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Line 2: − − The current proponents of Objectivism engage in a self-centered [[nihilism]] that is devoid of [[benevolence]] towards one's fellow human being outside of, perhaps, one's own kin and those who are, for the moment, conveniently beneficial to be associated with. This is perhaps most clearly demonstrated by the complete lack of loyalty that [[Jimmy Wales]] displays towards those who often work for his projects for years without pay, only to be sloughed off as if these were the skin of a serpent the moment they express any reservation about his current plans or otherwise become any sort of political liability. Line 13:
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In practice, objectivism is an [[atheist]]ic ideology that demands an unlimited right to [[abortion]]. [[Ayn Rand]], the founder of objectivism, referred to [[pro-life]] position as "vicious nonsense" and that "to oppose [abortion of an unwanted pregnancy] is to advocate sacrifice, not for the sake of anyone’s benefit, but for the sake of misery qua misery, for the sake of forbidding happiness and fulfillment to living human beings."<ref>http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/abortion.html</ref><ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2012/08/20/paul-ryan-ayn-rand-abortion-liberal-dishonesty/ Breitbart article discussing Ayn Rand's support of a right to abortion]</ref>
In practice, objectivism is an [[atheist]]ic ideology that demands an unlimited right to [[abortion]]. [[Ayn Rand]], the founder of objectivism, referred to [[pro-life]] position as "vicious nonsense" and that "to oppose [abortion of an unwanted pregnancy] is to advocate sacrifice, not for the sake of anyone’s benefit, but for the sake of misery qua misery, for the sake of forbidding happiness and fulfillment to living human beings."<ref>http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/abortion.html</ref><ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2012/08/20/paul-ryan-ayn-rand-abortion-liberal-dishonesty/ Breitbart article discussing Ayn Rand's support of a right to abortion]</ref>
== History of Objectivism ==
== History of Objectivism ==
Since her death in 1982, other students of hers, most notably [[Leonard Peikoff]] have continued to support the development and study of Objectivism through the Ayn Rand Institute, as well as through editing and publishing Rand's own works that would otherwise have been lost or hard to study. The Atlas Society performs a similar function, and counts Nathan Branden amongst its most influential thinkers.
Since her death in 1982, other students of hers, most notably [[Leonard Peikoff]] have continued to support the development and study of Objectivism through the Ayn Rand Institute, as well as through editing and publishing Rand's own works that would otherwise have been lost or hard to study. The Atlas Society performs a similar function, and counts Nathan Branden amongst its most influential thinkers.
The current proponents of Objectivism engage in a self-centered [[nihilism]] that is devoid of [[benevolence]] towards one's fellow human being outside of, perhaps, one's own kin and those who are, for the moment, conveniently beneficial to be associated with. This is perhaps most clearly demonstrated by the complete lack of loyalty that [[Jimmy Wales]] displays towards those who often work for his projects for years without pay, only to be sloughed off as if these were the skin of a serpent the moment they express any reservation about his current plans or otherwise become any sort of political liability.
== The Fundamental Tenets of Objectivism ==
== The Fundamental Tenets of Objectivism ==