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Hell yes! His actions were moral.
85%
Hell no! Put him away for treason.
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Yes and no. It's a grey area.
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Total votes: 26
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SOLOLow-Grade Opponents of Ayn Rand Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Wed, 2012-08-15 13:26
Ayn Rand was a brilliant philosophical innovator. People of low quality who oppose her tend to rather pathetically say that her ideas are both old and false. But this is self-refuting. Recent Comments: A couple of interesting commentaries — by Tom Burroughes on Tue, 2012-09-04 14:59 Get lost — by Tom Burroughes on Tue, 2012-09-04 14:40 Self-evidently crazy — by Richard Goode on Tue, 2012-09-04 01:26
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Time for Cigarette Producers to Quit Australia Submitted by Marcus on Wed, 2012-08-15 09:10
Cigarette manufacturers in Australia have just lost a legal appeal to stop their products being sold in plain packaging. Recent Comments: Frediano... — by Marcus on Thu, 2012-08-16 15:54 If I were a tobacco vendor in Australia... — by Frediano on Thu, 2012-08-16 14:11 And the newspapers read: — by Shane Pleasance on Thu, 2012-08-16 08:31
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Rich pricks Submitted by Richard Goode on Tue, 2012-08-14 17:41
Recent Comments: Apparently... — by Frediano on Thu, 2012-08-16 14:39 wow! — by Damien Grant on Wed, 2012-08-15 10:45 What one can discuss here? — by 0 on Tue, 2012-08-14 17:46
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Obama's LiesSubmitted by Anonymous Guest on Tue, 2012-08-14 16:42
Lie No. 1: Obama has repeatedly claimed his white grandfather, Stanley Dunham, "fought in Patton's army," when he was a clerk with no combat in WWII. Recent Comments: In the comments at that link.. — by gregster on Tue, 2012-08-14 22:35 Will Obama's Secrecy Finally Precipitate.. — by gregster on Tue, 2012-08-14 21:19 Not just the press — by gregster on Tue, 2012-08-14 21:10
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Four LionsSubmitted by Marcus on Mon, 2012-08-13 18:43
Recent Comments: Yes — by Shane Pleasance on Mon, 2012-08-13 22:47
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Magnificent OlympicsSubmitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Mon, 2012-08-13 03:25
Tip of the hat to the people of London and Great Britain for the wonderful job they seem to have done at the 30th Olympiad. I thought the Games were well-organized and well-run. Recent Comments: Multi-Cult Nationalism — by Doug Bandler on Thu, 2012-08-16 19:37 What women? — by Doug Bandler on Thu, 2012-08-16 19:35 It is interesting to note... — by Marcus on Thu, 2012-08-16 09:19
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RationalitySubmitted by Richard Goode on Sun, 2012-08-05 17:16
I believe that X. Is my belief that X rational? Recent Comments: X is believed rationally — by ding_an_sich on Thu, 2012-08-09 17:39 Oh, Richard... — by Ross Elliot on Wed, 2012-08-08 10:10
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This is why the US is screwed!Submitted by Marcus on Thu, 2012-08-02 11:18
A black and white issue! Recent Comments: Anti-discrimination... — by Marcus on Tue, 2012-08-14 11:10 The more discriminating one is, — by Sandi on Mon, 2012-08-13 01:32 Marcus — by Doug Bandler on Sat, 2012-08-11 21:41
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For the scientists among us!Submitted by Anonymous Guest on Tue, 2012-07-31 17:39
The CSIRO has discovered the heaviest element yet known to science. Recent Comments: Should switch money with — by BGL on Fri, 2012-08-03 14:47 Priceless — by Ross Elliot on Fri, 2012-08-03 10:51 True — by 0 on Wed, 2012-08-01 23:11
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Another Open Letter to Stephen Hicks Submitted by seddon on Mon, 2012-07-30 14:41
Dear Stephen, Recent Comments: Leonid — by seddon on Fri, 2012-12-07 14:30 Seddon — by 0 on Wed, 2012-12-05 12:14 Leonid — by seddon on Tue, 2012-12-04 22:23
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Fifty shades of greySubmitted by Marcus on Mon, 2012-07-30 13:31
I suspect Ayn Rand would have loved this. Recent Comments: Hahaah — by Jules Troy on Sat, 2012-11-10 13:29 Fifty Shades of Chicken! — by Marcus on Sat, 2012-11-10 13:01 How sad it is... — by Marcus on Mon, 2012-09-10 08:37
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Dumbed down NZSubmitted by Marcus on Mon, 2012-07-30 12:48
I saw this children's book today in the UK. As you can see "proudly made in NZ". Oh, the inhumanity of it. How does English like this get past the editor's pen? Recent Comments: OK, all is forgiven... — by Marcus on Thu, 2012-08-02 10:09 Is this serious? — by Marcus on Thu, 2012-08-02 09:19 rg — by Damien Grant on Wed, 2012-08-01 20:11
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Peter Dunne = EPIC FAILSubmitted by Richard Goode on Sat, 2012-07-28 15:19
Recent Comments: Damien — by Brant Gaede on Fri, 2012-09-07 03:25 This garbage is not worth replying to — by Richard Goode on Tue, 2012-09-04 07:22 MODA — by Phil Howison on Mon, 2012-07-30 21:45
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Quote of the daySubmitted by Anonymous Guest on Sat, 2012-07-28 14:29
Recent Comments: That should be written... — by Marcus on Sun, 2012-07-29 06:42
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Hitch-22: A ReviewSubmitted by Marcus on Fri, 2012-07-27 08:02
Recent Comments: Looks like you were right... — by Marcus on Sat, 2012-07-28 13:36 Marcus — by Lindsay Perigo on Sat, 2012-07-28 10:03 He also quotes a poem... — by Marcus on Sat, 2012-07-28 09:51
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Rewritten: Children Nowadays Were Horrible. Submitted by Mark Hubbard on Thu, 2012-07-26 05:10
From best of Life Behind the IRon Drape. Excerpt: George Orwell, 1984: Recent Comments: The offending parts... — by Marcus on Wed, 2012-08-01 07:00 The article says HR&C have — by Mark Hubbard on Tue, 2012-07-31 21:34 Exactly... — by Marcus on Tue, 2012-07-31 20:33
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Tax Havens, Perscuting Rich Pricks, Kids Dobbing in Daddy Tax DodgerSubmitted by Mark Hubbard on Thu, 2012-07-26 02:56
From best of Life Behind the IRon Drape. Recent Comments: Or this... — by Jmaurone on Sat, 2012-07-28 16:32 Civil Disobedience — by Jmaurone on Sat, 2012-07-28 16:27 Pointless martyrdom — by Richard Goode on Sat, 2012-07-28 08:22
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'Mr. A' by Steve Ditko -- Objectivist Comic Book from 1969Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Thu, 2012-07-19 22:13
From the co-creator of the comic book hero Spiderman and semi-Objectivist Steve Ditko:
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Quote of the DaySubmitted by Marcus on Wed, 2012-07-18 21:03
From Mandella's Robben Island Bible (i.e.
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Question of the Day [on male circumcision]Submitted by Richard Goode on Wed, 2012-07-18 09:50
When is a child old enough to decide whether or not to mutilate his parents' genitals? Recent Comments: Irrational premises — by 0 on Fri, 2012-08-10 20:38 "Immortal soul" is a Platonic idea. — by 0 on Wed, 2012-08-08 13:06 Baade — by Lindsay Perigo on Tue, 2012-08-07 12:58
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Red HoldoverSubmitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Mon, 2012-07-16 22:01
On July 13th, 2012, in Roanoke, Virginia, President Barack Obama said: Recent Comments: I don't get it.... — by ding_an_sich on Wed, 2012-07-18 16:54
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Chris (The Fist) Trotter. Squeezing Freedom Until Its Pips Squeak.Submitted by Mark Hubbard on Mon, 2012-07-16 01:08
From best of Life Behind the IRon Drape. ______________________________________________
Chris (The Fist) Trotter, socialist political commentator, is quickly becoming New Zealand’s most useful, ‘useful idiot’, in that often he will let that urbane, oh-so-reasonable, caring, fiction of his image drop and let us see the mean-spirited, malevolent heart of the coercive statist that slouches beneath. Recent Comments: Marcia — by Lindsay Perigo on Tue, 2012-07-17 12:08 What do the transvestites... — by Marcus on Tue, 2012-07-17 11:59 Damn! — by Lindsay Perigo on Tue, 2012-07-17 11:47
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Comic Russell Brand in London 2009 ShowSubmitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Sun, 2012-07-08 18:27
Brilliant comedian!
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Reading by Capitalism: Kindle versus the Femme Fatale iPadSubmitted by Mark Hubbard on Sun, 2012-07-08 05:08
From best of Life Behind the IRon Drape. This post also featured this morning on Graham Beattie's Book Blog. Getting capitalism out to those who didn't think they wanted it. Recent Comments: I find my iPod touch far superior... — by Marcus on Thu, 2012-07-12 17:11 It's the same as the original — by Richard Wiig on Tue, 2012-07-10 07:26 Cheers Commander. I've not — by Mark Hubbard on Mon, 2012-07-09 21:25
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Two versions of morality.Submitted by Anonymous Guest on Tue, 2012-07-03 16:10
OLD VERSION The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and storing for the winter. Recent Comments: The Forgotten Ant — by Craig Ceely on Tue, 2012-07-03 20:54 ( categories: )
Stop the extradition of Richard O'Dwyer to the USASubmitted by Richard Goode on Sun, 2012-07-01 20:43
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Zombie America -- The Walking UndeadSubmitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Thu, 2012-06-28 21:57
Death to America. To hell with America. The United States of America -- land of the unfree, home of the slave. Recent Comments: Medicare — by Damien Grant on Fri, 2012-06-29 00:25
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The Death of AmericaSubmitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Thu, 2012-06-28 14:48
The Supreme Court of the United States of Ameristan has evidently decided that the federal government possesses unlimited power. Recent Comments: Depressing... — by Marcus on Thu, 2012-06-28 17:36
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Caption contestSubmitted by Richard Goode on Mon, 2012-06-25 16:10
Recent Comments: Why is this not given more coverage? — by Marcus on Thu, 2012-06-28 09:15 DOHUT — by Richard Goode on Wed, 2012-06-27 20:23 Commander — by Richard Goode on Wed, 2012-06-27 19:37
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This is the end ... of Classical Liberalism.Submitted by Mark Hubbard on Sun, 2012-06-24 05:21
From best of Life Behind the IRon Drape.
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