Comments on: The Ghost of Ayn Rand Haunts Paul Ryan

By: Everyman

Everyman — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:22:38 +0000

Atlas Shrugged Part 2 will be in theaters October 12th, 2012.

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By: Shiva (Moderator)

Shiva (Moderator) — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 02:22:07 +0000

There is no free healthcare. There is however everyone being covered. A concept you might think about. Especially when this country was built on people paying for others. Take the concept of fecking roads for instance. Buildings and a million other things.

Rand was no hero. Under her thinking we would not have a country

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By: Puneeta

Puneeta — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 01:47:41 +0000

Thank you. This is one of the few well researched and non strawman articles on the topic.

As an Objectivist, I agree with all the above criticisms of Paul Ryan. In fact this above is the reason I criticize all Republicans. But there is a reason Ayn Rand has been never embraced by the Left despite her excellent defence of their social values.

She was a proud individual, who beleived in a free country, a free people, and rational individualism. People who think they deserve a free pass, free healthcare, that someone else ultimately pays for, will never understand her fully, until they embrace the idea of individualism fully.

Individualism and working hard is cool, people. Remember Steve Jobs? He is a true Ayn Rand hero.

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By: NobeHeadings

NobeHeadings — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 01:47:17 +0000

“Miss Rand’s greatest gift to us, along with her books, was the example she set for intellectual courage and integrity. Here was a woman who dared to stand virtually alone against ideas, political systems and cultures that were dominating the planet and had been hallowed by intellectuals for centuries. What heroism.”

(Al Ramrus interview, 100 Voices: An Oral History of Ayn Rand by Scott McConnell)

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By: Tim From LA

Tim From LA — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:04:01 +0000

Hey, the Catholic did kill their jesus, so Ryan has no issue with the death of Marion Parker. Maybe Hickman can be his god too.

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