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Ayn Rand, Life and Soldiering



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According to the ethical philosophy of Ayn Rand, it is wrong to sacrifice oneself for others.
In this video, Paul McKeever answers a question put to him in an e-mail from a viewer: "Is it wrong to be a soldier or a police officer?"


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What!? How does ... ( 2 months ago by PeteMisener)
What!? How does this comment even make sense? How would inheritance have anything to do with the well being of a Free Market?
the concept of a ... ( 2 months ago by abbnormalfunctions)
the concept of a free market is based on the idea that through work and innovation anyone with ability and brains can make it. Inheritance takes that concept away, when someone can be wealthy though no merit of their own.
See below. Add to ... ( 2 months ago by abbnormalfunctions)
See below. Add to that only sociopaths think as you describe. I understand that objectivism celebrates a different form of sociopathy, but gimmeabreak.
Umm...no. The ... ( 2 months ago by PeteMisener)
Umm...no. The concept of a free market is based on the idea that through no government regulation, anyone with the ability and brains can make it.
Thank you Mr. ... ( 2 months ago by niruobas55)
Thank you Mr. Mckeever for the time and effort you have put into these videos, I enjoy them immensely.
Something that has amazed me since I began reading message boards on the internet is the name calling and hatefulness of many of the posters. Their psychology reminds of the kind of person who would scratch the paint on your car with a key instead of comfronting you directly, a coward would be a good description because they know they can write whatever they want with no repercussions.
Array ( 2 months ago by blujesus)
niruobas55
"...is the name calling and hatefulness of many of the posters."
check out the phil donahue ayn rand interview part 3, to see rand's "hatefulness" on full display. (along with her homophobia, elitism, racism) "cowardly" would describe just about every randian that I have come across. their unwillingness to engage in debate and shut out opposing views is legendary. rand herself said that she need not listen to the views of others. the brave do not fear debate, but randians do.
I disagree, I earn ... ( 2 months ago by kingsleykillz)
I disagree, I earn on my own.
lucky man. ( 2 months ago by kingsleykillz)
lucky man.
While at the same ... ( 2 months ago by kingsleykillz)
While at the same time you are doing that same thing, except that in your case (calling name callers cowards), it is done even more passively. Because you can write whatever you want with no repercussions. I think that passive-aggressive people are below cowards.
Am I wrong? Are we not erring in this way? Only more passively here?
If you ever come to ... ( 2 months ago by senselessbattery)
If you ever come to Melbourne, I'll buy you a drink and tell you what I think of anything you care to discuss. The only Objectivists I've ever met face to face, will debate anything.
You are talking non-sense.
Send me a youtube message with a phone number if you are ever in Melbourne.
Am I the only ... ( 2 months ago by senselessbattery)
Am I the only person who thinks youtube mixes up the posting order? I'm getting emails saying I have a reply but the messages are clearly a reply to somebody else.
I'm an objectivist, ... ( 2 months ago by AirForceGirl05)
I'm an objectivist, but my own philosophy is that it is as it does. As an airmen, i've made the choice to put my life on the line, not only for my country, but for my own self interest. if I had chosen to instead smoke crack and become homeless, i'd still be human... so my own way of life and philosophy would still be human. just because a dog chooses a certain type of food over the other doesn't mean that it has free will, or is any more human.
Militarism is an ... ( 2 months ago by Khomradeigor)
Militarism is an integral part of Objectivism.
We all know how the story goes by now, Radroids will support anyone on the right, regardless of how far from Rands original utopia he is, watch his society crumble to dust as all right wing politics inevitably does and the they will call him a communist and claim that they never had anything to do with him.
Array ( 2 months ago by blujesus)
Khomradeigor
"Militarism is an integral part of Objectivism"
indeed. just take a look at this clip from ARI
maniac leonard peikoff. in it he advocates "exterminating" iran. given her statements on iran I'm sure rand would agree.
/watch?v=JoAWCwm-UXw
I respect the ... ( 2 months ago by ZardexM)
I respect the philosophy and agree that it may contribute to wellbeing in the USA.
But it's naive to think that USA is successful because of this philosophy and that Europe would be less successful because of mysticism while USA clearly suffers more Mysticism then Europe.
Have you even been to Europe to be able to compare it to America?
I've lived on both sides, and I would never claim that Americans are better off, or that they adhere more to Philosophy like that of Ayn Rand.
First Mr. McKeever, ... ( 2 months ago by justintrevorlewis)
First Mr. McKeever, thank you for your videos. Please don't take this criticism as any kind of affront, but only as a joint journey towards the truth. "Only human beings can choose suicide." I think this statement, made at roughly 3 minutes, is false. There have been many reports of animals such as dogs, horses, cats, dolphins, monkeys, even parrots seemingly deliberately committing suicide.
Rand is Satan . ( 2 weeks ago by Easydollars)
Rand is Satan .
Couldn't have said ... ( 2 weeks ago by Aspetta17)
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Satan can be equated to one simple concept=EGO
Ayn Rand exalts the human EGO and dismisses the human soul. Unbelievable that such a backwards, self-serving philosophy could get so much attention, praise, and credit.
If Rand is Satan ... ( 2 weeks ago by Manx123)
If Rand is Satan then Earth is hell.
Wow, you are so ... ( 2 weeks ago by Manx123)
Wow, you are so wrong it's unbelievable. Please actually read and understand Ayn Rand before you seek to criticize her or her philosophy.
That is completely ... ( 2 weeks ago by Manx123)
That is completely untrue. They do not support the right because it is the right because they believe it is morally right. The ARI actually supports democratic candidates because they believe the Republicans are morally wrong in their beliefs.
Listen, Ayn Rand ... ( 2 weeks ago by Aspetta17)
Listen, Ayn Rand says that you have no responsibility at all to your fellow man. But That's insane and I'll show you how!! Watch -> Give a man a fish and you've fed him for a day - and you're making him a beggar too! I AM WITH HER! But Teach him how to fish and he will take care of himself. The only way to stop the peasants from storming the castle is to TEACH THEM to be more than peasants! But you HAVE TO WANT it for them in the first place!
Then it's not ... ( 2 weeks ago by Manx123)
Then it's not really a responsibility because its done entirely for a selfish reason.
The war mechine can ... ( 1 week ago by deepblueandfree)
The war mechine can be used against you as well!



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