tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post1519084086942384773..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: The Purloined AssumptionGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-50019765571724496702008-08-13T20:38:00.000-06:002008-08-13T20:38:00.000-06:00And how like religious mystics they get regarding ...And how like religious mystics they get regarding suffering once they've realized their earthly "paradise"!Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-17445115823712182132008-08-13T20:24:00.000-06:002008-08-13T20:24:00.000-06:00Funny how "objective" the Left becomes about "real...Funny how "objective" the Left becomes about "reality" when <I>they</I> are its author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-18040915524655947592008-08-13T15:44:00.000-06:002008-08-13T15:44:00.000-06:00Many said the same thing about (obvious) slavery w...Many said the same thing about (obvious) slavery when IT was legal. <BR/><BR/>I think of that article ("The metaphysical versus the Man Made") often -- and did here -- and am thankful for my dad every time I do. He taught me what "man made" meant at a very early age and, for whatever reason, it seemed important when he did and the lesson stuck.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-33255141872089570352008-08-13T14:56:00.000-06:002008-08-13T14:56:00.000-06:00This is just another example for Rand's article, "...This is just another example for Rand's article, "The Metaphysical vs the Man Made". <BR/><BR/>Person X: "<I>The Reality is</I> [whatever 'democracy' dictates], <I>and though I agree with you [on that issue] it isn't going to change.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Me: "<I>Well, people made it that way and people can change it.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Person X: "<I>The Reality is you will never persuade enough people.</I>"<BR/><BR/>So, exactly who is John Galt?Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479600882274172677noreply@blogger.com