A walk with Angel upon return to the Homestead. We have new chickens! Hopefully these will escape the coyotes jaws...And a thought about Rand Paul (the son of Ron Paul and the upstart Republican nominee for Senator from Kentucky): I wonder why no one has figured out that he was named after Ayn Rand? The Atlas Shrugged Candidate?
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Is that really true about Rand Paul? It would make sense as Ron Paul is as non-egalitarian as they come.
I can never look at Ayn Rand's philosophy the same after playing Bioshock. I wonder if a video game alone could ruin a candidates chances amongst my generation.
Good luck with the chickens!
Two comments listed, but I don't see them?
As for Rand Paul being named after Ayn Rand? The kid belongs to Ron Paul; do the math...
Just read a new book about assassination of MLK where author called Ray by whatever alias he was using at the time so for most of the book he's called Eric Galt (think it's Eric he used, definitely Galt anyway) so I spent the whole book wondering if Ray had read Rand.
I read this morning that he says publicly, with no apologies, that he is opposed to the section of the Civil Rights Acts that says businesses cannot discriminate against customers based upon race.
To be fair I haven't heard exactly what he has said, but it sounds as if he is okay with restaurants not serving blacks, or Latinos, or gays or anyone who is of a different race.
I hope this isn't true.
Larry
Now I can read the comments. Funny, the didn't show up last night...
I haven't played the game Zeal...
Green, that wouldn't surprise me about Ray actually...
Larry, There is a bunch of revisionism within the Libertarian movement. I wonder how similar Rand is to his Dad? You know, they say some good things (anti-empire) but then they come along and say something just goofy.
Like their hatred of Lincoln and their support for the Confederate states. They see the civil war as not being about ending slavery, but about the expansion of Government in people's lives. This began with Lincoln according to Libertarians.
This revisionism (as in Rand's statements you bring up) have a closety, rascist feel to them. Makes me deeply uncomfortable.
As does their sole allegiance to private property, capitalism and the like. Goes back to Rand's individualistic philosophy...
Hey Allan,
Do your homework before you do the math... ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD-R_OeP6tU
Hi Ian,
I've never been one for homework. :)
I'll look at the youtube when I get home later this week. How was I wrong?
Cheers!
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