Ayn Rand Interviews

Ayn Rand Interviews:

Disclaimer:         

        First I would like to say I am going to go over 500 words, it is not a choice it is a necessity.  I will though save you time by not giving the stale, repetitive, and obvious information, that I am sure you have heard a million times and that any idiot with internet access can look up in seconds.  I do not censor my words because at this point in life we are all adults.  There is a possibility of curse words.  This is a critique of someone who is wiser than I, but ideals maybe out dated or incorrect in my own humble opinion.  In hopes to be fair I am writing this critique as I watch the videos so that I do not miss represent Ayn Rand`s beliefs.  

The first video I am watching is the Mike Wallace interview in 1959 and is 27:07 in length.

        First off at the very beginning I noticed that Wallace wanted to refer to Rand`s philosophy as “Randism”. (2:08)   I have always disliked how people label things they do not understand or dislike with the name of the maker.  We do that today and many people do not ever realize it.  For instance “Obamacare”, the real name of that is the Affordable healthcare Act.  I would bet that over 50% of Americans do not even know that, much less even know the details evolved.  Yet they have an opinion on the subject just because the name associated with it.   Rand knowing that putting her name on something could automatically detour some people said she preferred to call it “Objectism” a name that makes people think, before jumping on a preverbal band wagon.

        Rand`s “Objectism” philosophy, as describe by her is:  “a philosophy based on objective reality”.  (2:13)   Rand`s philosophy is a new code of morality NOT based in faith.  I would like to interject here and say a morality not influenced by faith is a hard if not impossible concept for people to understand.  If you think about it our morals, and laws are all based on religion.  These ideals of right or wrong are drilled in our minds from early childhood and reinforced by society’s laws as we get older.  I personally am a bit odd and understand the concept of “faithless morality” because the soul reason I follow the law is fear and respect.  I fear imprisonment and respect the rights of those around me.  Now before I go on I want to hear more of Rand.

        Rand goes on and says how the ideal of self-sacrifice is not just wrong but evil. (5:25)   I find this interesting, because I was raised in a catholic household.  We went to church every weekend and listen to a guy in funny cloths talk about other people’s ideals and understanding from a Book that was written about another’s ideals.  Now in all fairness I feel that organized religion is not only offensive but ultimately evil.  I do believe in a higher power but unlike organized religion I do not insult it by trying to understand it.