How did we get to multi-trillion dollar spending bills? Ayn Rand had an answer.

June 14, 2021January 3, 2022 JP Mac Politics, Quotes altruism, Ayn Rand, Collectivism, hyper-inflation, Inflation, National debt, President Biden, spending, The Virtue of Selfishness

The public who support these policies get to feel good about themselves too, but only for a little while, until the bill comes due. By the time they're paying $5 for a loaf of bread, and $6 for a gallon of gas, it's too late.

LR Podcast S2E6: Ayn Rand on Racism

June 7, 2021 JP Mac Podcast, Politics, Quotes anti-racism, Ayn Rand, Christopher F. Rufo, Collectivism, Critical race theory, Critical Theory, Fascism, Ibram X. Kindi, LR Podcast, racism, Systemic racism, The Virtue of Selfishness

Today, we can see the Left is still using the same playbook, as their motivations and political goals remain the same. They retain all of the moral shortcomings that Rand wrote about over fifty years ago, including when in 1964 she wrote a chapter in her nonfiction book, The Virtue of Selfishness, which is a collection of essays written by her and Nathaniel Branden that lay out the principles that make up her Objectivist philosophy.

Ayn Rand had CRT pegged over 50 years ago.

June 7, 2021January 6, 2022 JP Mac Books and Movies, Politics anti-racism, Ayn Rand, Christopher F. Rufo, Collectivism, Critical race theory, Critical Theory, CRT, Fascism, Heritage Foundation, Ibram X. Kindi, Objectivism, racism, The Virtue of Selfishness

Racism, as a collectivist pursuit, was anathema to her strictly individualistic Objectivism. To her, all forms of collectivism be they socialism, fascism, or racism were immoral on the basis that collectivism on the national level, ultimately and inevitably leads to authoritarianism and the trampling of individual rights by the government. Racism therefore, would necessitate that same authoritarian brand of government that all other forms of collectivism required in order to sustain itself on a national level.

LR Podcast S2E5: Memorial Day Message/COVID Endgame

May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 JP Mac Podcast, Politics, Predictions Collectivism, Communism, COVID-19, Covid-19 Vaccine, Critical race theory, LR Podcast, Marxism, President Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Socialism

To Reagan, and many of his generation, communism, and socialism equaled slavery-- not to a particular person, but to the state. What would the people of that era not so long ago make of the acceptance of Marxism and of collectivism we see among so many today?

Memorial Day Message 2021

May 31, 2021 JP Mac Holidays, Predictions, Quotes Collectivism, Communism, Critical race theory, CRT, Fascism, Founding Fathers, Holiday, Memorial Day, Ronald Reagan, Socialism

Will they, should the leftist have their way, and establish some sort of socialist or neo-fascist state be reduced to fighting for their homeland, with not much cause to spill a drop of blood for whatever collectivist ideology takes the place of individual freedom? What would be the rallying cry used to motivate persons to pick up arms in such a place? “FOR EQUITY!”? “FOR THE COLLECTIVE GOOD!”? or “DEATH TO THE INDIVIDUALISTS!”?

Show notes: Episode #44 of the LR Podcast

March 1, 2021 JP Mac Podcast Be less white, Bigotry, Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola diversity training, Collectivism, Conservatism, Declaration of Independence, LR Podcast

Racism against whites is wrong for the same reason that racism against blacks, Asians, and Hispanics is wrong. Racism is a form of collective punishment. It lumps in the good with the bad of a particular race and that's not fair to the individual.

At what cost “unity”?

January 9, 2021September 18, 2021 JP Mac Politics America, Collectivism, Cultural Marxism, Ronald Reagan, United States, unity, victimhood

We should not surrender our values, let them surrender their values of victimhood, collectivism, and cultural Marxism, and reunite with us under a common flag, the American flag.