Flying Squid to Political Memes@lemmy.world • 11 months agoR. Crumb gives his opinion of Ayn Randlemmy.worldimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1195arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1189arrow-down1imageR. Crumb gives his opinion of Ayn Randlemmy.worldFlying Squid to Political Memes@lemmy.world • 11 months agomessage-square23fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremagnetospherelinkfedilink8•11 months agoIf you don’t know anything about Rand or her book, the first half of that quote actually makes sense. It only goes to shit once she starts talking about “the so-called redistribution of wealth”. I agree with the parts before that.
minus-squareFlying SquidOPlinkfedilink15•11 months agoYes, quotes taken out of context do sometimes make sense.
minus-squaremagnetospherelinkfedilink15•11 months agoUgh! I was doing the exact same thing that crappy news organizations do! Cherry picking. Thank you for pointing it out. Remember, kids, context is important!
minus-square@EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink7•11 months agoThis feedback and growth vibe is lovely, this community can really shine in the right light.
If you don’t know anything about Rand or her book, the first half of that quote actually makes sense. It only goes to shit once she starts talking about “the so-called redistribution of wealth”. I agree with the parts before that.
Yes, quotes taken out of context do sometimes make sense.
Ugh! I was doing the exact same thing that crappy news organizations do! Cherry picking. Thank you for pointing it out.
Remember, kids, context is important!
No worries, we all do it sometimes.
This feedback and growth vibe is lovely, this community can really shine in the right light.