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I've had the opposite assumption made around here when mentioning Ayn Rand. On any contentious issue, it seems people first wish to know if someone is "on the

I've had the opposite assumption made around here when mentioning Ayn Rand. On any contentious issue, it seems people first wish to know if someone is "on the other team" so they can dismiss them out of hand. Nuance is the enemy of popularity. Reality the foe to marketing.

defrost 4y ago
From my perspective it has little to do with "teams" and any assumption of there being Our Team and The Other Team and far more to do with seeing an equivilance drawn between social policy such as health care (and inclusion of assisted death) etc, and phrases such "high minded communist ideals ...". It just reminds me of the bicameral fiercely partisan political desert that lies within central north america. I'm 60 now and dimly recall reading Rand during puberty .. it's interesting stuff for a while. As for: > This sort of thing is only going to become more common. The CBC article expands on the circumstances of the occurence, the investigation and dismissal of the individual that pushed MAID (medical assistance in dying) as an option, and the steps being taken to see that it doesn't happen going forward.