Comments on: Randian Video Roundup http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/randian-video-roundup Committees exist to share blame. Tue, 22 May 2012 09:30:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: What Your Country Can Do for You | MentalPolyphonics http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/randian-video-roundup/comment-page-1#comment-71286 What Your Country Can Do for You | MentalPolyphonics Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:31:30 +0000 http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/randian-video-roundup#comment-71286 [...] Jared on Friday, 2009-June-12th at 1:31 pm Do taxes redistribute wealth from hard-workers to moochers or pay for public services that the wealthy disproportionately consume (eg: bigger target of [...] [...] Jared on Friday, 2009-June-12th at 1:31 pm Do taxes redistribute wealth from hard-workers to moochers or pay for public services that the wealthy disproportionately consume (eg: bigger target of [...]

]]> By: Jack http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/randian-video-roundup/comment-page-1#comment-71141 Jack Sun, 17 May 2009 07:08:33 +0000 http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/randian-video-roundup#comment-71141 The parasites destroyed Chappelle: <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1mu_a69i1G0&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1mu_a69i1G0&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> The parasites destroyed Chappelle:

]]> By: Jack http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/randian-video-roundup/comment-page-1#comment-71138 Jack Sat, 16 May 2009 22:54:53 +0000 http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/randian-video-roundup#comment-71138 Donahue's question in this, "why do we this dual set of behavior standards [with regard to expressing self esteem]?", has a more basic answer for me. We have two sets of behavioral standards because we have two kinds of people: Those free of slave morality, and those still attempting to impose it. <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FzGFytGBDN8&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FzGFytGBDN8&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> Ayn Rand's favorite TV show? <em>Charlie's Angels</em>, of course, a show about three women succeeding at great endeavors. I like that: Action movies as a vehicle for the Superhuman. Part two of this interview is really putting nails socialism's coffin for me. Obviously not her complaints about "the subnormal", but rather her support of funding for schools for the gifted. Starving my family to feed someone else's is not moral. Donahue’s question in this, “why do we this dual set of behavior standards [with regard to expressing self esteem]?”, has a more basic answer for me.

We have two sets of behavioral standards because we have two kinds of people: Those free of slave morality, and those still attempting to impose it.

Ayn Rand’s favorite TV show? Charlie’s Angels, of course, a show about three women succeeding at great endeavors. I like that: Action movies as a vehicle for the Superhuman.

Part two of this interview is really putting nails socialism’s coffin for me. Obviously not her complaints about “the subnormal”, but rather her support of funding for schools for the gifted. Starving my family to feed someone else’s is not moral.

]]> By: Jack http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/randian-video-roundup/comment-page-1#comment-71137 Jack Sat, 16 May 2009 22:08:44 +0000 http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/randian-video-roundup#comment-71137 Intelligent kids have their work ethic damaged by the school system because it never challenges them. Essentially, you're rewarded for not putting in effort so you learn not to try, or that inspiration is sufficient. This is well-known now, and a big problem for several of my friends. In this interview Rand complains about that effect in her life, and how defeating that conditioning in necessary for artistic projects: <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4doTzCs9lEc&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4doTzCs9lEc&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> It's good to see that someone's done some formal thinking about the orthodoxy and orthopraxis supporting the Nation of Player Hation -- "The Era of Envy", I like that. Good also to get a peek behind the media facade of Snyder at the haters in his life. Intelligent kids have their work ethic damaged by the school system because it never challenges them. Essentially, you’re rewarded for not putting in effort so you learn not to try, or that inspiration is sufficient. This is well-known now, and a big problem for several of my friends.

In this interview Rand complains about that effect in her life, and how defeating that conditioning in necessary for artistic projects:

It’s good to see that someone’s done some formal thinking about the orthodoxy and orthopraxis supporting the Nation of Player Hation — “The Era of Envy”, I like that. Good also to get a peek behind the media facade of Snyder at the haters in his life.

]]> By: Jack http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/randian-video-roundup/comment-page-1#comment-71136 Jack Sat, 16 May 2009 21:52:57 +0000 http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/randian-video-roundup#comment-71136 This is Ayn Rand speaking: <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yOt6rUkU5xY&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yOt6rUkU5xY&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> This is Ayn Rand speaking:

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