“Crackdown” sounds like getting tough on wrong doers. These humans have every right to protest the actions that directly have a negative U.N.fair tyranical Impact on them. Speaking of the NWO (that’s me of course) don’t be surprised when you see uN Blue helmets in the great white North. Re : crackdown Let’s Call it what it is , theft with the tip of a gun resting between their eyes. . Sure it was freezing or seizure of assets with a keyboard , same result.

Ayn Rand was truly amazing in her ability to tell an interesting and exciting story and educate the reader at the same time . She very clearly understood the damage altruism does to the productivity of a human and particularly a large group. I also have been awed by Milton Friedman , Norman Dodd , Ronald Reagan, G. Edward Griffith Rush Limbaugh and many participants in this very Gulch , with their ability to see the forest fire through the trees 🌲 🌳 so to speak. Poor analogy, but you know what I mean.

I am curious if anyone thinks Ayn went into the propaganda or brainwashing aspect of The kakistocrats? One of the mysteries that has been unraveling is the brainwashing. It’s effects can’t be overstated in my opinion. I am surprised how many time a trusted source lies and is still a trusted source. Never are the motivation of their lies to be examined.. Covid19 revealed that. It came from a spoiled bat meal at the “Wet Market”. Ha ,who ever heard of a wet market before , but spoke of atvevery water cooler . Then the next lie and the next. From my point of view , the narcissistic trait that we witness constantly from the Cabals minions is projection. Russia collusion was projection , the” insurrection”on J6 the same. Psychopathical liars that they are , so now we see them attacking “mis-information”. The media , Education , Hollywood , even Libraries have been steadily and well practiced lying to us and giving misinformation.Over and over and over. They know if you Take away a persons confidence and likely they will go with the crowd vs their own reasoning. People fear Bullying , in fact , though they claim and have convinced people they are the champion of the oppressed. The way they twist distort and pervert reality or definitions , oppressed: means a criminal who has been caught and sentenced. Heaven forbid that man is rehabilitated and produces pillows , jobs and a good nights sleep. Lol.
With that said thanks for the post and best of all The Qreat Awakening continues and the evil enemy is becoming fully exposed. Truth over propaganda and a well armed populace.

Good point. It is amazing, how often Ayn Rand was right.

I'm not following you professor. Giving money to the truckers, is like handing a firearm to a person on your side of a fight, not a donation to a needy but lazy person. This is not altruism.

What are you getting at?

But it's not always that way...donating to a cause that represents your own rational self interest is a good thing.
In many cases, funding a worthy cause is preferable to having a government making that decision for you.
Protest causes are another story but haven't been a big problem until recently.

How dare we financially support those with whom we share common interests without the approval of a governmental third party!

Although Ayn didn't use the word "brainwashed ", everything to do with the rantings of government and media implies it to be so in AS. Without stating it, she managed to capture today's mind control in a very real and harsh light. Time for a re-read to remind me just how much has already become fact.

Bravo!

"Altruism", as Ayn Rand spoke of it, is the act putting the interest of others above one's own - whether by guilt or obligation.

Sending money to a cause you believe in, is not altruism. You are not putting the welfare of the truckers above your own interest. Your interests are aligned. There is nothing wrong with donating money to any cause you believe in.

"My views on charity are very simple. I do not consider it a major virtue and, above all, I do not consider it a moral duty. There is nothing wrong in helping other people, if and when they are worthy of the help and you can afford to help them. I regard charity as a marginal issue. What I am fighting is the idea that charity is a moral duty and a primary virtue." - Ayn Rand, 1964 Playboy Interview

Canada is now experiencing their very own Boston tea party and soon ( I Hate to say) their own modern day version of the Boston massacre, though I hope its not an actual massacre!
Trudeau has become King George of old! Sounds like they will need to update their constitution to prevent such power grabs in the future. Far too much governance !!!
Less Governance means more freedom, which people like the totally useless Trudeau rely upon on the people having less of. Not to mention people like Besos, Gates and the other like minded Orwellian totallaltain's depend on.

As well as we here in the USA will also need to update ours to stop out of control political parties from manipulating the system. I still say we should outlaw political parties all together! They server no useful purpose except to cause separation.

The Trucker Protest was flawed from the start.
It’s the equivalent to the old way of fighting where armies lined up on opposite sides of a field and start firing at eachother.
There’s far too much exposure to “Bad Optics” that can be manufactured by the Left.
This is a case in which they should just “Go Galt” and stay home. Kinda hard to throw people in jail for just staying home. Especially after a lot of the west just spent 2 years threatening and incentivizing their populations to do exactly that.
Imagine the ethical pretzel GoFraudMe would have to create to justify removing a crowd funding effort to “Adopt a Trucker” so they could just NOT work and stay home. As if the statists in congress don’t do that EVERY SINGLE DAY with non-voluntary funding. I guess when I’m essentially “paying” them for not doing something I don’t want done, It’s not altruism. I’ve not paid them up to this point because I believe their methods to be flawed with the likelihood to cause more harm than good.

Regarding the Cruise Ship idea. S.S. United States is available. And is in remarkably good condition. Also it was “BUILT RIGHT”. Unlike the glorified floating wedding cakes that the Italian yards churn out. No ship should be disabled electrically by one system failure. I’ve wired hospitals. It’s not hard to build redundant systems. Unless you’re a cheapskate.

That being said I’m a Master Industrial Electrician with 30 years experience. I specialize in Automation. Systems Integration also. Those yellow robotic arms that we see in car commercials...I make those “talk” to eachother and the fixtures and conveyors around them. And it all started digging ditches while having an insatiable desire to know, not only HOW things work but, WHY they work.
I also don’t believe anyone owes me a living. I’ve made a far better one myself.
Consider this my application to be a Gulcher.

I always thought Ayn Rand was hammering the idea of compulsive altruism....that it's actually not altruism. Certainly, with charity.