"What did I tell you about sharing? It rewards the weak!"
Oh my god, I love Stephen Colbert! Most of you know about my hatred of Ayn Rand. Watch this, it's classic.
"Fountainheaded"
"I am Howard Roark!" lol
For those of you who don't know, Howard Roark is the "protagonist" (if you want to call him that) of Rand's book, The Fountainhead, described (too kindly) as an "uncompromising individualist."
Written by someone on a pro-Ayn Rand forum, about the video clip:
"It was not presented in a flattering manner. It was, in fact, sheer mockery of Objectivism.
But I must say, except for on one minor point, he did not mis-represent the philosophy that I can recall. He even stated clearly that it was a philosophy of "rational self-interest", he didn't use any "poison" words (e.g., calling it a philosophy of "selfishness" -- meaning that in the typical negative sense --, as he might have done)."
"Fountainheaded"
"I am Howard Roark!" lol
For those of you who don't know, Howard Roark is the "protagonist" (if you want to call him that) of Rand's book, The Fountainhead, described (too kindly) as an "uncompromising individualist."
Written by someone on a pro-Ayn Rand forum, about the video clip:
"It was not presented in a flattering manner. It was, in fact, sheer mockery of Objectivism.
But I must say, except for on one minor point, he did not mis-represent the philosophy that I can recall. He even stated clearly that it was a philosophy of "rational self-interest", he didn't use any "poison" words (e.g., calling it a philosophy of "selfishness" -- meaning that in the typical negative sense --, as he might have done)."