(December 7, 2014 at 5:17 pm)abaris Wrote:(December 7, 2014 at 5:14 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: IMO, there's room for both individualism (though not unrestrained) and altruism.
That's why you can cherry pick Ayn Rand. There's nothing against reason being your guide and taking a stance against irrationality. Buying the whole package though sings a very different tune.
Oh, absolutely you can do that. IMHO, Rand got a few things right, specifically, the power of reason and rationality. She also warned against the power of the unrestrained state, unfortunately, she swung that pendulum back in the other direction in a way that was at least as harmful.
Thing is, once you've picked out the tasty bits, what's left doesn't resemble what you started with, nor is it particularly original.
