians who are taking bribes, selling favors, guilty?
If politicians take bribes, why is it a good idea to put them in charge of our economy? Shouldn't we in fact separate them from it?
If not, how do you suppose we should go about creating a better society, if humans have an inherent desire to be happy(what you call greed)?
Why aren't politicians who are taking bribes, selling favors, guilty?
If politicians take bribes, why is it a good idea to put them in charge of our economy? Shouldn't we in fact separate them from it?
felicity5150 (December 18, 2008 at 12:26 am)
Since when does greed equate to happiness? Greed is an addiction worse than crack cocaine because smoking crack kills only one person. Greed ends up killing millions or possibly the entire human race. Check out what Monsanto is doing. They are making a power play to control the world's food supply. If they succeed then you and millions of others may die. Not everyone can afford a $50 loaf of bread. Tough luck, huh?