Interest news item about Pakistan, it's corruption, a young radical fighting that corruption, and his mightier than sword words pennec by Ayn Rand. Could it be that an Islamic nation will the first to fully embrace Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism? https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pak...th-using-quotes-of-foreign-authors-1.65098200 The quote: ”When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion—when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing—when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in good, but in favors—when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don’t protect you against them, but protect them against you—when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice—you may know that your society is doomed.” When you see today’s headlines in America, her words ring true. Where are America young radicals? Fighting for liberty? Nope, beating up old men in Portland.
Had Ayn Rand and her husband not had Social Security near the end of her life she may well have been homeless living on the streets.
Foolish fool, don't you know "tricks" are for kids. Whatever she and her husband did or didn't do is beside the point. The question is: Do today's headlines, politics, and culture resemble the quote: ”When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion—when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing—when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in good, but in favors—when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don’t protect you against them, but protect them against you—when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice—you may know that your society is doomed.” https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/663434-money-is-the-barometer-of-a-society-s-virtue-when-you O: Is America still an honest and free nation where the best within each of us is able to reach as high as our own ambition, skills, creativity, and knowledge can take us. In other words, are we still a nation of achievers earning a living, or have we become a nation of parasites living off of the crumbs of the public dole at the pleasure of those with political pull?
