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dawnbt
05-06-2008, 09:06 AM
John Allison, CEO of banking giant BB&T, calls Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged "the best defense of capitalism ever written." He says that Rand changed his life, and he's working to ensure that the deceased author isn't left out of the nation's college curricula.

Since 2005, the BB&T Charitable Foundation has given 25 colleges and universities several million dollars to start programs devoted to the study of Rand's books and economic philosophy. In January, the company announced it was donating $1 million to Marshall University in West Virginia... (more)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90104091&ft=1&f=1012

LEK
05-06-2008, 10:28 AM
She was good friends with Alan Greenspan...

LiveFree79
05-06-2008, 10:35 AM
Ayn Rand was a real cunt. Part of the reason this country has deluded into what it is now is because of her laissez faire survivial of the fittest social darwinist mentality. I.e. Greed and self interest. Capitalism is just as corruptable as anything else when you have immoral people controlling it. And we aren't even capitalistic anymore in this country.

bucfish
05-06-2008, 11:13 AM
Ayn Rand was a great logical and abstract thinker. Nice to see people spreading her works.

literatim
05-06-2008, 11:17 AM
LiveFree79, so you joined this forum to simply troll?

Kraig
05-06-2008, 11:18 AM
Ayn Rand was a real cunt. Part of the reason this country has deluded into what it is now is because of her laissez faire survivial of the fittest social darwinist mentality. I.e. Greed and self interest. Capitalism is just as corruptable as anything else when you have immoral people controlling it. And we aren't even capitalistic anymore in this country.

Sounds exactly like something a socialist would say, I have to wonder way you are here. Also if you actually read some of her work you would probably understand the benefit of self-interest vs. collective interest.

ARealConservative
05-06-2008, 11:22 AM
Ayn Rand was a real cunt. Part of the reason this country has deluded into what it is now is because of her laissez faire survivial of the fittest social darwinist mentality. I.e. Greed and self interest. Capitalism is just as corruptable as anything else when you have immoral people controlling it. And we aren't even capitalistic anymore in this country.

Congrats - this ranks up there with the most moronic things ever uttered on these forums.....and the competition is fierce!

Bradley in DC
05-06-2008, 11:31 AM
http://www.bbt.com/about/media/newsreleasedetail.asp?date=1%2F25%2F06+9%3A48%3A52 +AM

BB&T announces eminent domain policy

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. –

BB&T Corporation today said it will not lend to commercial developers that plan to build condominiums, shopping malls and other private projects on land taken from private citizens by government entities using eminent domain. . .

Kraig
05-06-2008, 11:35 AM
http://www.bbt.com/about/media/newsreleasedetail.asp?date=1%2F25%2F06+9%3A48%3A52 +AM

BB&T announces eminent domain policy

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. –

BB&T Corporation today said it will not lend to commercial developers that plan to build condominiums, shopping malls and other private projects on land taken from private citizens by government entities using eminent domain. . .

Nice! What do you know, Objectivists do have moral standards.

Bradley in DC
05-06-2008, 11:39 AM
Nice! What do you know, Objectivists do have moral standards.

Hey, I'm pointing out BB&T has been a leader in banking for what's right--I'm refraining from making comments on Objectivists! :p

Kraig
05-06-2008, 11:41 AM
Hey, I'm pointing out BB&T has been a leader in banking for what's right--I'm refraining from making comments on Objectivists! :p

I know, sorry, I was being sarcastic to point out that Objectivism and immorality do not go hand in hand. Mainly because of this "Livefree" guy.

Bradley in DC
05-06-2008, 11:43 AM
I know, sorry, I was being sarcastic to point out that Objectivism and immorality do not go hand in hand. Mainly because of this "Livefree" guy.

Yeah, I got that, no worries. Hence my juvenile smilie. ;)

qaxn
05-06-2008, 02:09 PM
Buying a university course is creepy as hell but much respect for the private use of eminent domain policy.