RE: 5 Stupid things about Ayn Rand
August 9, 2012 at 11:43 am
(This post was last modified: August 9, 2012 at 11:49 am by Napoléon.)
(August 9, 2012 at 8:23 am)genkaus Wrote: Its interesting you say that, because when I look online, I find that her critics are much more vocal and mindless in their attacks. Examples include regular mis-characterizations of her philosophy and ad-hom attacks. This thread and the embedded video are examples of that - discussions started ostensibly for the reason of criticizing her where criticism is neither necessary nor warranted. If you ask me, the haters do much more to make sure that Ayn Rand remains in the circulation.
Oh? Care to point out the mis-characterizations and ad-homs?
"Discussions started ostensibly for the reason of criticizing her" - No, when people start threads criticizing bible scripture they don't just do it 'ostensibly for the reason of criticizing it'. They do it for a more underlying reason, mainly to show that if something is stupid it should be treated as such. The same can be applied to this thread, and Ayn Rand's (in my opinion) retarded philosophies.
To say it is unwarranted or unnecassary, is foolish given the above point. If someone finds something stupid, they have every right to point out that it is stupid, make a thread saying it is stupid, post a video saying it is stupid. At the end of the day it's all in the interest of sharing knowledge in the hope that stupid ideals are treated as stupid ideals.
Now if you disagree, ofcourse you also have every right to make a case stating why. And regardless of who is right or wrong, that's how arguments and discussions work.
As for who keeps it in circulation, it doesn't make a blind bit of difference. If there are people out there who still parade these ideals around as though they are genius, and there are people who disagree, the people who disagree have a right to turn around and say why they think it's bollocks. Regardless of whether the subject matter is 2000 years old or 20, if there are people about who still think it is correct the people who want to point out otherwise can say so.
Personally I'd never even heard of Ayn Rand until someone quoted her in this forum. What you or I think about who is most vocal on the subject is purely anecdotal.
