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Ayn Rand and America’s New Culture War
Christian Science Monitor ^
| December 11, 2009
| Jennifer Burns
Posted on 12/13/2009 11:18:44 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
The loss of personal responsibility, in a universal reality of personal and corporate consequences, is tantamount to pervasive catastrophe.
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posted on
12/13/2009 11:25:20 AM PST
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DBCJR
(What would you expect?)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
12/13/2009 11:25:36 AM PST
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Misterioso
(The uncontested absurdities of today are the accepted slogans of tomorrow. -- Ayn Rand)
To: nickcarraway
“These aspects of Rand made her alien to an earlier generation of religious conservatives who gleefully launched a culture war against secular America.”
There was no “glee” involved. Religious conservatives were forced into the culture war by liberals who wouldn’t leave well enough alone.
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12/13/2009 11:49:33 AM PST
by
Scotsman will be Free
(11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
To: nickcarraway
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12/13/2009 11:53:11 AM PST
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GOP Poet
(Obama is an OLYMPIC failure.)
To: nickcarraway
I am re-reading it right now and it is spine-chilling to see the parallels.
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posted on
12/13/2009 12:13:30 PM PST
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Redleg Duke
("Don't fire unless fired upon, but it they mean to have a war, let it begin here." J Parker, 1775)
To: nickcarraway
For the Christians among us who have been both attracted to Ayn Rand and left with nagging concerns that something isn't quite right, John Piper has a critique entitled
The Ethics of Ayn Rand that I found very helpful.
To: RochesterFan
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12/13/2009 12:20:31 PM PST
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Jane Austen
(Boycott the Philadelphia Eagles!)
To: hennie pennie
No go. Just some corporate liberals trying to figure out what corporate conservatives have for ideology. Ayn Rand, as an ideology, failed with Alan Greenspan.
But, maybe I am wrong. I saw Eric Canter on this morning as the rep of the Republican party. Asked a question on imposing financial laws on Wall Street gamers he fumbled and changed the question. Looked damn serious about it too. The wall street money is just as green for the Repubs as the Dems. The Repubs could have made gains by pointing out the Dems reforms were near bogus, but then, they would have to offer something better, something that would shatter their anti-regulation cult ideology that offers them solace from have to face the fact they are only tools of their contributors.
For sure, Canter lost votes. He is the face of the Repub party? Looked like just another cog in the wheel.
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12/13/2009 12:28:57 PM PST
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Shermy
To: Shermy
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posted on
12/13/2009 12:45:57 PM PST
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SantosLHalper
(I am the World that hides the Universal secret of All time.)
To: RochesterFan
I was not aware of this essay - thank you.
God has given us many wonderful gifts in this world. John Piper is one of them...
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12/13/2009 12:54:55 PM PST
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jonno
(Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
To: Misterioso
Jennifer Burns is a fraud.If true, that alone would qualify her to write about Ayn Rand.
She's also better looking than most Randians, and that gets her an audience.
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12/13/2009 1:03:30 PM PST
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x
To: hennie pennie
I found that amusing too. The thing about Ayn Rand is throwing the baby out with the bath water. I think some people just dismiss the entirety because of some objectionable facts. The belief’s that she held about redistribution and capitalism were excellent they should have been widely promoted. I don’t see Greenspan’s action as a failure on her part that is guilt by association.
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12/13/2009 1:04:45 PM PST
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FromLori
(FromLori)
To: nickcarraway
In this current political world, even the hot-button issue of gay marriage has been sidelined for the new bogeyman of socialism.Bogeyman:
an imaginary evil character of supernatural powers, esp. a mythical hobgoblin supposed to carry off naughty children.
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12/13/2009 1:38:32 PM PST
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Sawdring
To: Redleg Duke
Same here. Read it for first time last year. The second read is slower but filled with personal aha’s.
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12/13/2009 1:41:14 PM PST
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CARTOUCHE
(If they really believed their own research, wouldn't the CRU have moved to higher ground years ago?)
To: Redleg Duke
FReeper Book Club: Introduction to Atlas ShruggedPart I, Chapter I: The ThemePart I, Chapter II: The ChainPart I, Chapter III: The Top and the BottomPart I, Chapter IV: The Immovable MoversPart I, Chapter V: The Climax of the dAnconiasPart I, Chapter VI: The Non-CommercialPart I, Chapter VII: The Exploiters and the ExploitedPart I, Chapter VIII: The John Galt LinePart I, Chapter IX: The Sacred and the ProfanePart I, Chapter X: Wyatts TorchPart II, Chapter I: The Man Who Belonged on EarthPart II, Chapter II: The Aristocracy of PullPart II, Chapter III: White BlackmailPart II, Chapter IV: The Sanction of the VictimPart II, Chapter V: Account OverdrawnPart II, Chapter VI: Miracle MetalPart II, Chapter VII: The Moratorium on BrainsPart II, Chapter VIII: By Our LovePart II, Chapter IX: The Face Without Pain or Fear or GuiltPart II, Chapter X: The Sign of the DollarPart III, Chapter I: AtlantisPart III, Chapter II: The Utopia of GreedPart III, Chapter III: Anti-GreedPart III, Chapter IV: Anti-LifePart III, Chapter V: Their Brothers KeepersPart III, Chapter VI: The Concerto of DeliverancePart III, Chapter VII: This is John Galt SpeakingPart III, Chapter VIII: The EgoistPart III, Chapter IX: The GeneratorPart III, Chapter X: In the Name of the Best Within UsCoda: Ten Years AfterAfterword and Suggested Reading
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12/13/2009 1:54:37 PM PST
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Publius
(Do you want the people who run Amtrak to take out your appendix?)
To: ADemocratNoMore; Aggie Mama; alarm rider; alexander_busek; AlligatorEyes; AmericanGirlRising; ...
Interesting article on Atlas Shrugged.
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12/13/2009 1:55:48 PM PST
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Publius
(Do you want the people who run Amtrak to take out your appendix?)
To: Publius
What is, “The Freeper Book Club”?
To: hennie pennie
See Post #17 on this thread.
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12/13/2009 2:11:19 PM PST
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Publius
(Do you want the people who run Amtrak to take out your appendix?)
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