Comments on: More spitballing http://www.goingjohngalt.org/blog/2008/12/03/more-spitballing/ Loving this country enough to leave it / Loving this country enough to save it Sat, 02 Apr 2011 13:36:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Prairie Oyster http://www.goingjohngalt.org/blog/2008/12/03/more-spitballing/comment-page-1/#comment-725 Prairie Oyster Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:44:29 +0000 http://www.goingjohngalt.org/blog/?p=64#comment-725 I've learned the hard way that non-objectivists have a completely different basis of thought and judgement. I was told that because I judged social programs to be immoral, that I believed my coworker's brother of ill health and low income should die. Further efforts to frame the health and happiness type advantages of living in a free society fell upon deaf and pissed off ears. Of course then I declared how I didn't believe my property should be taken by force no matter what someone's circumstances, I was blamed along with every greedy CEO that day for his brother's plight. Although my self-value does not depend on his opinion, I wonder how I may have more persuasively handled the confrontation. Maybe by kicking a puppy, stealing a baby's candy, and clubbing a baby seal. Apparently that would be an objectivist's ideal pastime. (Sorry for the sarcasm John.) I’ve learned the hard way that non-objectivists have a completely different basis of thought and judgement. I was told that because I judged social programs to be immoral, that I believed my coworker’s brother of ill health and low income should die. Further efforts to frame the health and happiness type advantages of living in a free society fell upon deaf and pissed off ears. Of course then I declared how I didn’t believe my property should be taken by force no matter what someone’s circumstances, I was blamed along with every greedy CEO that day for his brother’s plight. Although my self-value does not depend on his opinion, I wonder how I may have more persuasively handled the confrontation. Maybe by kicking a puppy, stealing a baby’s candy, and clubbing a baby seal. Apparently that would be an objectivist’s ideal pastime. (Sorry for the sarcasm John.)

]]> By: Sean http://www.goingjohngalt.org/blog/2008/12/03/more-spitballing/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Sean Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:36:40 +0000 http://www.goingjohngalt.org/blog/?p=64#comment-158 I got a Treasury Bond (or Note perhaps) as a gift for my wedding and sold it immediately instead of waiting for it to mature. I didn't like the idea behind Treasury Bonds then, but your post is the first time I've seen someone else with the same sentiment. Nice blog. I got a Treasury Bond (or Note perhaps) as a gift for my wedding and sold it immediately instead of waiting for it to mature. I didn’t like the idea behind Treasury Bonds then, but your post is the first time I’ve seen someone else with the same sentiment.

Nice blog.

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