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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 6 Jul 2020

    Jeet Heer Retweeted John Cassidy

    "At the Ayn Rand Institute, we are dedicated to philosophic principle. And because we are, we will take any relief money offered us." This is the funniest shit ever.https://twitter.com/JohnCassidy/status/1280344267538472961 …

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    John CassidyVerified account @JohnCassidy
    Ayn Rand Institute: We took the coronavirus bailout cash as a matter of "justice." https://newideal.aynrand.org/to-take-or-not-to-take/ …
    8:38 PM - 6 Jul 2020
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      2. Rajendra राजेंद्र  👨🏽‍🔬‏ @rajkashana 6 Jul 2020
        Replying to @HeerJeet

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      3. Mark Lungo has been boosted twice‏ @marklungo 7 Jul 2020
        Replying to @rajkashana @HeerJeet

        Where is this from?

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      1. Mike Jasinski‏ @jasinskm 6 Jul 2020
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        It's reparations for centuries of oppression white libertarians have had to endure.

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      1. Patrick Michael‏ @mpmarky 6 Jul 2020
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        Old Ayn herself, wasn't too proud to take a handout.

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      1. Devoted to the Mit'a‏ @will3kray 6 Jul 2020
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        Pretty sure Ayn Rand herself took gov welfare checks later in life, this is the principle

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      1. Jim Snowden‏ @SnowdenJim 6 Jul 2020
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        “The philosophic principle in question is we get to do whatever the hell we want and take whatever the hell we want all the time, so there. Our founder’s chief innovation is the coupling of impenetrable philosobabble with the terrible twos."

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      1. Dave Kamper  🌹‏ @dskamper 6 Jul 2020
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        They basically are calling it reparations, and indeed it puzzles me they don't use the word.

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      1. Dan Kolbert‏ @dkolbert 6 Jul 2020
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        To keep it from going to parasites v

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      1. Psy Abelman‏ @echoes_bones 6 Jul 2020
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        Who cares

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      1. ⇝ clair ⇜‏ @chigh 6 Jul 2020
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        I was howling! 🤣

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