I've been an Objectivist for over forty years. I've read every Ayn Rand book at least once - and several of them three or more times. I never get tired of Rand's clear and uncompromising message.
@@Me-eb3wv _"Objectivism is, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute."_ Ayn Rand
Atlas Shrugged truly changed me. Before I read it I kind of tended towards a more relativistic moral outlook, but not after. It drops some hard truths, and I'm glad I read it. It's a book I'm very thankful exists.
@@tinkletink1403 If sociopathy means recognizing the sovereignty of the individual over their own life and what they can earn in that life, and recognizing that one person's need constitutes no claim upon another person's achievement, then yeah I guess I'm Patrick Bateman.
A cogently delivered and incredibly edifying speech. I saw the original with the question and answer following the talk but it was great to be inspired by this again.
Based on this presentation it seems the summation of Atlas Shrugged is - The strong prosper, create, thrive, and should only be concerned with the fruits of their accomplishments/their greed. And the weak should live a life of struggles and hardships without any concern or compassion from those who are strong and have the/a great ability to help. Basically the law of the jungle, the law of uncivilized animals. Do those who aspire to this logic not realize that those who are weak and are constantly struggling Usually do not choose to be that way?, as no one in their right mind with the ability to be successful would instead choose a life of constant struggle, hardships/misery. Therefore, if one has been blessed with the ability to achieve success and obtain All the comforts that life has to offer (especially when it's in Great Excess as compared to the Great Majority of society), then why be seemingly against helping those who are EXTREMELY less fortunate? And the logical answer is seemingly a desire for greed and power over others, self-serving selfishness which is not, has never been, and never should be (it's not what good hearted people teach their children) a desirable or promoted trait in a Civilized Society. Society was Falsely made to believe (particularly pushed by the media during the 1980s) that Greed is Good, however, it's Really Not.
Well, it is not. Instead of an armchair prose on what the summation of a book you've never engaged with is, thereby beating straws to death, read first, then proceed to comment. That is a rather responsible and intellectually honest course of action. Also, on what basis do you even draw such spurious and specious summation of the book from what is presented here? 'The weak', 'The strong'? And one is supposed to take your prose seriously?
I've been an Objectivist for over forty years. I've read every Ayn Rand book at least once - and several of them three or more times. I never get tired of Rand's clear and uncompromising message.
Okay, so after 40 years of striving for moral perfection, what have you achieved?
@@DexterGraphicMoral perfection. You?
@@DexterGraphic I believe its more about the journey than the destination, as it were.
@@johnnynick9115 what’s objectivism
@@Me-eb3wv _"Objectivism is, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute."_
Ayn Rand
Atlas Shrugged truly changed me. Before I read it I kind of tended towards a more relativistic moral outlook, but not after. It drops some hard truths, and I'm glad I read it. It's a book I'm very thankful exists.
it must suck being a sociopath?
@@tinkletink1403 If sociopathy means recognizing the sovereignty of the individual over their own life and what they can earn in that life, and recognizing that one person's need constitutes no claim upon another person's achievement, then yeah I guess I'm Patrick Bateman.
@@TH3F4LC0Nx sorry, but all i can do is shrug to that reply
@@TH3F4LC0NxLearn not to waste your time on devils and the subhumаn.
@@tinkletink1403 Because you havent got a rebuttal.
Thank you for the clarity!!! 🦋🙏🇺🇸
Thank you for this wonderful and important presentation. Thank you for your dedication to help educate and enlighten our minds and hearts.
It's a tremendous talk, Onkar ! Tahnks for this!
A cogently delivered and incredibly edifying speech. I saw the original with the question and answer following the talk but it was great to be inspired by this again.
Wonderful book.
Powerful!!
Great !!!! Thank you !
Excellent
GREAT
Would AS be the SECOND Declaration or the completion of the first, by putting in the missing parts that were needed to make it whole?
Little known fact there were multiple drafts of the DOI that were rewritten as the were deemed, "too hostile". Imagine those documents boyz.
It's quite a bit longer than the first Declaration of Independence!
Ayn Rand completes the project the Declaration of Independence started.
You would get answers to your questions were you to read and understand the book. You would also find that your premises are not correct.
Based on this presentation it seems the summation of Atlas Shrugged is - The strong prosper, create, thrive, and should only be concerned with the fruits of their accomplishments/their greed.
And the weak should live a life of struggles and hardships without any concern or compassion from those who are strong and have the/a great ability to help.
Basically the law of the jungle, the law of uncivilized animals.
Do those who aspire to this logic not realize that those who are weak and are constantly struggling Usually do not choose to be that way?, as no one in their right mind with the ability to be successful would instead choose a life of constant struggle, hardships/misery.
Therefore, if one has been blessed with the ability to achieve success and obtain All the comforts that life has to offer (especially when it's in Great Excess as compared to the Great Majority of society), then why be seemingly against helping those who are EXTREMELY less fortunate?
And the logical answer is seemingly a desire for greed and power over others, self-serving selfishness which is not, has never been, and never should be (it's not what good hearted people teach their children) a desirable or promoted trait in a Civilized Society.
Society was Falsely made to believe (particularly pushed by the media during the 1980s) that Greed is Good, however, it's Really Not.
Well, it is not.
Instead of an armchair prose on what the summation of a book you've never engaged with is, thereby beating straws to death, read first, then proceed to comment. That is a rather responsible and intellectually honest course of action.
Also, on what basis do you even draw such spurious and specious summation of the book from what is presented here?
'The weak', 'The strong'? And one is supposed to take your prose seriously?