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Objectivism
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RE: Objectivism
Objectivism has been hit many times for its lack of emotional textures, its illogical insistence that people will naturally do the best deeds when putting themselves first in every instance and its wholesale ball-polishing attitude toward capitalism. The fact that Rand herself could not tolerate the presence in her circle of people who, although fully supporting (in fact, doing so even in their own selfish actions) her philosophy's stated premises, rejected her ego on an amatory level suggests that even she was not able to tolerate the presence of a true individual.

This is a gentle take on Objectivism, written by a former fan of its ideology:

http://www.michaelprescott.freeservers.c...ugging.htm
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Objectivism - by mediamogul - March 31, 2012 at 3:42 pm
RE: Objectivism - by Epimethean - March 31, 2012 at 6:02 pm
RE: Objectivism - by mediamogul - March 31, 2012 at 7:24 pm
RE: Objectivism - by genkaus - March 31, 2012 at 9:32 pm
RE: Objectivism - by mediamogul - March 31, 2012 at 10:01 pm
RE: Objectivism - by genkaus - April 1, 2012 at 12:04 am
RE: Objectivism - by mediamogul - April 1, 2012 at 12:01 pm
RE: Objectivism - by genkaus - April 1, 2012 at 6:04 pm
RE: Objectivism - by mediamogul - April 2, 2012 at 6:26 pm
RE: Objectivism - by genkaus - April 3, 2012 at 3:12 am
RE: Objectivism - by Epimethean - March 31, 2012 at 9:48 pm
RE: Objectivism - by Epimethean - April 2, 2012 at 1:20 am
RE: Objectivism - by genkaus - April 2, 2012 at 1:52 am
RE: Objectivism - by Epimethean - April 2, 2012 at 8:57 am
RE: Objectivism - by genkaus - April 2, 2012 at 9:34 am
RE: Objectivism - by Epimethean - April 2, 2012 at 9:40 am
RE: Objectivism - by genkaus - April 2, 2012 at 10:09 am
RE: Objectivism - by Epimethean - April 2, 2012 at 11:43 am
RE: Objectivism - by Epimethean - April 3, 2012 at 12:15 am
RE: Objectivism - by Epimethean - April 3, 2012 at 3:29 am
RE: Objectivism - by genkaus - April 3, 2012 at 3:42 am
RE: Objectivism - by Epimethean - April 3, 2012 at 4:24 am

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