Vaegrin commented on BioShock 2 Preview: Maybe It Was Needed After All

"@SkaHimself: In explaining why you think an Objectivist system would not work, you said: "In a world where it's every man for himself, the man who can exert his control over other is king." From that statement, I understood that you abhor a system which allows one man to exert his control over another."

Vaegrin commented on BioShock 2 Preview: Maybe It Was Needed After All

"@SkaHimself: Some people will always try to gain power through force."

Vaegrin commented on BioShock 2 Preview: Maybe It Was Needed After All

"@DemonHunt: The economic collapse in the US is faulty evidence of the effectiveness of a free market in the same way that the failure of the USSR is faulty evidence of the effectiveness of socialism. The USSR was not socialist, and the United States market is not free. The areas of the market that contributed to the collapse--real estate, banking, etc.--are the most regulated sectors of the American economy. I suggest taking a look at HOW these sectors are regulated, protected, incentivized, etc."

Vaegrin commented on BioShock 2 Preview: Maybe It Was Needed After All

"One other distinction: to adhere to the tenets of an Objectivist society, you only need to do what is best for you, with the only restriction being that you must not use another person as a means to your own ends."