Re: Ayn Rand

[dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx (Doug Henwood)]

At 4:43 PM 10/16/95, Joshua Mercer wrote:

>                      Ayn Rand
>My left-wing friend introduced me to this list because the list of
>discussion topics included my favorite philosopher Ayn Rand.  I've been
>monitoring the debate for some time and seen no discussion of Rand and
>would like to open the floor.  I am an admirer of Rand and will be
>ready to defend her atheism, unfettered laissez-faire capitalism,
>absolutism of reason, and ethics of rational self-interest.  Since I am
>by no means an authority on Rand's works, I'll let her novels _Atlas
>Shrugged_ and _The Fountainhead_ speak for themselves.  There is a
>moderated debate of Objectivism, her philosophy, available at:
>objectivism-request@xxxxxxx

Do we have to go through this again? Can we go invade some objectivism list
and talk about the labor theory of value?

I note the poster is from Hillsdale College, a stinkpot of reaction located
in Michigan that refuses all federal funds out of ideological purity. It
publishes the vile newsletter Imprimis, which afflicts subscribers (like me
- hey I like to keep up with the right, and besides, it's free!) with
tedious articles like Margaret Thatcher's reflections on moral values. As a
matter of consistency, however, the poster should refuse to use the
Internet, which would not exist had it not been for decades of US
government subsidies.

Doug

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