Ayn Rand - Capitalist Psycho Hag

There is a notion wafting about in the World Today that it is generally Courageous and Desirable to be Greedy. That IS true in much the same way as it is Courageous to beat up Old Ladies, and Desirable to whore your Five Year Old Daughter. Many of the biggest Greed Jockeys are People within the Government and Corporate Realms - AND are Fans of Ayn Rand. Some Prime Examples are [in no particular order]:

• Clarence Thomas - Dim-Witted Supreme Court Justice who famously did not realize that he had to declare his Wife's Income on their Tax Returns.
• Alan Greenspan - Former Chair of the Federal Reserve who raised and lowered the Prime Interest Rate based on Readings from a Ouija Board.
• John Stossel - Former ABC and Current Fox News Libertarian Troll whose notion of "Objectivity" would please the Late Adolf Hitler.
• Neil Peart - The Drummer From the Rock Band Rush . . . and I'm not saying anything rude about him because I love Rush . . . too bad if you wanted me dog Him [I used my Get Out of Sarcasm Free Card here]!
• Paul Ryan - Greed Mongering Congressman and Vertical Turd from Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District.
• John Mackey - CEO, Co-Founder, and Head Clown of the Overpriced Anti-Labor Natural Food Circus known as Whole Foods.

Who is this much admired and long dead Capitalist Psycho Hag? She has caught the fancy of many a Fascist Boy and Girl, but where the Hell did she come from? Check out Her Brief Biography on the Ayn Rand Institute Website:

Ayn Rand Biography

Take note that she was raised in the Bolshevik Ruled Soviet-Union, and treated poorly by the Government Officials [or as Rand called them "Communist Thugs"]. She objected to their concept of "Collectivism," [she did not Play Well with Others], and further rejected the Concept of Ethical Altruism [the Idea of Mandatory Cooperation and Collective Responsibility - or what most of us Normal People call "COMMON DECENCY"]. She actually did support the concepts of SELFISHNESS and ABSOLUTE INDIVIDUALISM, which is what should make her the Anathema of Christian, Muslim, and Buddhist alike [many do not get "it," however].

Here is a 1959 Interview where she explains her Greed-Babble-Pseudo-Philosophy to current 60 Minutes Host & Zombie Mike Wallace:

Rand's Philosophy really boils down to a Single Nonsensical Sentence:

Objectivism: Living Life as a Greedy Mr. Spock-Like Asshole [re: Original Star Trek], without offering any Consideration and/or Compassion for other Living and Breathing Carbon-Based Life Forms.

Why does this appeal to so many [Stupid] People around the World? Let's list some possible Reasons:

• It's the "Right thing to do." No, that doesn't work. Being a Selfish and Greedy Turd cannot possibly be the "Right Thing to do," unless you are aspiring to be a Disciple of Dick Cheney, Adolf Hitler, or Lucifer Himself.
• It makes sense for America and the World. No, that doesn't work either. It is hard to imagine how being a Self-Serving Turd could possibly foment a more orderly and ethical Society. After the Revelations of the Actions of numerous Fortune 500 CEOs during the 2007+ "Economic Downturn," it is hard to envision anyone saying "Gosh, those Greedy Fucks at AIG were Right!"
• It will "Stimulate the Economy." Now, many Fans of Ayn Rand's Novel, Atlas Shrugged, may actually have suffered enough Brain Damage from too many 6:00 AM Martinis to believe this possible Reason, but there is actually no evidence that allowing uncontrolled and unchecked Greed to Rule the Market [via the Magical Mystical Psychedelic Lassez-Faire Capitalism] will ultimately result in a more Robust and Nascent Booming Economy.
• It works because Corporations and Ultra-Rich People say it works. The only Logical and Metered Response I can offer to those People who believe this possible Reason is - Fuck You! If you actually believe this, you are either some Executive from a Large Corporation, A Wealthy Magnate, or someone who has dropped too many Tabs of LSD, or Drank Moonshine way too often!

So, what should we do about those People who believe in the Pseudo-Philosophy proffered by the Dead Capitalist Psycho Hag? My honest and serious advice is that we should ALL tell them to "Fuck Off and Grow Up." Most of us get past the "Anal Retentive" Phase of Development [see Sigmund Freud's Psychosexual Stages of Development] during early Childhood. Wanting "All the Toys" might be cool while you are stewing in your own Poop while engaged "Potty Training," but it is anything but cool when you are running a Transnational Corporation.

Let's all agree that, regardless of what our Religious or Spiritual Background might be, the Population of the World cannot thrive and survive on the Rules of Objectivism - mainly because the whole Concept is a load of Crap proposed by a Person who could just as easily have been a Babbling Bag Lady on the Streets in Chicago, [Outside of the University of Chicago - Think about it!], as an Idolized Icon of Libertarian and Capitalist Success who is worshipped by Corporate Coin Snorters, and Power-Hungry Trolls.