RE: Ayn Rand blamed for current state of America
June 14, 2021 at 8:59 pm
(This post was last modified: June 14, 2021 at 9:03 pm by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
(June 14, 2021 at 8:52 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(June 14, 2021 at 8:40 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Help me out, here - what on Earth does Che Guevara have to do with selfishness in US politics?
Not saying you’re wrong, I just don’t see the connection.
Boru
Opposite extremes of the same coin. Ayn Rand gave voice eventually to the "fuck you I got mine" mentality, and Che gave rise to "fuck capitalism".
FYI Fidel Castro died with a personal estimated wealth of $800 million.
Truth be told worldwide, this is why I hate labels. Even Hitler once he consolidated power, became a very rich man by forcing his population to buy "Mein Kompf". It wasn't the reason he rose to absolute power, but once in that seat of power, he had the power to force Germans to buy his propaganda.
There is no power in past or present history, that does not have wealth, friend or foe alike, open or closed state, all top powers invest in the global market. It always takes money and resources to keep power, regardless of autocracy, theocracy, dictatorship, open or closed state.
Not remotely what I asked you, but ok.
And Hitler didn’t force people to buy ‘Mein Kampf’. He didn’t have to.
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
