Comments on: We the Living and the “common good” http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/we-the-living-and-the-common-good/ Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:57:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: Maggie http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/we-the-living-and-the-common-good/comment-page-1/#comment-2553 Maggie Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:55:32 +0000 http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/?p=5437#comment-2553 Conservatives uphold faith as against reason; and morality, their faith tells them, is service to God (which includes sacrifice for the sub groups of have-nots picked out by the Bible). The liberals uphold principled ignorance, i.e., skepticism, as against reason; and their ignorance somehow leads them to demand sacrifice for the very same biblical favorite. Can you decipher these two sentences for me. I can't seem to figure out what you are trying to say. thank you. Conservatives uphold faith as against reason; and morality, their faith tells them, is service to God (which includes sacrifice for the sub groups of have-nots picked out by the Bible). The liberals uphold principled ignorance, i.e., skepticism, as against reason; and their ignorance somehow leads them to demand sacrifice for the very same biblical favorite.

Can you decipher these two sentences for me. I can’t seem to figure out what you are trying to say.
thank you.

]]> By: davis hart http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/we-the-living-and-the-common-good/comment-page-1/#comment-2522 davis hart Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:17:52 +0000 http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/?p=5437#comment-2522 Ayn Rand once said "as long as one person believes in freedom there will be freedom" Perhaps i paraphrased but my memory is still fairly sharp at 63. however these are desparate thoughts in these times. I enjoed your thoughts. These ideas will hopefully help others to fight intellectually on all political fronts. I live in the most fundamentalist part of america and constantly battle for our basic rights. davis hart DO Mt. Airy,NC Ayn Rand once said “as long as one person believes in freedom there will be freedom” Perhaps i paraphrased but my memory is still fairly sharp at 63. however these are desparate thoughts in these times. I enjoed your thoughts. These ideas will hopefully help others to fight intellectually on all political fronts. I live in the most fundamentalist part of america and constantly battle for our basic rights. davis hart DO Mt. Airy,NC

]]> By: Norm Alexander http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/we-the-living-and-the-common-good/comment-page-1/#comment-2461 Norm Alexander Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:18:43 +0000 http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/?p=5437#comment-2461 I agree that the last thing we want is the same old Republican party. The Republican party are simply "democrats lite". A few times, at its very best, the Republican party has been nothing more than a band-aid on a nation hemorraghing its freedoms through a thousand cuts. But, there is some change afoot. Scott Brown is certainly a departure from the Republicans we have come to know, according to his issues page and his public behavior, his campaign ran against the statist agenda. Stephen Bailey, an objectivist in Colorado, is running as a Republican. The TEA Party people may be the catalyst for this change. Focusing primarily on the statists continued assault on their freedoms, TEA Partiers are protesting with quotes from founders and excerpts from the US Constitution. Their signs, for the first time in recent history, demand Constitutionally guaranteed freedoms and governments adherence to Constitutional restrictions. In my opinion the TEA Party movement can be a vehicle for significant positive change in US politics, if it continues. I am hopeful that objectivism finds an opening and capitalizes on the growing discontent with the establishment in both parties. I agree that the last thing we want is the same old Republican party. The Republican party are simply “democrats lite”. A few times, at its very best, the Republican party has been nothing more than a band-aid on a nation hemorraghing its freedoms through a thousand cuts.

But, there is some change afoot. Scott Brown is certainly a departure from the Republicans we have come to know, according to his issues page and his public behavior, his campaign ran against the statist agenda. Stephen Bailey, an objectivist in Colorado, is running as a Republican. The TEA Party people may be the catalyst for this change. Focusing primarily on the statists continued assault on their freedoms, TEA Partiers are protesting with quotes from founders and excerpts from the US Constitution. Their signs, for the first time in recent history, demand Constitutionally guaranteed freedoms and governments adherence to Constitutional restrictions. In my opinion the TEA Party movement can be a vehicle for significant positive change in US politics, if it continues. I am hopeful that objectivism finds an opening and capitalizes on the growing discontent with the establishment in both parties.

]]> By: Robert W. Goglia http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/we-the-living-and-the-common-good/comment-page-1/#comment-2443 Robert W. Goglia Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:39:28 +0000 http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/?p=5437#comment-2443 The success of Massachusetts Senate seat is an indication of how most people are beginning to see the irresponsibility of the Democratic Party in regards to spending. They know this is wrong from a common sense perspective. They also are not being given the facts in a loud articulate way on how it was governments intervention through regulations,etc. that has caused the current economic crises instead they are being led to believe regulations are the solution. Rational selfishness and benevolence are there; however it is the unscrupulous behavior of unethical behavior which is being presented as the picture of our current economic demise. The "common good" would be better be served when the President looks at the facts of what causes economic health and what destroys it. The success of Massachusetts Senate seat is an indication of how most people are beginning to see the irresponsibility of the Democratic Party in regards to spending. They know this is wrong from a common sense perspective.
They also are not being given the facts in a loud articulate way on how it was governments intervention through regulations,etc. that has caused the current economic crises instead they are being led to believe regulations are the solution.
Rational selfishness and benevolence are there; however it is the unscrupulous behavior of unethical behavior which is being presented as the picture of our current economic demise.
The “common good” would be better be served when the President looks at the facts of what causes economic health and what destroys it.

]]> By: Lori Hopkins http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/we-the-living-and-the-common-good/comment-page-1/#comment-2438 Lori Hopkins Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:46:18 +0000 http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/?p=5437#comment-2438 Dear Mr. Scialabba (This is not intended for publication) I don't know if it's author-controlled or something that must be provide by those who manage the website, but I wanted someone at ARC to realize that having a thumbnail photo that works with Facebook (and, I assume, with other venues as well) would make posting links to these articles more desirable. A picture (and I really don't think that the content of the picture is critical) makes the presentation look a *lot* better, more complete I guess. Anyway, my experience is that more people take a look at a link when there is a picture to accompany the title. Best Regards, Lori Hopkins Dear Mr. Scialabba

(This is not intended for publication)

I don’t know if it’s author-controlled or something that must be provide by those who manage the website, but I wanted someone at ARC to realize that having a thumbnail photo that works with Facebook (and, I assume, with other venues as well) would make posting links to these articles more desirable. A picture (and I really don’t think that the content of the picture is critical) makes the presentation look a *lot* better, more complete I guess. Anyway, my experience is that more people take a look at a link when there is a picture to accompany the title.

Best Regards,

Lori Hopkins

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