Posted by Foxy, Sunday, 12 August 2018 11:25:18 AM-
"Canem Malum, Ayn Rand was intensely exciting to me when I was a teenager looking for answers to life's big questions. Today - I look elsewhere for intellectual sustenance."

Answer- Yes "Ayn Rand" can't be considered a work of academia- her words didn't change my life- but her work is still "important". "Academia and Universities can't be trusted" by the people- hence Ayn Rand

It's sad.
The left only look and go to the left.
This is why they are not progressives.
They don't/can't actually get anywhere.
When one holds the steering wheel of a car to the left and does not turn back, ever, the result is they simply keep going around in circles, going over the same ground again and again, until or unless they are prepared to come back to the centre once in a while and look forward or to the right every now and then.

To Foxy through the chair- Kudos for at least reading Ayn Rand. Some find their courage fails them when public opinion is against them- Balthasar Gracian said "Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone."

o sung wu,

To get back to your subject, I would guess that you, like I, don't have much, if anything, to do with the weirdos who think they can be whatever gender they decide to be. We are very fortunate to have spent most of our lives without this crap. We can't do anything about it, but it cannot hurt or affect us either. And, we have our memories of saner times. We have seen many fads come and go, and we will probably see this one out, too; the nutters want non-stop change, and cannot concentrate for very long on anything. The #me too nonsense has fizzled out like a weak fart, so too will most of the bullshite the university 'unlearned’ children have thought up.

Hi there TTBN...

I've been a bit remiss in not taking part in this discussion, I've been a bit crook, still am. So I must apologise for that. Starting a topic and then dropping off.

TTBN I couldn't agree with you more, with your erudite synopsis of what's happening to us all here in Australia? As you say '...we have our memories of saner times...' I guess we should be grateful to have done so I suppose. I believe since the inception of this insidious Political Correctness, we're seeing all our former, great places of learning being turned into God knows what!

I totally blame this all corrupting P.C. rubbish, being just a form of 'verbal dictatorship', and it really worries me and most of those of our generation, many of whom went to war against such 'dictatorships'!

I believe Political Correctness is the greatest threat to our culture, our way of life, our ability to engage in free speech, and to be ourselves - since the advent of WWll. It's permeated it's insidious way into everything including our last bastions of strength, our Armed Forces. Where to now? What do you think TTBN am I worrying unnecessarily?

Given Christopher Pyne became the Minister for Defence Industry and apparently wants the Defence Ministry it's not surprising the sad state of the military. The "death symbols" thing seems to be the sort of thing that Christopher Pyne would push to emasculate the military. I feel pity for our serving personnel being managed by these people.