In addressing the Shredder’s May 3 column on immigration (“The last stand”), Mike Source’s May 17 letter (“Dear Mr. Shredder”) laments his having to compete with undocumented immigrants for construction work. However, he shows zero concern for immigrant families seeking safety and a better life, and for Americans who hire construction workers and appreciate the competition that Mr. Source finds so distressing.
Sad, but not surprising. To today’s Ayn Rand-style conservatives, the needs of others count for nothing.
Dave Raleigh
San Luis Obispo
This article appears in Summer Guide 2018.
No, Mr. Raleigh, it is not that the needs of others do not “count for nothing,” it’s that they are irrelevant to the pursuit of your own goals. And, please remember, the true egoist is NOT someone who tramples on the life, liberty, property ownership, or the pursuit of happiness of another, but someone who does not need to use others in anyway other than as equals, to mutual benefit through mutual consent. Just as you are NOT my slave, neither am I yours! THAT is what Ayn Rand advocated. Please do not misrepresent her philosophy.
There are free courses available at campus.aynrand.org if you should like to pursue Ayn Rand’s philosophy further. Also, I would suggest you do William F. Buckley one better and read ATLAS SHRUGGED.
Sincerely, Allan T. Jenks, N. Royalton OH (allan.t.jenks@gmail.com)