Ayn Rand was Not a Libertarian

Ayn Rand hated Libertarianism.

On the News tonight I see protestors of Obama's 'New Socialism' calling themselves 'Tea Baggers.'

This is such a blatant misuse of this country's own heritage as to be more than laughable.

Nonetheless, what is so funny is that I see gaggles and gaggles of libertarian protestors holding up actual portraits of Ayn Rand, as well as signs that read 'Atlas is Shrugging' and so forth. When, Ayn Rand herself, completely denounced the libertarian party, mind you, not certain libertarians, but the ENTIRE existence of the Libertarian party.

--"The religious conservatives are seeking to tie capitalism to mysticism; the “libertarians” are tying capitalism to the whim-worshipping subjectivism and chaos of anarchy. To cooperate with either group is to betray capitalism, reason, and one’s own future."--

Also, see this link: http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/libertarians.html

I don't know what could be more ironic.

http://wonkette.com/tag/teabagging/

http://washingtonindependent.com/32772/battling-obama-by-going-galt

You need to scroll down on the Wonkette link to see all the awful protester's own ignorance to what they themselves contend to uphold.

Ayn Rand herself denounced not only the libertarian party, but both American political parties as well.

"The so-called conservative party is a body without a mind, the 'liberal,' a mind without a body."

--Ayn Rand

I cannot find more true a synopsis of the problems of this country. Both parties are aberrations of themselves and one needs what the other lacks and vice versa.

Further, it all goes to show you how a political system cannot exist or sustain itself without a coherent morality and coherent philosophy inherent in the existing population. This last sentence only slightly paraphrases Rand herself.

What is even more outrageous is that it takes a liberal president to get criticism of socialist policy and big government. When, socialism and more generally, statism has been the extremely consistent direction of every modern administration as far back as at least FDR. Every single administration has only made the government bigger. Bush himself was FAR more 'socialist' than Obama, though both are extremely statist.

This fact is even more testimony to the total ignorance of the general American population as to even an inkling of a clue as to what's going on, not to mention their utter stupidity and (beyond severe) lack of education.

All the current 'teabaggers' are evidence to is that this country is a nation founded by intellectuals, and populated by philistines.

It is not politics or philosophy that should go or is to blame, but only the philistine that must be 'targeted for termination.' That is, if there can be any hope for a future of a free society.