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> she's considered a libertarian Ayn Rand was quite vocal about her contempt for libertarianism, though the actual distinctions she made are not entirely clear
by RickHull 15y ago
> she's considered a libertarian
Ayn Rand was quite vocal about her contempt for libertarianism, though the actual distinctions she made are not entirely clear to me.
- icebraining 15y agoOh, OK. I mentioned her because Kinsella uses her position as an example of pro-IP libertarians. I wasn't aware she didn't consider herself libertarian.
- nirvana 15y agoYour post is not wrong, it is correct. You're getting down votes because you mentioned Rand without condemning her. I gave you and up vote. One of the numerous errors Rand made was condemning the libertarian movement, but this is pretty hilarious because she was good friends with Rothbard. I believe her use of the word "libertarian" predates the libertarian movement and she's referring to the socialist/communist/"anarchists" of years before. Part of Rand's philosophy is the Non-Aggression Principle. Some "Objectivists" criticize libertarians for not adopting the whole philosophy and focusing on the NAP. But every follower of Rand is a Libertarian-- BY DEFINTION-- since both groups subscribe to the NAP. Your point about Rand's support of IP is correct, and you corrected an over broad statement I made. I didn't think that it needed further illumination because you were correct, but now that I see you're getting down voted, I wanted to assure you that you were right.