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Objectivism Rebutted [1] Objectivism is anti-Judeo-Christian and
is therefore necessarily anti-Semitic and anti-Christ in a way, that say, Buddhism
or Hinduism are not. They are pro what they are doing and not
particularly anti anything else. They may, to continue to use them as
an example, be protective of what they conceive to be truth. Even Buddhism, derivative
of Hinduism, is not anti-Hindu in any marked manner. Nor is Christianity, is
any normal sense, anti-Judaism or anti-Semitic. Objectivism is different, though there
is much to admire in Ayn Rand’s writing which has been seminal in freeing
mankind from some destructive shackles, particularly Roman Catholic dogma,
but when it takes on the whole of Judeo-Christianity it not only bites off
more than it can chew, but bites its better self. But to be critical of Objectivism doesn’t
mean to fly into the sword of religious totalitarianism represented by the
worst aspects of Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. The problem with the current pitch of organized Objectivists is
they want to ensconce themselves, cult like, apart from the main body of
freedom loving peoples. They insist that the baby do without bathwater until
it agrees to be bathed as they see fit, a variant totalitarianism. The central thesis of the O’s is the
repudiation of Altruism and the enthronement of Selfishness. Fine and good
when this is used to dethrone totalitarian socialist and religious altruism,
but when they throw out the baby of enlightened self-interest along with the
dirty water of compulsory charity, they do wrong to mankind and belittle
their cause. It is one thing to do good to those you
love, and something else entirely to be forced, one way or another, to do
good to those you hate. The central good idea to be cherished, is freedom
to do as you wish in ways that harm not another under the umbrella of an
agreed to social contract. It is this rending of the fabric of love which is
wrong. It is Ok to arrange the deck chairs on the Titanic, or even help keep
it from sinking; it is something else to help it sink to the bottom even
faster. The Idea of selfishness can have its
uses, but it errors easily. For example, carried to its conclusion, which is
already occurring, no one would have any children or wish others to have any,
because it would just cause a diminution of goods to be available to oneself.
Nor would one care what happened to the environment because it would not
directly affect oneself. Under the guise of laissez
faire capitalism selfishness, one is led down a garden
path that leads to nihilism, sadism, Nazism, Communism, anarchy, cruelty, self-absorption,
self-worship, and hatred of everyone and everything, including the Creator. At
the end suicide would suggest itself as the final coup de grace. Sure, everyone is sickened by the cheap
candy sweet, blood sucking, maudlin, pandering “Altruism” one is deluged with
daily. It is nauseous and leads to tyranny, as surely as unqualified
selfishness would do. But let us go to “Atlas Shrugged,” for
if it is not the Bible of Objectivism, then what authority does it have other
than its own self promotion? What do Reardon and the boys do when faced with
altruistic Nannyocracy? They form a collectivist labor union and go on
strike, until management (the public) caves in and agrees to sign a contract.
Sounds like hair of the dog that bit, if not gross hypocrisy. And what about
the altruism of these guys toward each other? Scientology camps out on much of the
same ground and both O’s and S’s come a cropper much like Mac OS when faced
with Windows. Windows are things you look out of; walls are things that
narrow your vision. It is suggestive that O and S and OS are walls, and
Judeo-Christianity is Windows. Not that Windows don’t need washing
from time to time and even replacement if they are broken or cracked, and
they must be set in an appropriate frame and used as they were intended to
enhance the utility of the whole building. That being said, we all prefer
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Objectivism
is [2] Anti-Semitic &
Anti-Christ. Exclusivist in not working in
broad based Coalitions. Anarchistic in contributing to
the decline of Civilization and laying the groundwork for authoritarian totalitarianism.
Illogical in not debating its
opponents. Cultic in looking inward. Hypocritical in not dealing with
the inconsistencies within Atlas Shrugged. The
corrective is for Objectivism to become a part of what we loosely call
conservatism, and make the distinction between helping those you hate vs. helping
those your self interest instructs you to love, and to see that PROPERLY
UNDERSTOOD the Judeo-Christian Bible answers well the principles and goals of
Objectivism. Comments and suggestions are appreciated. The attempt here,
as in much of what we publish, is to transmit a focused working knowledge
to the reader in as concentrated a form as possible. In this age of
information-overload we want our students to read less with more
understanding. We make no pretense, (and that is what it is,) of PC
objectivity. We have a viewpoint and it is transparent. If you think
we have overlooked something that could help, let us know. Obviously, we have
generalized and been selective in the service of utility and brevity. PatriotsVoice1776@hotmail.com, Leadership
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