On 7/14/2012 11:22 AM, Hawke wrote:
On 7/13/2012 3:48 PM, George Plimpton wrote:
On 7/13/2012 3:30 PM, Hawke wrote:
On 7/12/2012 5:52 PM, Richard wrote:
On 7/12/2012 5:51 PM, Edward A. Falk wrote:
In ,
wrote:

That's because you have no sense of humanity. You see the poor and
the
weak suffer and are not bothered by it. You are more offended when
the
rich have something taken from them than if poor women are denied
pap
smears and breast exams and wind up dying of cancer. It says a lot
about
your values. They obviously are not what are called Christian
values,
are they? In your book, wealth and privilege mean more than caring
for
the least of us. The world is full of people like you. That is why
it is
such a ****ty place. Things mean a lot more to you than people.

Hawke


Read "Atlas Shrugged" fool.

This is actually consistent with Hawke's point. Ayn Rand was as
anti-Christian as it gets. She despised Christianity and Christian
values of generosity and altruism.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion...dont-mix_n.htm




http://online.worldmag.com/2011/06/1...-jesus-christ/
http://wepartypatriots.com/wp/2011/0...-christianity/



That didn't come across in the book.
I just finished it (second reading) last week.



Now how do you like her after learning she's anti Christian, anti
religion, atheist, and denigrates generosity

No, she doesn't. What she militates against is *forced* giving. Rand
had no problem with someone who chooses to help another, as long as the
person giving help has complete control over who gets the help and how
much help is given. That's exactly how I believe it should be.

I am more generous with the needy than you are, by far. You give
nothing - no time, no money, nothing.


and altruism?

There's no such thing.


Still a hero?

She sure is to me.


You should be embarrassed to admit that.

No reason for that.



Her values are

Right - they are absolutely right and worthy.