Re: MD the ideology of capitalism - the Ayn Rand question

From: Mark Steven Heyman (markheyman@infoproconsulting.com)
Date: Tue May 17 2005 - 03:24:59 BST

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    Hi Sam and all,

    On 16 May 2005 at 14:08, Sam Norton wrote:
    > msh:
    > Second, I know you see similarities between Objectivism and the idea
    > of a fully-realized human being, and there are some.
    > But the two
    > systems cannot possibly be identical because of one very important
    > fact: Objectivists see individuals as absolutely distinct from one
    > another; the FRH understands that all humans share a common humanity,
    > and that any perceived difference between individuals is a cultural
    > illusion.

    sam:
    So does that mean that the difference between Chomsky and Rand is an
    illusion? The difference between FRH's and non-FRH's is illusory? I think
    you need to spell things out more there.

    msh:
    There is a difference in the value of Chomsky's FRH ideas versus the
    FRH ideas of Ayn Rand. There is no difference in the value of
    Chomsky's life versus the life of any Randian, or that of any chimp
    or dog or cat or spider or gnat. Most humans tend to believe that
    their lives are more valuable than a cougar's, although a treed
    cougar will not agree. Jingoist Americans believe that the life of a
    single invader GI is worth more than a thousand innocent Iraqi lives.
     My claim is that these beliefs are cultural and biological illusions
    which exist in inverse proportion to an individual's level of
    enlightenment.

    Mark Steven Heyman (msh)
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