Great mind! There was a time when Capitalism had people who could actually string a few sentences together in its defense. Today those who say they BELIEVE in Capitalism don't even TRUST it, let alone defend it.
If you identify with any group that has a common purpose, be it American, a member of a sports team, or even a Randist, are you not already accepting a degree of collectivism? It often requires a collective effort and purpose to ensure that we maintain freedoms as well as the opportunity to live our lives in an independent fashion. It may seem contradictory, but is really more of a paradox.
Her dichotomies seem very absolute. Does she really believe that one can only be enslaved to the state and not to an employer? How many people tolerate low wages and bad working conditions simply because, if they leave that job, and cannot find a better one, they will be out on the street. Unfettered capitalism can create the worst kind of slavery; one in which a person believes they are free, but are, in reality, not.
@adamsfall In a free market, if you don't like your employer, you have the freedom to quit and get another job, or create a new job. When governments force you to do things, like buy health care or whatever, that is soft tyranny. "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety" -- Benjamin Franklin. The stop gap measure used to be the churches helping people out, but I have to admit they haven't fulfilled their role.
@jbutte With high unemployment, what freedom do you have to just quit your job and find or create another? I am all for entrepreneurship, but you need starter money. If you have just lost your job, can't find another job, or one to meet your basic cost of living, it is pretty hard to just start a business and expect it to succeed.
Tyranny is letting people die because, either they can't get insured, or their insurance has a max payout.
@adamsfall ah, i kind of forget that we have a credit card culture of people who are in debt up to their eyeballs. that's why i like dave ramsey's ideas about getting out of debt and being in a position where you can have some cash to start up a small business... my paradigm may be counter-culture, but it's one where people have a better chance at being financially healthy. boss yells at you one day... just leave! --where ya going? --- i don't have any payments! (debt).
@adamsfall ah, i kind of forget that we have a credit card culture of people who are in debt up to their eyeballs. that's why i like dave ramsey's ideas about getting out of debt and being in a position where you can have some cash to start up a small business... my paradigm may be counter-culture, but it's one where people have a better chance at being financially healthy. boss yells at you one day... just leave! --where ya going? --- i don't have any payments! (debt).
@adamsfall "Tyranny is letting people die because they can't get insured" And to point a gun the citizens who have the money to pay for another's medical needs against their will is NOT tyranny? Under what twisted form of "logic" could this NOT be identified as tyranny?- the "logic" of altruism, which is the philosophical foundation of Socialism.
A need of one person does NOT imply a "right" of another to force anyone to serve that need. To serve another's needs by force is slavery.
@adamsfall I feel it worthwhile to point out that I am strongly in favor of voluntary systems that help others- The Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders and the like. The difference between these "people serving people" methods and governmental methods rests on 1 key factor- force. Force negates an individual's free will choice- it is this aspect that makes the actions of government immoral. I don't have a right to go to my neighbor, steal their money & give it to another. Neither does government.
She has some great political views .... superb quote " any ignorant shopkeeper knows it in his own simple terms ..although he is unable to discuss political theory"...that is so true ......
I cant seem to warm to her on a personal level though ....she does not believe in a God or have any kids... Ive listened to her in other interviews she has given before and she comes across very very cold almost like she has never experienced love of any sort .... thats just the impression I got.
@mala265 I definately understand your point mala. But, she was actually quite a passionate woman, and her books contain a great deal of romance. Her husband was also a brilliant man. You're right, she was a staunch atheist. I don't always agree with her views - but when I do agree.. I'm awestruck by her brilliance. She once described living under totalitarianism as constant fear and hopelessness from morning to night - that may be why she seems guarded.
@haypenny I made this video to express my frustration with American politicians - liberals who race toward tyranny, conservatives who allow it, and voters who don't understand what they're vote for. It is, in large part, why the US is in its current state. Thanks for commenting!
@haypenny ... yes Ive heard her speak onf her husband and on romance ....on paper, her words are passionate without a doubt ... its just when you see her speaking of it in the flesh ...she seems very mechanicle and unfeeling about it.... I dunno ... maybe thats just her way.....her political opinions though ...yes without a doubt ...she is brilliant, and everythng she says here is absolutely spot on.
@mala265 Your survival does not hinge on whether or not you like the woman's persona. It depends on your acceptance and/or realization of the battle underway, and which side you will choose. There is no gray area here. It's black and white. Supporting ANY wealth redistribution/plunder is to support it ALL.
Great mind! There was a time when Capitalism had people who could actually string a few sentences together in its defense. Today those who say they BELIEVE in Capitalism don't even TRUST it, let alone defend it.
Kingcoul11 3 months ago
What was the music used?
Excellent video. This is also very comparable to the current GOP/Tea Party debates.
madderbass 3 months ago
OK so let's abolish the department of education and give the power back to the states.
jbutte 1 year ago
If you identify with any group that has a common purpose, be it American, a member of a sports team, or even a Randist, are you not already accepting a degree of collectivism? It often requires a collective effort and purpose to ensure that we maintain freedoms as well as the opportunity to live our lives in an independent fashion. It may seem contradictory, but is really more of a paradox.
adamsfall 1 year ago
Her dichotomies seem very absolute. Does she really believe that one can only be enslaved to the state and not to an employer? How many people tolerate low wages and bad working conditions simply because, if they leave that job, and cannot find a better one, they will be out on the street. Unfettered capitalism can create the worst kind of slavery; one in which a person believes they are free, but are, in reality, not.
adamsfall 1 year ago
@adamsfall In a free market, if you don't like your employer, you have the freedom to quit and get another job, or create a new job. When governments force you to do things, like buy health care or whatever, that is soft tyranny. "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety" -- Benjamin Franklin. The stop gap measure used to be the churches helping people out, but I have to admit they haven't fulfilled their role.
jbutte 1 year ago
@jbutte With high unemployment, what freedom do you have to just quit your job and find or create another? I am all for entrepreneurship, but you need starter money. If you have just lost your job, can't find another job, or one to meet your basic cost of living, it is pretty hard to just start a business and expect it to succeed.
Tyranny is letting people die because, either they can't get insured, or their insurance has a max payout.
adamsfall 1 year ago
@adamsfall ah, i kind of forget that we have a credit card culture of people who are in debt up to their eyeballs. that's why i like dave ramsey's ideas about getting out of debt and being in a position where you can have some cash to start up a small business... my paradigm may be counter-culture, but it's one where people have a better chance at being financially healthy. boss yells at you one day... just leave! --where ya going? --- i don't have any payments! (debt).
jbutte 1 year ago
@jbutte You do realize that 62% of the personal debt in this country is due to health care costs?
adamsfall 1 year ago
@adamsfall you do realize that we have government run schools where some people graduate and can't read?
jbutte 1 year ago
@jbutte Yes, I do. "Leave No Child Behind" was an abysmal failure.
adamsfall 1 year ago
@adamsfall ah, i kind of forget that we have a credit card culture of people who are in debt up to their eyeballs. that's why i like dave ramsey's ideas about getting out of debt and being in a position where you can have some cash to start up a small business... my paradigm may be counter-culture, but it's one where people have a better chance at being financially healthy. boss yells at you one day... just leave! --where ya going? --- i don't have any payments! (debt).
jbutte 1 year ago
@adamsfall "Tyranny is letting people die because they can't get insured" And to point a gun the citizens who have the money to pay for another's medical needs against their will is NOT tyranny? Under what twisted form of "logic" could this NOT be identified as tyranny?- the "logic" of altruism, which is the philosophical foundation of Socialism.
A need of one person does NOT imply a "right" of another to force anyone to serve that need. To serve another's needs by force is slavery.
1RationalMind 1 year ago
@adamsfall I feel it worthwhile to point out that I am strongly in favor of voluntary systems that help others- The Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders and the like. The difference between these "people serving people" methods and governmental methods rests on 1 key factor- force. Force negates an individual's free will choice- it is this aspect that makes the actions of government immoral. I don't have a right to go to my neighbor, steal their money & give it to another. Neither does government.
1RationalMind 1 year ago
Thank you so much for posting this video.
liltimy1850 1 year ago
wow great video. nice to hear the voice and be able to follow along with what she is saying too. her accent is a little hard to understand at times.
panzer903 1 year ago
She has some great political views .... superb quote " any ignorant shopkeeper knows it in his own simple terms ..although he is unable to discuss political theory"...that is so true ......
I cant seem to warm to her on a personal level though ....she does not believe in a God or have any kids... Ive listened to her in other interviews she has given before and she comes across very very cold almost like she has never experienced love of any sort .... thats just the impression I got.
mala265 1 year ago
@mala265 I definately understand your point mala. But, she was actually quite a passionate woman, and her books contain a great deal of romance. Her husband was also a brilliant man. You're right, she was a staunch atheist. I don't always agree with her views - but when I do agree.. I'm awestruck by her brilliance. She once described living under totalitarianism as constant fear and hopelessness from morning to night - that may be why she seems guarded.
haypenny 1 year ago
@haypenny I made this video to express my frustration with American politicians - liberals who race toward tyranny, conservatives who allow it, and voters who don't understand what they're vote for. It is, in large part, why the US is in its current state. Thanks for commenting!
haypenny 1 year ago 4
@haypenny ... yes Ive heard her speak onf her husband and on romance ....on paper, her words are passionate without a doubt ... its just when you see her speaking of it in the flesh ...she seems very mechanicle and unfeeling about it.... I dunno ... maybe thats just her way.....her political opinions though ...yes without a doubt ...she is brilliant, and everythng she says here is absolutely spot on.
mala265 1 year ago
@mala265 Your survival does not hinge on whether or not you like the woman's persona. It depends on your acceptance and/or realization of the battle underway, and which side you will choose. There is no gray area here. It's black and white. Supporting ANY wealth redistribution/plunder is to support it ALL.
ohiosux 11 months ago
Rand is appearing more prescient than ever post 2008. She knows the left better than 90 percent of GOP politicians.
pinegrove33 1 year ago 3