What is Objectivism Part 1: Capitalism, Role of Government, Morality and Values

I will be making a series of videos discussing what objectivism is. This is Part 1.

Objectivism is the philosophy of the late philosopher Ayn Rand.

If you are interested in her works please visit:

aynrand.org

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[paulk314]

Not bad, but I found it a little odd that you discussed politics before ethics when the former genetically depends on the latter.

[ProximaMinor]

Yeah, there's two reasons for that: one is that this video semi-assumes that the viewer is already some-what familiar with Objectivist ethics, or they have already watched my video on selfishness (I guess the title is pretty confusing. I should have named the selfish video part 1 and this part 2, but when I made the selfishness video I wasn't planning on making a series on objectivism).

[elixerfreak123]

if you start arguing in favour of killing poor people, I wouldn't have any exhaustive argument against it, so i would end up half agreeing with you and id think you're a really cool guy. but guess what? that means "you're cool with poor people dying, you sick fuck"....meh...

[elixerfreak123]

the scenario you stated also only accounts for crime against the person. however, if a man with no family or friends that can persecute the crime, either because they cant afford all the fees or because the person has no family or friends, then the murder goes unpunished. this is why homocides are also crimes against society. if people can get away with murder, then chaos ensues because then anyone can just murder all the poor people they want to.

[elixerfreak123]

the thing is that since the military already 'protects' most of the people on this parcel of land, they decided that everyone on that parcel of land should just pay for protection or leave/pay consequences since when the time comes there is no time/its very dificult to be checking everyone for "military insurance cards" and denying protection to those that dont have them

[elixerfreak123]

we do already have this, except the majority felt that it was in their self interest to have public schools, firemen and the like. one doesn't have to pay for the police/military if they don't want their services. one can always go to another country whose services they prefer or to some uninhabited island or most third world countries if they want no protection at all.

[ProximaMinor]

No. It was an example that the will of the majority will dictate most things in the market place, meaning that the will of the majority isn't always a bad thing. In the book Atlas Shrugged, John Galt lead the majority of the productive individual's to go on strike. It was the Men of Reason VS. the Men of the Anti-life. It wasn't the fact that the Men of the Anti-life were the majority that made them evil, it was the fact that they were anti-life that made them evil.

[blackacidlizzard]

"You could have a great product but, if no one wants it then you will have to find either a new strategy to sell it or create a new product."

Is this supposed to be a metaphor for democracy? It doesn't really work, if so. As long as someone is willing to give enough resources to you in return for a product that you find the production and trade valuable, you need no more than one solitary customer, even in a crowd of millions.

[blackacidlizzard]

The degraded tastes and morals of the majority were also a heavy theme in Rand's work

"the only way to ever live in a Capitalist society is if it is what the majority wants"

What do you mean when you use the word Capitalism? Simply: Lazziez-faire ecenomics? Or the use of capital investment? Or the combination of these two facets?

[ProximaMinor]

Having a means to protect individual life is not collectivist, and in a capitalist society it is not achieved at cost of sacrificing of others. If a man does not deem the elected officials to be worth his money, he is not forced to pay for them (in a capitalist society).