Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile)

Ok someone I worked with who was a libertarian leaning objectivist 5 years ago, is now a @BernieSanders bro. @arbissell was the transformation gradual or more abrupt? What were the main factors?

It was a gradual process punctuated by a couple of more dramatic "scales from the eyes" moments. But key factors in my evolution were: - The disaster of the war in Iraq (which I unfortunately embraced all the worst propaganda and enthusiastically supported) ...

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For me, it took years. Probably started in 2012 and very gradually led me to become the Bernie Bro I am today Theory: Objectivists oppose the status quo and want radical change. It's easier for an Oist to adopt an ideology of radical change than to become a status quo liberal

I'm not sure I would go quite so far as to say it's easier to become a radical than remain a liberal (which most Oists are, by our understanding of the term). It's probably in many ways easier for Oists than the general population though.

Or maybe, it is easier for Objectivists to become radicals *without their hand being forced by their material conditions* than it is for most people.

Yes!! That's much closer to what I was trying to say