Sorry epic fail, I wasn't paying attention. Did you already create one?

Agreed. Post a feature request!

That's an interesting idea, Catie. Why don't you put that together and post it as a Feature Request?

I just had a thought and it seems to be close-ish to what you had previously stated.

Why don't we have the ability to "chain" or "link" posts together.

For instance, Obama's tirade about objectivism being for adolescence. 2-3 posts were submitted covering that article and then jmlesniewski provided one article that gave a rebuttal to what was said in those 2-3 previously posted articles.

Maybe just a button on the Create Post page that says link to previous post? Then option for or against. And whoever originally posted the article can confirm the linking before it goes in effect?

There is a philosophy section, so any such questions and discussion of said articles could be started there,

The rights to all those Rand articles become to the Ayn Rand Estate. There's no way the rights are going to be transferred here to start a database.

Sure, but not exactly what I was thinking of.

For example:
What are the Neo-Conservitive Arguments for big military and the objective arguments against them?

What arguments can you offer for the poor to be cared for through voluntary service rather than robbery and entitlement?

Many of these types of arguments can be found in Ayn Rands Books, Particularly in those that are a collection of her Essays like The virtues of selfishness and Capitalism:The forgotten ideal. The thing that would be great is to have a place that provided updates to many of these essays with current information and examples. Like for instance in Capitalism the forgotten ideal the example of GE for anti-trust and why it hurt rather than help the public is awesome and great examples. It would be even better to have examples in the last 10 years, discussed with the same level of detial to help us show people why the views we have on the economy are accurate with current laws, suits and results.

Hopefully this adds some clarity to my thinking here.

Maybe there could be a current events category wherein we discuss the relevance of current events?

Good morning XenoRoy,

I have read that piece of treachery(Rules for Radicals). There are some very effective tactics in it but people of honor and adherence to truth will find many unpalatable. That being said, sometimes we must fight fire with fire.
Regards,
O.A.

That's what I have been hoping to hear!

I would love to see, and would pay money for, a library of current events articles that we could use when talking with others around us to argue why this event or condition would be better if we practiced small government and capitalist principles.

Ayn Rand wrote such essays on a variety of topics. Articles consolidated on a single site with talking points and full descriptions behind them would help me to talk to my friends who are collectivists with better success. That I would love to have and would pay for.

This is a strange source that may give you ideas if you have not read it. Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals. While I disagree with everything he stood for, some of his ideas on how to share and influence others are quite good. Another book with interesting ideas is a "Switch" which again uses the concepts of how to change and motivate people in the wrong ways. The biggest problem is that our greatest strength, knowledge of the individual, gives us enough respect for the individual to allow them to think as they will and not how we want them to think. It almost feels wrong to attempt to persuade them, and particularly feels wrong to use some of the tactics the liberals have used, but there are some sound ideas in those books.

I am thinking back on my introduction to Ayn Rand. I was a crazy lib at Iowa and met this boy who was a CRAZY objectivist. he was always up for a discussion...we all did the Obama 3rd debate zingers and chuckled at our own wit. he remained calm and remarkably resilient. he finally snagged me via architecture. We both loved Frank Lloyd Wright houses. That's how he got me to read Fountainhead. 27 years later....you can check out my husband's blog-there's lots of beginning discussions about Rand and the world we live in-just search on the site:
www.hallingblog.com

ha ha ha :) I haven't given up. I will find a way some how. (I can't be the only one with this problem.)

http://aynrandlexicon.com/

What maybe needed is some form of hyper link that links to a Objectivity/capitalism wiki/database, that can be easily added to comments.

Think Tank Sessions-give members complex problems to solve -cuz we did so well with Let's Shrug's problem :) Maybe Games -I'd like different ways to earn Mulligans.

o.O

Justin, you can't leave me open like that. Not sure how long my self-restraint will last.

My girlfriend cooks for me often. I'm lucky. :)

But you could benefit from my ability. Woo the girlfriend that doesn't think you can cook.

Excellent suggestions, Catie.

Those are great thread ideas! Although, unfortunately, I'm not much of a cook so I couldn't contribute to the recipe one.

O and the ability to post pictures to enrich discussion. I would also really like to see a chat feature or messaging feature, some conversations should be private. I like you guys but I am not giving any of you my contact info :)

I like the producer thread I started, five people replied to it and since we have gained multiple new members and we have no ideas as to the accomplishments people have actually done or plan on. I am sorry I am not going to read through introductions, I find them mind-numbing because they all say the same thing.

I don't know recipes, I am a helluva cook, I would like to share some of my creations with people that may actually appreciate them.

Maybe a What if scenario area. If we weren't plaqued by regulations and pointless laws, how would certain things be easier, more profitable, less likely to succeed.

O pshaw. You say things that are true. You get voted down because what people pay attention to the fact that it "sounds" offensive and not because it is factually true, so in anger they click you down. I enjoy most of the things you post.

Better to sound offensive and be true, then to sound pretty and be inaccurate.