and you wonder why i hate randians

[symbioidlj]

(and other such objectivist styled "libertarians")

http://www.aynrand.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=10688&news_iv_ctrl=1021

U.S. Should Not Help Tsunami Victims
Thursday December 30, 2004
By: David Holcberg

Our money is not the government's to give.

As the death toll mounts in the areas hit by Sunday's tsunami in southern Asia, private organizations and individuals are scrambling to send out money and goods to help the victims. Such help may be entirely proper, especially considering that most of those affected by this tragedy are suffering through no fault of their own.

The United States government, however, should not give any money to help the tsunami victims. Why? Because the money is not the government's to give.

Comments

[narcissuskisses.livejournal.com]

Rand was recommended to me by a number of friends, but her philosophy is just so completely asinine. To me, anyway.

[symbioid.livejournal.com]

me too.

I used to consider myself a "Libertarian"(in the political party sense), and her Objectivist material was recommended reading, but everytime I tried to read her stuff and her philosophy, I just felt it was a bunch of bullshit. And of course, now that I'm a socialist, I now consider her ideas in a more crappier light than I even did before.

[mindslide.livejournal.com]

That is about the dumbest article I've read all week, and possibly all month.

However, if they want to approach it from STRICTLY a business, "how will it help us, thats OUR money" selfish standpoint, I think helping others DOES benefit us on a national and global level. National, as in it gives individuals a sense of national pride. Global, as in it assures us that the world will be there, ready to aid us if -we- ever get into such a natural disaster, and need the aid. Aids research and combating, mentioned in their article, helps EVERYONE, globally, for obvious reasons.

Personally, I don't think our government is helping enough, but am pleased that so many American companies and individuals are donating so much. Coca Cola company, who is CERTAINTLY not the only company assisting in relief, is donating 15 million, which is what our government originally pledged. When the death toll went over the 80,000 mark, the US decided to pledge an additional 20 million to the innitial 15 million. But right after reading about how much our country was pledging, I read ANOTHER article on CNN that talked of the president's innauguration (sp) party, which is costing us 30 million dollars...this figure, according to the article, did NOT include the costs of SECURITY! Perhaps those...what were they called? Randians? Should be bitching about THAT, and not our aid efforts.

Especially when you consider our initial pledge was much less then the presidents' next kegger, for fucks sakes.