tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post3655826935232541334..comments2023-10-28T09:25:39.790-04:00Comments on The Atavist: As the stomach churnsThe Atavisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12529157597486952484noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-86416914313225931992007-05-06T04:01:00.000-04:002007-05-06T04:01:00.000-04:00You know Sieg: If the government goons could see a...You know Sieg: If the government goons could see and appreciate how much they're screwing themselves out of by interfering with the individual tax-slave...I mean "taxpayer", they would roll TF off of them tomorrow, but their lust for absolute power blinds. Something Rand never anticipated was the lawsuit Nazis and their class-action ripoffs.<BR/>I've often wondered, since there's so freaking little difference anyway, if <A HREF="http://www.casadice.com" REL="nofollow"> this guy</A> wasn't right after all: Get rid of the politicians and "put the mafia in charge. They take their 10%, country runs like clockwork."TheWayfarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15074292938877766871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-45665062309962922822007-05-03T10:29:00.000-04:002007-05-03T10:29:00.000-04:00John, Dagny and the rest may end up living at our ...John, Dagny and the rest may end up living at our Roca MIlagro development in Panama. There are some other libertarians who have expressed interest in participating in our venture and in creating sort of a Galt's Gulch in the mountains there. That would be soooo cool. We'll see how that turns out. <BR/><BR/>It would be fun, someday, to have sort of a 'thinking bloggers' convention there, invite bright individuals from all across the political spectrum, sit around and yak and solve all of the world's problems. What we need is more dialogue among the various factions. The left needs to learn that capitalists aren't all evil automatons who eat babies for breakfast. The right needs to develop a sense of humour. When these things happen, they will all realize that they are libertarian at heart, will stop meddling in each others affairs, and the sun will come out, birds will sing, and we will all live happily ever after. Or something like that.The Atavisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529157597486952484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-67201173316406881312007-05-02T22:17:00.000-04:002007-05-02T22:17:00.000-04:00You're not a grouch, at all, my friend. I've varie...You're not a grouch, at all, my friend. I've varied in my opinion, always wanting to give the benefit of the doubt to those who need it, but I'm getting weary. More than half of my income is siphoned too, and frankly, it pisses me off. Can we find out where John and Dagney are living nowadays?Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-83569237530396456662007-05-02T20:24:00.000-04:002007-05-02T20:24:00.000-04:00They ceased to be facilitators, serfs, slaves, to ...They ceased to be facilitators, serfs, slaves, to the whims of the incompetent and lazy. Sometimes, it takes more than a healthy dose of masochism to deal with all the regulations, rules, laws, taxes, etc., meted out by officialdom and then the bleating and condemnation of the uninformed about how unfair things are. Sorry to be so grouchy, Bellezza, you're a voice of reason out there, and I certainly don't mean to unload on you. Life could be very much worse and I count my blessings every day. It is just that I sometimes tire of all the anti-capitalist propaganda, all while more than half of my income is being siphoned away.The Atavisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529157597486952484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-25832255216829826722007-05-02T17:23:00.000-04:002007-05-02T17:23:00.000-04:00I always wondered, were the people of Atlas Shrugg...I always wondered, were the people of Atlas Shrugged quitters? Or, were they noble? I still am not certain...Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.com