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IchorFigure

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    IchorFigure got a reaction from JASKN in FB Page: Individualists for Immigration   
    Hi everyone. I haven't been an active poster on this forum since I was younger, but I thought that I could tell everyone about my Objectivist oriented immigration FB page. I started this page because I think that the uniquely Objectivist viewpoint of individualism is missing from immigration discussion. To use some typical examples, the Left talks about some mushy notion of "love" as though it's a winning immigration argument, while the Right talks about "American Jobs" and deterministic qualities like voting demographics and I.Q. tests. If you agree with me that the individual needs more consideration check out my page, thank you
    https://www.facebook.com/IndividualistsForImmigration/
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    IchorFigure got a reaction from softwareNerd in FB Page: Individualists for Immigration   
    Thank you. On the one hand I am happy that Trump's policies are making immigration big news. Even though I disagree with most of what he's done, immigration has been a dead issue for years. (Remember when Republicans lost some ground in the previous election and for about two weeks immigration reform was sort of being considered?) On the other hand I watch the protests - I see the gross cliche clenched fist symbols being employed, and the usual "love wins" type of crap, and I wish the opportunity weren't being squandered by misguided hippies. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad there is such an outpouring of support for immigrants and refugees, but I just wish it weren't the Occupy types leading the charge. They don't deserve to.
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    IchorFigure got a reaction from softwareNerd in FB Page: Individualists for Immigration   
    Hi everyone. I haven't been an active poster on this forum since I was younger, but I thought that I could tell everyone about my Objectivist oriented immigration FB page. I started this page because I think that the uniquely Objectivist viewpoint of individualism is missing from immigration discussion. To use some typical examples, the Left talks about some mushy notion of "love" as though it's a winning immigration argument, while the Right talks about "American Jobs" and deterministic qualities like voting demographics and I.Q. tests. If you agree with me that the individual needs more consideration check out my page, thank you
    https://www.facebook.com/IndividualistsForImmigration/
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    IchorFigure got a reaction from Marc K. in Isn't all subjective morality actually intrinsic morality?   
    The trichotomy of those 3 also serve to pose as useful contrasts to the uniqueness of Objectivism.

    Subjectivism is focused on the subject. Intrincisism is focused on the object. Objectivism is focused on the relationship between the subject and the object.

    So looking at it this way you can see the essential differences in classyifying them like this, is to break them down to what their target of the philosophy is aimed at. On the subject, on the object, or on the relationship between them.

    Like Grames said, this is not to say that in real-world practice that intrincisism doesn't become subjective.
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    IchorFigure got a reaction from utabintarbo in Vote Republican or Democrat?   
    At the end of the day they are all just modern politicians. They all suck in different mixtures of different ways. Put more energy into opposing them and doing what you can to change the future of politics, rather than going crazy trying to make rational decisions about these irrational people.
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    IchorFigure reacted to JeffS in If it comes down to Obama vs. Romney...   
    I agree with that logic, too. And I agree that it may be the straw that breaks the camel's back. (to mix metaphors) I think it would be a good thing to have it all come crashing down. People don't seem to get that communism doesn't work, socialism doesn't work, socialism-lite doesn't work, a mixed economy doesn't work, and crony capitalism doesn't work. They need to be slapped in the face with consequences of their choices. The faster it falls apart, the quicker we can get to rebuilding it.
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    IchorFigure reacted to Lasse K. Lien in Oslo Shooting and Bombing   
    Its highly unlikely that anyone on this forum, or objectivist in general where killed in this massacre, as it was an attack on an isolated island used by the labour party's youth movement (labour party being the socialdemocratic party dominating in Norway, having the primeminister and controling the government ATM).

    Still its not a big country and its not like you exclusively socialise with other objectivists - there have been no official lists of casualties published, but im quite certain I know atleast one person who was killed.

    The terrorist released the following manifest in English describing his thoughts. His apperantly been planning this by himself over the past nine years.

    http://www.2shared.com/document/wfAyaNXV/2083_--_A_European_Declaration.html

    He seems to consider himself a single cell in a sort of munk-order, a continuance of the Knights Templars (apperantly restarted in the UK in 2002 by himself and eight others) - devoted to living in poverty and using every avaliable resource to fight for the cause, and be willing to martyr yourself. "Martyrdom before dimmithude" is a direct quote. Basically his political views are anti-Islam and anti-multiculturalism and egalitarianism.


    He stresses the importance of hiding your political beliefs and pretending to be much more mainstream then you really are.

    His act of terror was partly a way of marketing his manifest (which obviously worked, im even linking to it here), and the presumption on his part being that people would be forced to listen and eventually agree with him (he also has a plan for how the Knights Templars will win by the year 2100).

    That someone could hide such extreme plans for nine years without sharing information with anyone is mindboggeling. The result is the biggest massacre performed by one man alone.. Ever?
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