Quote from: octaft on February 23, 2015, 08:08:30 AM

Quote from: Cconvert2G36 on February 23, 2015, 05:35:13 AM

Not saying you're wrong or right, but include context. Or ignore it all because it is wholly meaningless.

I don't see how any of that makes the originally quoted statement any less xenophobic.

Quote from: billyjoeallen on February 23, 2015, 07:39:16 AM

Whatever my moral flaws

It's less "moral flaws" and more "stunning amounts of ignorance."

Save your Ayn Rand bullshit, too. I've said it before and I'll say it again: the last time a bunch of people followed the teachings of a shitty fiction writer, the world got Scientology.

Xenophobic? Of course I am! Xenon is dangerous stuff Tongue

Rand is influential, but her work is far from my favorite. You should read "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by R. Heinlein. Puts both Ayn Rand and L. Ron Hubbard to shame. The character Dr. Bernardo de la Paz is philosophically the polar opposite of Jorge, but it's who I picture in my mind whenever I think of him.