dwall
2011-11-01 05:12:14
Rand’s moral defense of capitalism is reality & logic based. Historically, religious conservatives have conceded reason to the progressives and socialists. They also gave up the ethical high ground by conceding the moral superiority of self-sacrifice that progressive and socialist propogate. Capitalism deserves the moral, reality base Rand gave it, and the fact it protects the individual in his pursuit of rational self-interest.
Obviously, capitalism and the free society that goes with it allows people to pursue religion as long as they do not force their religious beliefs on others. A theist state does not. This is the purpose of the strict separation of church and state and is the hallmark of a free society.
