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as a population Racism is a form of collectivism, and that phrase is indisputably collectivist: http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/racism.html http://aynrandlex

as a population Racism is a form of collectivism, and that phrase is indisputably collectivist: http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/racism.html http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/racism.html I agree that America should be a melting pot once again, but if you're going to champion American culture consistently, you must wipe collectivist ideas from your mind. We are all individuals, independent from one another, and we must be judged and thought of individually. Edit: to those that voted this down, why?

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chc 15y ago
I'm not one of the downvoters, but my guess: 1. It's really irrelevant political squabbling. It's annoying, but even worse, that kind of sidetrack can ruin sites by bringing in people who seek nothing more than to argue. I've seen it on other sites. Probably a lot of people want to avoid that kind of slide. 2. Your apparent argument is illogical. "Racism is a form of collectivism, and that phrase is indisputably collectivist [and thus that phrase is probably racist]" reduces to "X is a form of Y, and Z is indisputably Y [and thus Z is probably X]," which can be substituted with "A murderer is a form of human, and you are indisputably human [and thus you are probably a murderer]." And if you didn't mean to imply that the phrase was tinged with racism because it was collectivist, then it's an irrelevant reference to Ayn Rand, and many people find Ayn Rand references annoying enough when they're on topic. It doesn't demonstrate anything either way.
- maxharris 15y ago
  "and many people find Ayn Rand references annoying enough when they're on topic" That doesn't mean they should vote it down. It's a legitimate point of view. It's mainstream enough to the point that her views are now taught in major universities. We're not going away.

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as a population Racism is a form of collectivism, and that phrase is indisputably collectivist: http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/racism.html http://aynrandlex

by maxharris 15y ago

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chc 15y ago
I'm not one of the downvoters, but my guess: 1. It's really irrelevant political squabbling. It's annoying, but even worse, that kind of sidetrack can ruin sites by bringing in people who seek nothing more than to argue. I've seen it on other sites. Probably a lot of people want to avoid that kind of slide. 2. Your apparent argument is illogical. "Racism is a form of collectivism, and that phrase is indisputably collectivist [and thus that phrase is probably racist]" reduces to "X is a form of Y, and Z is indisputably Y [and thus Z is probably X]," which can be substituted with "A murderer is a form of human, and you are indisputably human [and thus you are probably a murderer]." And if you didn't mean to imply that the phrase was tinged with racism because it was collectivist, then it's an irrelevant reference to Ayn Rand, and many people find Ayn Rand references annoying enough when they're on topic. It doesn't demonstrate anything either way.
- maxharris 15y ago
  "and many people find Ayn Rand references annoying enough when they're on topic" That doesn't mean they should vote it down. It's a legitimate point of view. It's mainstream enough to the point that her views are now taught in major universities. We're not going away.