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Is conservative ideology selfish? It seems to be based on self-reliance and the freedom of the individual. Collective cooperation is seen as something to be feared and avoided.
A lot of conservatives like Paul Ryan and Rand Paul (named after her) love Ayn Rand. But her philosophy is that "selfishness is a virtue." So, at its heart is conservatism a selfish ideology?
US Republican leaders love Ayn Rand’s controversial philosophy—and are increasingly misinterpreting it
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Selfishness may or may not be a virtue and may or may not always be in keeping with self interest.
Ayn Rand made some very good observations regarding the corruption that often grips larger organizations and the petty intrigues that plague them.
In my very limited experience, the best way to get anything done is to start doing it. Government is many things, but it is usually characterized by bureaucracy and bureaucrats that corrupt it.
It "feels" like the real purpose of larger organizations is to both avoid action and then justify that avoidance.
This is usually accomplished while increasing the amount of money used to not accomplish what was not accomplished previously for less.
This is not a condition promoted by one group and opposed by another. In government, the only common thread is waste or theft on a grand scale by anyone with a finger in the pie.
They are all crooks and the illusion of opposing forces is no more real than any other staged, for profit, wrestling match.