Some Follow Up Thoughts
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute. — Ayn Rand On the heels of my post yesterday I simply must follow up with some more thoughts on the gross generalizations of the progressive mindset. Call it getting some things off my chest, things that have long bothered me about the so called "progressives." All of the observations I make here come from personal experiences and reflections over four decades. Experience that has taught me there are indeed reasons why one needs a philosophy based on reason, a code of ethics based on rational self interest, and the realization that the greatest destructive force to a person's sense of worth is the acceptance of the doctrine of altruism. I have, because of my unwavering belief in ...