From a recent interview with Dick Cavett...
CAVETT: Oh, well, that’s so, too. You can piss away valuable hours of your life reading Ayn Rand—her wretched appeal to the young, her wretched writing, her wretched person.
She was supposed to be on my show; I was kind of sorry she wasn’t, because I was kind of laying for her. I did not succumb, as a kid, to being enthused by Ayn Rand, and that sense of power, as every kid was at one time until they outgrew it. The old bag sent over a list of fifteen conditions for appearing with me, or for appearing with anyone, I guess. One of them was, “There will be no disagreeing with Ms. Rand’s philosophy.”
GREEN: You’re kidding.
CAVETT: No! I wrote at the bottom of the list, to be sent back to her, “There will be no Ms. Rand, either.”
No disagreeing with Ms. Rand's philosophy...gee, that sounds awfully familiar:)
The above quote kinda reminds me of another quote...
“There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.” — [Kung Fu Monkey — Ephemera, blog post, March 19, 2009] ― John Rogers
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Why would you even care? Think you are going to hurt someone's feelings?
I think he thinks 'we' have a hero worship complex. Project much, M? Geez.
Actually, 6kings, I think you folks from TSM are fine examples of the 2nd quote...
"leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world."
hence the reason why you refuse to post in larger internet communities or even the larger world. As the Cavett quote notes, there can simply be no disagreeing with you.
Mark seems to think that we only post on his blog, to the exclusion of any other forum.
This furthers his belief that we are, what did he say about me, obsessed?, with him.
He fails to note that after his previous stalking activity following Kevin Baker around a Quora, not letting Mark have enough information to stalk others around is probably a good idea.
He also has failed basic reasoning - Posit: If there can be no disagreeing with us, why oh why would we ever comment here where pretty much everything is a disagreement?
If you are so concerned about me stalking you guys, why do you continue to post here every day? Why does Kevin have a whole section of his site called "The Markadelphia Essays?"
Two fine examples of the usual redirect to avoid responsibility of being honest which, ironically, is the whole point of the quote. Any sort of facts that disagree with the pocket reality you have created are simply not allowed, hence this...
"leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world."
Well M, here's the thing - I never read Rand, let alone became a fanboi a la Cavett. I find Randians pretty annoying myself. You whine about an author you haven't read and people that follow her writings that you don't understand. Ah, that is rich.
You always bitch about the maturity of other people - which is an interesting and revealing commentary on yourself, whether you intend it or not.
Even more odd, you are being drawn back into engaging with people, the only people, that bother with you. Isn't that ironic?
It is at the point where coming here is just so interesting to see what is current and completely wrong with lefty thoughts on various topics. At some point I expect to see some semblance of intelligent thought but I am still waiting...yeah, so call me an optimist.
6K - me, I just have a less than admirable penchant for low entertainment. It took a while, but M finally convinced me he has given up all desire to be anything but the used condom of the donkey.
And yet you still post here every day...odd. Why is that?
Posting here does not come close to anything resembling 'you stalking me at other sites'.
Posting here, almost every day is nothing unusual - I post at lots of other places almost every day.
Kevin also has whole sections of his blog labelled other things, but he himself has explained several time just why he has sections devoted to you - if you wonder why you should read for comprehension.
M asks And yet you still post here every day...odd. Why is that?, which strangely I had answered in the preceding comment: I just have a less than admirable penchant for low entertainment.
You see M, that is low entertainment - you demonstrating just how obtuse you actually are. Right up there with posting links that disprove your point as proof of your point. True, it is me laughing uncharitably at your stupidity and your befuddlement about it all. But at least I am aware of what I am doing.
Actually, juris, I think it's because you are insecure. Somehow, your mind has convinced itself that if you counter me here that you will somehow "win." In fact, insecurity is the major problem today with people on the right because the world they knew is changing and it's not going back. That's why it's personal attacks as opposed to substance. That's also why you don't post on sites that restrict comments.
You don't have anything else but that.
So, really, you constantly claim that I'm a fool/wrong/obtuse or whatever because you want me to feel the same massive doubt that you feel as you realize your ideology is completely falling apart. Honestly, in 20 years, is anyone going to really give a shit about Ayn Rand? Very few under the age of 50 even know who she is.
You know what the best indicator to me is that I put up an accurate post, juris? You guys blowing a bowel like you did in this thread. Thanks for confirming reality:)
Keep telling yourself all that....if it helps you to sleep at night.
Somehow, your mind has convinced itself that if you counter me here that you will somehow "win."
You know the only mind you have access to - your own. You should be much more reflective and much less speculative - it would really do you a world of good.
But I do love the way you project.
Read my first comment - was that blowing a bowel?
Read my second comment - was that blowing a bowel?
Read my third comment - was that blowing a bowel?
Read my fourth comment - was that blowing a bowel?
You know who can't contain his bowels around here? That's rather understandable since you are always so full of shit!
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