The Meaning of Independence Day - Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights

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Dr. Michael Berliner, co-chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ayn Rand Institute, former professor of philosophy and executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute, reminds us of the true meaning of Independence Day.

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[nbke4c1]

Obama is the poster child for collectivism and socialism. If allowed, he will destroy our country.

[dannidandannikins]

A1: (to UnionoftheBrits)

America clearly IS the greatest country, not just today but of all time. With 5% of the global population they produce something like 20% of global economic output. They produce more than 6* as much scientific output than Japan (which is the second most scientifically productive country). American culture is pinnacle that the entire globe aspires to (apart from the savages who seek a world of islamic totalitarianism or enviro-marxism).

[chrisdelano64]

Just as flawed as all right wing arguments.Facts littered with lies and diseptions so as to seem as if reason had been spoke rather than the mission statement they are pushing.The founding fathers owned slaves but created the principals that freed them. Independence for all men, they just were not men yet. As if there were no law in the new born nation not to mention community. We made it because they worked together. If a man were to do everything himself, nothing would ever get done.Face facts

[fntime]

@nbke4c1 It's not Obama, it's the public, who want to be deceived!

Obama is what you get when you think ethics is not important, when

you think liberty is license and the education guild teaches that

self reliance, hard work and the those who produce are the enemy.

[JSprayaEntertainment]

Fireworks made in china ... More debt made in the united ... Backwards = det in u , debt in you ... Spending billions on war , but tax us ?

[MikeDUtah]

Great video EXCEPT the Founders DID recognize God as superior to man and the giver of rights.

You are free to espouse your ideas and even reject God but please do not lie about what our Founders believed.

[JanColdwater]

It is my opinion that Independence Day is a human need and should be recognized as such as it is time to evolve past the divisions placed in our minds, discovering a new kind of liberty that we can continue to build on.