tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136700342439111514.post5738842819069693939..comments2024-01-03T18:22:58.129-08:00Comments on Hyphenated-American: Smart foreign policy...Hyphenated Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05180757495695345376noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136700342439111514.post-75918278749221341692009-12-30T21:44:23.933-08:002009-12-30T21:44:23.933-08:00Dear VeritasAmore,
First of all, thanks for respo...Dear VeritasAmore,<br /><br />First of all, thanks for responding to my posts. Indeed, your questions are very good. I don't think that Ayn Rand was able to create a philosophy that answers all questions. Moreover, I agree that her books were more ideological pamthlets than works of art. <br />Here is a <a href="http://www.aynrand.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=7785&news_iv_ctrl=1021" rel="nofollow">passage from her speech</a> to the graduates of West Point, which may explain some of her views about the use of military.Hyphenated Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05180757495695345376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136700342439111514.post-36239228914445951622009-12-29T21:08:12.405-08:002009-12-29T21:08:12.405-08:00I have a question for you only because you may hav...I have a question for you only because you may have an answer.<br /><br />I have always been intrigued by Ayn Rand's thinking though her writing is not as good as some of her ideas (John Galt's monologue for example); <br />nevertheless, how does a Libertarian state protect itself from those with ill intent? And I mean on the individual- as well as state-level, why would anyone volunteer to sacrifice his own rights to sovereignty over self in order that others may continue to benefit? <br /><br />Every cop and soldier may be asked to die in order that others may live; therefore, in a Libertarian state, what's the incentive to give one's self for others? What happens to the soldier who's wounded while serving? <br /><br />Thnx. Appreciate your thoughts.<br /><br />VeritasAmoreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com