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libertangoRegarding this column in the Sun-Times:
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To the Editor, and Ms Savage:
Regarding "There is no 'free' lemonade," July 5, 2010:
It seems Ms Savage is all in favor of the free market -- as long as the market agrees with her. She's all in favor of freedom -- as long as others do what she wants. And she writes as if she believes the Randian paradox of all actions of gratification are permitted -- except for those that may benefit others, no matter how self-gratifiying they may be.
One can't help feeling Ms Savage utterly lacks sincerity, and this was bait dangled out for the outcry that will surely follow. I suppose, in that respect, this very response is enabling her irresponsible behavior.
But consider: She says she's afraid of these children giving away something that wasn't rightfully theirs. Yet this over-the-top column will subject her future self to nothing but mockery, calumny, and disdain. She has completely given away the reputation that belonged to her future self, and to the future of the Sun-Times. Was it truly hers to give?
Sincerely,
etc.
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To the Editor, and Ms Savage:
Regarding "There is no 'free' lemonade," July 5, 2010:
It seems Ms Savage is all in favor of the free market -- as long as the market agrees with her. She's all in favor of freedom -- as long as others do what she wants. And she writes as if she believes the Randian paradox of all actions of gratification are permitted -- except for those that may benefit others, no matter how self-gratifiying they may be.
One can't help feeling Ms Savage utterly lacks sincerity, and this was bait dangled out for the outcry that will surely follow. I suppose, in that respect, this very response is enabling her irresponsible behavior.
But consider: She says she's afraid of these children giving away something that wasn't rightfully theirs. Yet this over-the-top column will subject her future self to nothing but mockery, calumny, and disdain. She has completely given away the reputation that belonged to her future self, and to the future of the Sun-Times. Was it truly hers to give?
Sincerely,
etc.
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Date: 2010-07-10 04:25 am (UTC)But - her head would probably explode...