And it's *built into the military mindset*, and it would be just as relevant regardless of the genders of the NCO and the grunt here The whole idea of the military -- the basic theme of pro-military movies -- is that you, as you are, by yourself, are not good enough
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Rand's whole "selfishness vs. altruism" thing was really about *listening to other people's opinions* more than it was *serving other people's interests* In her world, someone like Roark actually would be capable of true heroism and someone like Peter Keating isn't
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Because Roark does the things he does because he really truly believes in them, and Keating does them out of a dishonest desire for approval And even though people theoretically approve of heroes, if you actually die a heroic death you aren't around to experience that approval
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Well a lot of political and philosophical views I admit are a bit too complex for me to discuss them thoroughly. Even my own views aren't so simple. So I'll just bow out of this particular discussion, but will still follow this thread.
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