Hello Fellow Objectivists!
I just finished reading "The Virtue of Selfishness" after reading all of Ayn Rand's novels. I want to start by saying that I absolutely love them, I feel an incredible sense of self-worth and personal strength that I never experienced with any other philosophical system. It's beauty and power is something surpassed only by it's logical prowess and consistency, and I'm glad every day that I discovered this system of thought.
But one thing bothers me: Ayn Rand says that she vehemently opposes racism as a terrible and brutal form of collectivism, but I wonder about this a little bit. Has the African race ever produced any major advancement to civilized society? Why must we think of them as equals if they as a people haven't yet lived up to their potential as rationally self-interested beings?
Just wondering, I don't want to have some disagreement with objectivism, the rest of it is so great and has saved me from the depression I was fast approaching.
-JohnGalt0105
