Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!texsun!texbell!sugar!ficc!jeffd From: jeffd@ficc.uu.net (jeff daiell) Newsgroups: news.groups Subject: Re: CALL FOR DISCUSSION: talk.philosophy.objectivism Summary: Assertions? Message-ID: Date: 16 Jan 90 18:40:15 GMT References: <1990Jan13.140242.14111@twwells.com> <9001140024.AA18363@apee.ogi.edu> <3635@ganymede.inmos.co.uk> Organization: Ferranti International Controls Corporation Lines: 18 In article <3635@ganymede.inmos.co.uk>, des@elberton.inmos.co.uk (David Shepherd) writes: >there was one objectivist who ... > he never seemed > to prove anything and incessantly quote Ayn Rand and made proto-facist > rantings. Please define "proto-fascist" in this context. Objectivism places a high value on strict respect for Human Rights, so if you mean proto-fascist literally (as opposed to 'anyone who disagrees with David Shepherd'), the man was obviously not an Objectivist. Pro Libertas, Jeff -- A Fusser named McGee; a most amusing sight! He fusses every day, then fusses every night. TUNE: What can he mean, this Fusser named McGee, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Who fusses first at you, then fusses next at me?