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12-12-2006, 01:30 PM
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[ QUOTE ] So many are not getting it. I could have picked other subjects. My post is simply another way of pointing out that people are making a big mistake, in my mind, when they argue one side without goving the other side its due. I say such tactics reduce the chances of persuading others. [/ QUOTE ] Mr. Sklansky, your idea is logical but flawed; you are making assumptions about politics and ethics. You assume that the masses read and understand the issues, opposed to being lead by headlines and sound bites. You assume that politicians are ethical and open to true discussion of the issues. It would be better to think of our political arena as a high school debate where the judge via the court of public opinion rules on whom created the better PR campaign. It’s all about presentation not the substance of the issues at hand. There is hope for the future; in 2008 Atlas Shrugged will be released as a major theatrical release staring Angelina Jolie if this film becomes popular maybe folks will wake up….. [/ QUOTE ] Yes, thank goodness. The same author who brought you "The Virtues of Selfishness" is here to save the world! 
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#62
12-12-2006, 01:31 PM
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I'm pretty sure these paragraphs were meant as examples of what a person might say in typical dialog (if he were being logical and honest with how he truly felt). They weren't meant as David's actual choice of words, if he were laying out a pro-choice argument. I don't really see the point of such semantics. [/ QUOTE ] That's not too far from his actual views on the matter, considering what he has previously posted in SMP.
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#63
12-12-2006, 02:20 PM
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Yes, thank goodness. The same author who brought you "The Virtues of Selfishness" is here to save the world! [/ QUOTE ] Great book, loved that one too....
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#64
12-12-2006, 04:09 PM
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[ QUOTE ] Yes, thank goodness. The same author who brought you "The Virtues of Selfishness" is here to save the world! [/ QUOTE ] Great book, loved that one too.... [/ QUOTE ] I'm sorry to hear that.
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#65
12-12-2006, 05:29 PM
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I'm sorry to hear that. [/ QUOTE ] Why have you read it or are you just going by the title and reputation?
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#66
12-12-2006, 07:27 PM
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[ QUOTE ] I'm sorry to hear that. [/ QUOTE ] Why have you read it or are you just going by the title and reputation? [/ QUOTE ] I read all that I could stomach, which was enough to understand that the title defines what objectivism, Ayn Rand and her novels are all about....selfishness. Damn the world as long as I fulfill my potential.
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#67
12-12-2006, 07:38 PM
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sklansky,
i'm not really interested in your metagame question but could you please answer an important question to me: are you homophobic? i'd send it in PM but i assume others are interested. thanks, bbbushu
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12-12-2006, 07:40 PM
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yeah, and for the record, ayn rand sucks. the ayn rand institute website is one of the most repulsively hilarious things available online and i'd love to hear anybody who likes atlas shrugged tell that crap to somebody growing up poor.
bbbushu
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