Questions about Objectivism (Show 022)

On last weeks show (show 022), I talked about another email I got from the “Rand Hater”. They told me that they enjoyed the show, which I was happy to hear. They also gave me a list of questions to answer in order to help give them a better understanding of Objectivism.

1.) What are man’s rights? Is there a list?
2.) What is freedom?
3.) Why is laissez-faire capitalism the only economic system that permits freedom?
4.) Does money equate to happiness?
5.) Would you say that how happy a person is, is a judgment on how good their life is?
6.) What do you think about public radio?
7.) What do you think about piracy (on the internet, not the high seas)?
8.) Do Objectivists believe that nobody has to be poor or live in poverty
and all that it is, is a matter of choice?
9.) When people were talking about alcoholics during the last show they said they could choose to stop drinking, but the first step in AA is to admit that you are powerless. Isn’t this a contradiction?
10.) Are Objectivists pacifists, or do they believe in preemption?
11.) Are corporations necessary for a free society?

I answered the questions on the show to the best of my ability and understanding. If you feel I made any contradictions please email me so we can discuss it.

On this weeks show (show 023), I have a few topics we can talk about. If you think of anything else, just send me an email. It’s more fun when I have listener questions and comments to talk about.

Here are the topics so far:
1.) Evading reality.
2.) Objectivist perspectives on foreign policy.
3.) How Libertarianism and Objectivism don’t mix.

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