Capitalism's Pathetic Enemy is Deception

Posted by mshupe 3 years, 1 month ago to Politics
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"The dominant theme of this essay is the evasion of reality needed to destroy Individualism — independent minds and earned rewards. In fact, individual ‘rights’ are the distinctively American core value because they are the only principle needed to unite rational men."

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  • Posted by Aeronca 3 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    Love Rush and the lyrics. I never knew anything about Objectivism or their influencing by Rand. But I was drawn to them. I never knew why.
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  • Posted by mshupe 3 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    Since we've evolved into poetry, here's one from Mr. P, aka the Professor, aka, Neil Peart - Peart’s dedication to self-creation is entirely consistent with Rush’s 1980 hit Freewill,

    There are those who think that life
    Has nothing left to chance,
    A host of holy horrors
    To direct our aimless dance.
    You can choose from phantom fears
    And kindness that can kill,
    I will choose a path that’s clear
    I will choose free will.
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  • Posted by mshupe 3 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    Yes! And it's been an awesome experience learning to be like The Bob, for example, "The best time to wear a striped sweater is all the time!"
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  • Posted by mshupe 3 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    Spongebob! As the official "au pair" for my 7 month old granddaughter, we have to compete each day for who gets to be Patrick or Spongebob.
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  • Posted by Aeronca 3 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    Some more anti-war lyrics, these are old...

    Kill for gain or shoot to maim
    But we don't need a reason
    The golden goose is on the loose
    And never out of season

    Blackened pride still burns inside
    This shell of bloody treason
    Here's my gun for a barrel of fun
    For the love of living death

    The blind men shout, "Let the creatures out!
    We'll show the unbelievers"
    Napalm screams of human flames
    For a prime-time Belsen feast, yeah

    As the reasons for the carnage cut
    Their meat and lick the gravy
    We oil the jaws of the war machine
    And feed it with our babies

    The body bags and little rags
    Of children torn in two
    And the jellied brains of those who remain
    To put the finger right on you

    As the mad men play on words
    And make us all dance to their song
    To the tune of starving millions
    To make a better kind of gun

    The killer's breed or the demon's seed
    The glamour, the fortune, the pain
    Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain
    Don't you pray for my soul anymore

    2 minutes to midnight
    The hands that threaten doom
    2 minutes to midnight
    To kill the unborn in the womb
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  • Posted by $ Commander 3 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    Metallica popularized.
    „"When a man lies, he murders some part of the world. These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives.", (Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676). "All this I cannot bear to witness any longer. Cannot the Kingdom of Salvation take me home?", (Burton).“

    Source: https://quotepark.com/quotes/1819306-...
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  • Posted by $ Commander 3 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    Commander is an honorary bestowed by a couple of peer groups dating back into the 70's.
    "Captain", another bestowed by professional sailing captains, despite my lack of licensure. Humbling to be considered worthy of participation.
    Best ever: Spongebob! Three 14 y/o young women. Had to watch that whacked-out show to get an idea of they meant. always a lesson with a whole lot of whimsy

    Run Appleton's essay against The Objectivist's Ethics....Objective mesh. Take your time...
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  • Posted by mshupe 3 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    Thanks Commander! Looks like fascinating biology. Will have to read tomorrow. Are you related to Commander Cody?
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  • Posted by Aeronca 3 years, 1 month ago
    "When a Man lies, he murders a part of the world.
    These are the pale deaths that men miscall their lives.
    All this I cannot bear to witness any longer.
    Cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home?"
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  • Posted by mshupe 3 years, 1 month ago
    Who Are to Be the New Intellectuals?

    “Any man or woman who is willing to think. All those who know that man’s life must be guided by reason, those who value their own life and are not willing to surrender it to the cult of despair in the modern jungle of cynical impotence, just as they are not willing to surrender the world to the Dark Ages and the rule of the brutes.” Ayn Rand
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