I have to laugh. Every time I think of Bambi, Johnny Cash’s song, A boy named Sue comes to mind.

Well said, Susanne. And I think it reflects a widely held view of the narrowmindedness of BB.

How about Sexist, then. Seriously sexist. You offend probably every woman on this board, then try to justify yourself by degradation of others... A real man would be ashamed to call you a brother.... and FYI using obama's middle name is kinda passe... we know he has sociocommunist dictator tendencies, and is a devout racist, however, bringing up the "H" word like a birther doesn't lend you serious credibility. Nor does assuming all women voted str8 democrat on a board where that would be a HUGE misstatement.

hey G, Bambib just doesn't want women to vote or be a CEO or high up in finance at any company he has stock in. He still hasn't said what the remedy is for the women who do vote logically or what about black males who vote democratic to the tune of 97%, jewish males 77%, asian males 73%, . maybe we should only allow white males to vote....hmmmm

Oh my apologies, it was just that from reading your words the only deduction I could make was that you have no other use for woman other than as an object of desire. That women ruin our society and thus can only be used for sexual affairs. Pardon me for assuming that you actually "get some" and that that could be your only use for a woman. I can see now that you steer clear of the vagina wielding devils (joke) and thus womanizer does not fit as a tenable description of you. What term could we then use to describe you?

I sent you a private message describing the process of starting your own thread. Your post is a great start, however, I have had a long day and I can barely put two words together right now. I’ll be more forthcoming in the morning. I hope you find many who want to discuss your thoughts with you. Good night.

Hello again Mimi,
For lack of a better starting point, I've chosen one of my earlier pieces that deals with very similar topics as Ayn Rand's predictions of where this nation may very well be headed.

I'm not sure of the process to start a thread, so I would appreciate a little help and guidance in posting protocol.
Thank you,

Fred

Are American Bankers the Jews of 1938 Germany?
On November 9th and 10th, 1938 the German Nazi government under Adolph Hitler ordered the attack on the Jewish population of Germany and Austria and confiscated or destroyed their property.
Are there similarities between that occurrence and the Obama administration demonizing of the American Bankers?
Is the Obama administration planning to do the same thing? I don't believe so at this time but denunciation of the Jewish population was only the beginning. The reason the Nazi's used this particular tactic was that they needed a common enemy to focus the populations' hatred on.
There is a similar tactic used today against the management of financial institutions. They make too much money. They don't care about their customers. They're only in profit for themselves. They are destroying the country.
Let's examine who the real owners of American financial institutions are.
The majority of stock held in banks and Wall Street institutions are held by mutual and retirement funds. Those funds represent millions of private citizens. Only a small percentage is owned by the executives of financial institutions.
When the administration demonizes "Bankers and Wall Street," they are in fact demonizing you, the public who are the majority owners. I will agree that in some cases it seems that management of these "Wall Street Firms" and the management of banks are being overpaid, especially when they are creating losses. What is not mentioned in the speeches given by the President and administration officials is that the people who receive what they claim are excessive compensation are contractually required bonuses for making a profit for their divisions.
Let us not forget that contracts between two parties are in fact property rights and property rights are protected by the U.S. Constitution. The only parties who have a right to dictate compensation are the stockholders of a corporation.
Even though the administration committed billions of dollars to "financial institution bailouts," they may not change the terms of a contract retroactively. That can only be done legally by renegotiating a contract.
What is the purpose of these attacks upon management? Just like in Germany of the 1930's it is to misdirect the true cause of the problems existing in the economy and targeting the management of financial institutions as being evil.
In reality the economy can only function if a streamlined financial system exists. The public deposits money in banks and invests in Wall Street in order to create a profit for themselves. Pursuing this self-interest provides the basic cash flow for an economy to grow. Banks collect money, pay interest to the saver and lends out the money to businesses and buyers of major products such as homes and automobiles. Without this system of financing, the economy could not grow.
We can find many faults with how the financial sector operates, but that is a part of the financial system. Those companies that operate within the rules of the capitalistic system will prosper, and those that do not will eventually go bankrupt. No bailouts and let true capitalism work.

Fred Speckmann

You have to skim through. I have found a few threads way over my head to understand. I benefit more from educated like-minded people attending to those threads so that I can understand the context. There are many members that are here daily. We do tend to get juvenile from the sheer fact we are giddy with our online friendship, but this is someone else's site and we should focus more on respecting that, and less upon making it our own playground. I agree, and yet, I can’t help myself, sometimes. :) Please, lead by example: start a thread.

Self-caterer.


:)

we have the world to win. hopefully, you'll enjoy. looking forward to your stories

I agree, you do have to be here awhile in order to grasp the context, I guess I just didn't see much important context as I take Ayn Rand's work very seriously as I see her work as a wonderful philosophical novel, but also as a prophecy of the dangers to come for this great nation. My hope is that the revival of interest due to the wonderful movie of her book will also spark a revival in debates on her subject.

And yes, we do have to work on everything.

Fred Speckmann

very interesting! let's see a post!

I suppose the seed I would plant, would be one that grows into discussions based on the foresight and experiences of Ayn Rand's early life in Russia and the comparison to the Clinton years when moochers first came to the forefront of political and economic life to the the path to Armageddon that we now seem to be on.

I do have a similar background to Ayn Rand, having been born and spent my childhood in East Germany and thereby understanding the future path that the present administration wants to lead us down.

Fred Speckmann

you may decide the effort here is not up to your standards. But I encourage you to nudge your premises. ;)

Frankly, I have only recently started reading these post and wasn't aware of the post subject headings. That of course is my own fault. I certainly did not mean to impugn anyone's desire to let their hair down. I can only plead guilty to having responded based on my experience of so much silliness and in fact many vile comments posted on various sites that i would have expected better efforts to be displayed. No insult to anyone was intended.

Fred Speckmann

you have to be in here awhile. this is NOT roberts rule of orders, Fred. but all the important conversations are happening in this site.we live rationally in the world-well most of us. You have to work at it-yes?

Re: Mimi
I too enjoy music and have a very lighthearted sense of humor which often begins by laughing at myself, but as I was reading the back and forth I saw very little connection to anything Ayn Rand or Atlas Shrugged related other than perhaps some clever repartee with some comments bordering on the crude. Your suggestion to start a new thread is certainly a good one.
Thank you,
Fred

I have no doubt about the value of music and if the conversation is in the context of Ayn Rand's philosophy or in context of the characters, I would not find it a waste of time and space. However as I was reading the back and forth, I did get the impression of somewhat juvenile content that is so often found on so many sites. I certainly did not mean to insult anyone, but found very few references to Ayn Rand or the character in Atlas Shrugged. Context is everything.

Fred Speckmann

What a womanizing asshole!