Thought I'd share this as I do believe it is pertinent to my criticisms of Ayn Rand in the past. While I attacked her with a kind of viciousness I no longer agree with, she did have a perplexing way of picking and choosing her battles.
This is her on Israel and Palestine:
Having a look at one of Miles Mathis' "favorite films" and the social commentary relevant at the time.
A longer look at the evils of Section 8, the undue advantage it has granted, and the destruction it has wrought on Middle America. Enjoy!
After I published this article, it dawned on me that popular Internet parlance has a phrase like this in people's minds thinking of Boomers telling the younger generations to lift themselves up by the bootstraps - which is obviously not the point of the article!
https://franssen.substack.com/p/complaining-is-a-lack-of-responsibility
Nice to be in a rhythm with these.
https://franssen.substack.com/p/arguments-over-opinions
