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Old 01-09-2008, 05:41 PM   #8
Cicero
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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For the greater good vs For the good of the whole?

lol!!!

The definition of selfishness was changed in the 50's. Doing for one's self didn't used to be at the exclusion of others by definition. It was actually a positive until "spin" came around to say "selfish bad"- "altruism good". Now everyone comes down on selfishness like it's a terrible quality...but in the larger picture it is a good quality to have as a virtue in varying degrees. (Doing for one's self is not always that black and white, and at the exclusion of all others) This is one of the few points that I agree with Ayn Rand.
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