The Agenda

Posted by paulnathan2000 10 years, 2 months ago to Politics
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How to fight for freedom in the upcoming election

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  • Posted by DrZarkov99 10 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    It is human nature to admire and respect those who exert an out of the ordinary effort and succeed (or fail) publicly. Some exert such effort for ego, as most sports and entertainment achievers do. A hero, I contend is someone who takes risks (physical or reputation) for the sake of a higher goal than self-promotion.

    The egoists are nothing but celebrity. Some are also heroes, or choose to become heroes (as you point out with Ayn Rand). What I find troubling is that many today are unable to make the distinction between the egotistical celebrities of the entertainment and sports venues, who are often examples of criminal or at least immoral actions, and real heroes like a Sister Teresa.
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  • Posted by paulnathan2000 10 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
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    You say "what is referred to as a "hero" in the article is really a celebebrity..."). Yes. Ayn Rand was a celebebrity -- and a hero. My point is that it is in the Amercian "soul" to be hero worshipers -- and not hero destroyers. That fact is exibited eloquently by the millions influeced by the hero's of Ayn Rand.
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  • Posted by paulnathan2000 10 years, 2 months ago
    I am an Independent and have voted Republican, Libertarian, and for Democrats over the years. In my article, I obviously direct my advice to the Republicans, but not exclusively. As I stated, "The Agenda of all limited government candidates should be summed up in a word. That word is 'freedom". We, who are for freedom, fiscal responsibility, and self-reliance, must push that particular agenda. And we only need to point out that the opposition wants to move away from such ideals. This sets up the freedom-versus-government control debate – and in that debate the controllers will lose."

    All of my points were to further freedom. I don't think this is a partisan objective.

    Paul Nathan
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  • Posted by straightlinelogic 10 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    "It's more like show business for ugly people." Great line. I'm for a liberty agenda, but we're not going to see it out of the two parties, and we're not going to see it until after the present statist Rube Goldberg monstrosity collapses. Then liberty may have a chance.
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