
Well, let us talk about some of the thoughts of American writer and philosopher Ayn Rand. She was born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum in Russia in 1905. She wrote fiction until about the end of the 1950’s and after focused mainly on non-fiction, promoting her philosophy which she called Objectivism.
Ayn Rand believed, like I believe that capitalism is the only way to promote a free society with individual liberties and private property. I think it is the only way towards progress truly within a framework of freedom and Human Rights. Any type of government control of the economy, i.e. socialism and communism, limits the will and the energy of the individual to progress and curtails his freedom. The marketplace is the only control that works effectively and justly and a market based economy ensures growth and prosperity for all.
Here are some interesting thoughts from this brilliant philosopher:
«When you affirm and recognise that you need permission of the non-producers to produce, and when you see that money flows and enriches, not to those who work but to those who deal in favours and peddle influence instead of goods, and that laws do not protect you but are set up to protect them from you, and that corruption is compensated while honesty is self-sacrifice, without a doubt you can believe that society is condemned.»
Ayn Rand was twelve years old when the Bolsheviks took over and Lenin began to destroy every one’s life. So she knew full well the horrors of communism and of the disregard a communist dictatorship has for the people. Her father’s pharmacy was nationalised by the state and she, as soon as she could, fled the country in order to be able to live in freedom.
I admire her thoughts and writings because I learned many similar stories while living in Miami among the exiled Cuban community there. Many horror stories were shared of the hardships imposed by Fidel Castro and his communist takeover of the island. So I am well aware of how anti-human a communist government can be.
Ayn Rand died in New York City in 1982 of heart failure.
SOMETIMES ANTI-SOCIAL BUT ALWAYS ANTI-COMMUNIST
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Hablemos hoy sobre algunos de los pensamientos de la escritora y filósofa estadounidense Ayn Rand. Nació Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum en Rusia en 1905. Escribió ficción hasta finales de la década de 1950 y, después, se centró principalmente en la no ficción, promoviendo su filosofía a la que llamó Objetivismo.
Ayn Rand creía, al igual que yo creo, que el capitalismo es la única forma de promover una sociedad libre con libertades individuales y propiedad privada. Creo que es el único camino hacia el verdadero progreso dentro de un marco de libertad y Derechos Humanos. Cualquier tipo de control gubernamental sobre la economía, es decir, el socialismo y el comunismo, limita la voluntad y energía del individuo para progresar y recorta su libertad. El mercado es el único control que funciona de manera efectiva y justa, y una economía basada en el mercado asegura crecimiento y prosperidad para todos.
Aquí hay algunos pensamientos interesantes de esta brillante filósofa:
«Cuando afirmas, y reconoces, que necesitas el permiso de los que no producen para producir, y cuando ves que el dinero fluye y enriquece, no a quienes trabajan, sino a quienes intercambian favores y comercian con la influencia en lugar de bienes, y que las leyes no te protegen, sino que están diseñadas para protegerlos a ellos de ti, y que la corrupción es compensada mientras que la honestidad es un auto-sacrificio, sin duda sabrás que la sociedad está condenada.»
Ayn Rand tenía doce años cuando los bolcheviques tomaron el poder y Lenin comenzó a destruir la vida de todos. Así que conocía muy bien los horrores del comunismo y el desprecio hacia el pueblo típico de las dictaduras comunistas. La farmacia de su padre fue nacionalizada y robada por el estado, y ella, tan pronto como pudo, huyó del país para poder vivir en libertad.
Admiro sus pensamientos y su filosofía porque me enteré de muchas historias similares mientras vivía en Miami entre la comunidad cubana exiliada. En Miami se comparten muchas historias de terror y de las dificultades impuestas por Fidel Castro y su toma de poder comunista en la isla. Así que soy muy consciente de cuán anti-humano es un gobierno comunista.
Ayn Rand murió en la ciudad de Nueva York en 1982 debido a una insuficiencia cardíaca.
A VECES ANTI-SOCIAL PERO SIEMPRE ANTI-COMUNISTA
Interesting information.
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Thank you so much SIr!
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Thank you, Francesco, for the introduction to the philosopher, whose belief I share too!
Joanna
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So good to hear that her thoughts resonate with you Joanna, as they do with me. Thank you!
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You are welcome, Francesco!
Joanna
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I agree with much of Rand’s points of views, but I completely agree with your personal thoughts here. Well said!
–Scott
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Thank you Scott, very much! I think she knew quite well what she was talking about and had lived it. All the best and a Happy Friday to you!
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i have nothing to add
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Neither do I my friend.
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while I don’t agree with her on many things, I did find her to be an interesting writer
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Yes, she was quite controversial on some things that I also do not agree with, but overall I agree on the basic principles of democracy, capitalism and freedom, She is an interesting writer for sure Beth, thank you.
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In addition to the attempts by various governments to control and restrict artists of all genres, we have the added concern today of «art» created by AI. Just today I received an email from the publisher of my vintage postcard book, The Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, offering me $205 if I would give the publisher permission to let an un-named «trusted company» use the content of my book «for AI training». What a sad state of affairs when a publishing company even considers making such an offer to the writers who contracted with them to publish their books! I own the copyright to my book and my heirs or entity of my choice stated in my Will own the copyright for 70 years after my death. So why would I give Arcadia Publishing permission to sell my content so an undisclosed AI company can use it «for training purposes»? It was a punch in the face to open my inbox this morning and see this email from Arcadia Publishing. I know this was not the main point of your post, but it is a new step in the current era when a government cannot or refuses to create laws protect creators of all types of art — whether written or visual. It is the same lawmakers who want to control art who now turn a blind eye to controlling the technology that — in the wrong hands — will and already is wreaking havoc in the world of art, literature, and music. It is all happening in the name of money and not in the name of art.
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Unfortunately, in these days , it is all about money. That is the goal, the dream, the god that so many cherish and worship. The art world is corrupt and rubbish is being placed in museums only because money is behind it. The new rich/powerful class cannot buy the masterpieces of the past (the real art) because they are in private collections or in museums. So they build up, with the power of their cash, unknown artists whose work is rubbish, and they buy and sell it for millions, that way they can feel as though they too own a piece of culture. In the process art, real art, suffers… I reckon the same thing will, or is, happening to literature. God knows the music industry is destroyed. Nothing good has been recorded since the mid 1990’s!
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