[ExI] christmas songs 2

Damien Broderick thespike at satx.rr.com
Wed Dec 12 03:59:25 UTC 2007


At 09:37 PM 12/11/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>On Dec 11, 2007 9:43 AM, Seien <seienchan at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I don't think that charity is a good thing. I think it's wrong. I 
> don't have
> > a lot of money. I want to use it only on things that I think are 
> right. If I
> > give money to people I want it to be for things that I think are right.
> > There's no good reason to give your money out indiscriminately to people.
> > It's your money, you worked for it and earned it. You should spend it only
> > on what you think is good to spend it on.
>
>That's the best example of Objectivism I've read.

My instant glib reaction: Rand-meets-Skinner. Or maybe 
Rand-meets-John Broadus Watson.

"Give a man one fish, you fed him for a day. Give him a school, and 
make him pay for it--*that*'ll teach him!"

Damien Broderick





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