i thought no force was a pillar of objectivism we r not to interfere we were not attacked by a state but an idea so by that we should not condone any military force ideas are fought with better ideas force leads to revenge and turmoil
Objectivism holds that there must be no INITIATION of physical force against others, but retaliatory force against the initiator(s) is moral, and often mandatory. And that IS a proper role of government.
His contempt for Christianity as a device for being evenhanded shows that Piekoff knows nothing about the malignant nature of Islam. In the process his primary argument in comparing the America of old to modern day is badly weakened by his endless and pointless Randian atheism.
He's saying that the policy of loving your enemy comes from the religion that says "Love your enemy", and that the policy of refusing to make judgments comes from the religion which says "Judge not that ye be not judged" - and he's right on both counts! He's not criticizing Christianity for its theism in this instance, but for its demoralizing and nihilistic ethical views.
Great speech
i thought no force was a pillar of objectivism we r not to interfere we were not attacked by a state but an idea so by that we should not condone any military force ideas are fought with better ideas force leads to revenge and turmoil
Objectivism holds that there must be no INITIATION of physical force against others, but retaliatory force against the initiator(s) is moral, and often mandatory. And that IS a proper role of government.
No initiatory force is what objectivism is partly about. Naturally retaliatory force is good but only under objective control.
You're confusing Rand with Rothbard
That’s libertarianism.
His contempt for Christianity as a device for being evenhanded shows that Piekoff knows nothing about the malignant nature of Islam. In the process his primary argument in comparing the America of old to modern day is badly weakened by his endless and pointless Randian atheism.
Dumb
If faith is a means of knowledge, then why are the jihadists wrong?
Christianity is device for suicide.
He's saying that the policy of loving your enemy comes from the religion that says "Love your enemy", and that the policy of refusing to make judgments comes from the religion which says "Judge not that ye be not judged" - and he's right on both counts!
He's not criticizing Christianity for its theism in this instance, but for its demoralizing and nihilistic ethical views.