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To: combjelly who wrote (1566234)

10/18/2025 2:11:16 PM

From: Maple MAGA

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"Ayn worshipped sociopaths and was a lousy writer. The bad writing I can forgive. So not exactly someone I would want to associate myself with, ideologically."

What do you find objectionable in the following two quotes?

“The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities." AYN RAND

“When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing - When you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors - When you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don’t protect you against them, but protect them against you - When you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice - You may know that your society is doomed.” AYN RAND

To: combjelly who wrote (1566234)	10/18/2025 2:13:26 PM
From: Maple MAGA	2 Recommendations Recommended By longz miraje Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570897

The power of Ayn Rand... "Today, when a concerted effort is made to obliterate this point, it cannot be repeated too often that the Constitution is a limitation on the government, not on private individuals -- that it does not prescribe the conduct of private individuals, only the conduct of the government -- that it is not a charter for government power, but a charter of the citizen's protection against the government." AYN RAND "The American system is not a democracy. It is a constitutional republic. A democracy, if you attach meaning to terms, is a system of unlimited majority rule . . . a form of collectivism, which denies individual rights . . . . The American system is a constitutionally limited republic, restricted to the protection of individual rights. In such a system, majority rule is applicable only to lesser details, such as the selection of certain personnel. But the majority has no say over the basic principles governing the government. It has no power to ask for or gain the infringement of individual rights." AYN RAND "They do not want to own your fortune, they want you to lose it; they do not want to succeed, they want you to fail; they do not want to live, they want you to die; they desire nothing, they hate existence, and they keep running, each trying not to learn that the object of his hatred is himself . . . . They are the essence of evil, they, those anti-living objects who seek, by devouring the world, to fill the selfless zero of their soul. It is not your wealth that they’re after. Theirs is a conspiracy against the mind, which means: against life and man." AYN RAND "Did you really think we want those laws observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them to be broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against... We're after power and we mean it... There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Reardon, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with." AYN RAND

To: combjelly who wrote (1566234)	10/18/2025 5:17:02 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	1 Recommendation Recommended By pocotrader Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570897

CJ, I think Ayn Rand is correct on a lot of subjects, but not everything. That clip Joachim posted is a perfect example. Rand misunderstands how vaccines work. She thinks the consequences of not getting vaccinated will ONLY affect the unvaccinated. But that is wrong. Vaccines help reduce the chance of infection but doesn't prevent it 100%. To get to 100%, enough people have to get vaccinated in order to develop herd immunity. Can't get there if too many people decide not to get vaccinated. Too bad Joachim will never understand. Instead he will continue posting Ayn Rand quotes and clips as if they're gospel. He is unable to think critically about anything. That also explains why he will copy-n-paste whatever ChatGPT produces. Tenchusatsu