JMartins
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I voted for "I prefer sex-segregated restrooms: I am male". For some reason I don't want to be reminded that women aren't completely pure and clean superbeings who don't really need to use the toilet at all. I don't want my extremely romanticized image of them to be threatened, I guess.
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I recommend the following documentary on the origin of political correctness, and how it spread to America. It's from the tv-show "The American Investigator", and was produced by The Free Congress Foundation. Watch it here
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Lena Headey, who plays the Queen of Sparta in the movie 300, and Sarah Connor in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles would also be a great pick for Dagny Taggart.
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Stephen Colbert: Rand Delusion.
JMartins replied to TheEgoist's topic in Intellectuals and the Media
You can watch the full episode here: http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport...pisodeId=221300 -
Here's an article called "The coming evangelical collapse", from the Christian Science Monitor. http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0310/p09s01-coop.html "We fell for the trap of believing in a cause more than a faith."
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Motivational Posters.
JMartins replied to FrolicsomeQuipster's topic in Recreation and The Good Life
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Latex allergy can only exist within a host, which can be killed through massive exposure to the Catwoman.
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I have a brief question. Do anyone here know the reasons why the Ayn Rand Institute was established in the state of California? I assume it was Peikoff's and Snider's decision.
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To maintain a high level of productivity, one must maintain focus as to prevent oneself from becoming distracted. To ensure this, one requires strong willpower. Obviously, some people have a stronger willpower than others. Are there any factors involved in determining a persons willpower, besides his free will? Would it be correct to say that the only way to increase ones willpower, is through using ones free will to enforce self-imposed regulations? I'd appreciate some insight into this.
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New York Times: "'Going Galt': Everyone's doing it
JMartins replied to agrippa1's topic in Domestic United States Politics
Michelle Malkin, talking about "Going Galt" on Neil Cavuto. -
What should I read to understand Objectivist Economics?
JMartins replied to Jeff Marshall's topic in Nonfiction
I've been told that Jean-Baptiste Say's "A Treatise on Political Economy" is the best work on economics for Objectivists. Is this true, and how does it compare to "Human Action" by Ludwig von Mises? -
This scene, from 300. In fact, all scenes from 300. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnH6L1qcREQ
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Onkar Ghate to appear on Fox News
JMartins replied to IchorFigure's topic in Intellectuals and the Media
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Ah, impressive. I hope it's made avaliable somewhere... I need to find out how to get access to FOX here in Norway.
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Great analogy Jake, thanks.
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Thanks for providing me with some very insightful arguments.
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I'd appreciate it if someone here could respond to the following criticism of Wal-Mart. Is there a logical fallacy in this argument, or will big corporations such as Wal-Mart profit from employing such tactics? I think I read something about this in "Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal", but can't recall what it was.
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At least some people cared.
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Likewise, I'd love to see his appearance on Neil Cavuto from last week.
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The Culture of Reason Center New Logo
JMartins replied to Lorenzo de' Medici (old)'s topic in Dallas/Ft Worth Metroplex
Good observation – a man attempting to shoot a bow without an arrow doesn't exactly inspire reason. It's a good logo once that detail is fixed though. -
First Contact with O-ist Aliens.
JMartins replied to FrolicsomeQuipster's topic in Political Philosophy
If we are primitive savages compared to a highly advanced alien race that comes to Earth, do they have a moral right to do to us, what "we" did to the native Indians? -
I'm interested in learning the Objectivist position on the following agencies; FBI, CIA and NSA. Are they considered fully legitimate for government funding, and vital to national security? That's always been my opinion, though I've never heard an Objectivist intellectual comment on either before. Do you believe them to be operating as they should, or is there good reason to believe that they, too, are acting on a policy of self-sacrifice? Do you believe that either of them are infringing too much on our personal liberties? Thank you.