11 Nov 22
Fun fact I came across:
"As a vehement anti-Bolshevist, she knew that she would die waiting in line if she applied for permission to permanently relocate to America, although that's exactly what she intended to do. Temporary tourist visas were easier to land, but only for those who could prove they didn't plan to settle here. So what did Rand do? She committed perjury. She convinced an American visa officer that she had a fiancé waiting for her in Russia whom she intended to marry after a six-month visit with her relatives in Chicago.
But Rand instead married an American citizen in 1929, gaining a path to citizenship. According to Mimi Gladstein's biography, Rand timed her wedding before her visa, which she had gotten extended, finally expired.
However, others doubt that Uncle Sam would have handed a three-year extension to a Russian passport holder, raising suspicions that Rand might have been—gasp!—an illegal immigrant when she got married."
https://reason.com/2012/02/14/ayn-rand-was-an-illegal-immigrant/
12 Nov 22
@no1marauder saidThis is a good thing.
Fun fact I came across:
"As a vehement anti-Bolshevist, she knew that she would die waiting in line if she applied for permission to permanently relocate to America, although that's exactly what she intended to do. Temporary tourist visas were easier to land, but only for those who could prove they didn't plan to settle here. So what did Rand do? [b]She committed perju ...[text shortened]... immigrant when she got married."
https://reason.com/2012/02/14/ayn-rand-was-an-illegal-immigrant/
@jj-adams saidNo she was an illegal perjurer who possibly entered a marriage of convenience to get around the immigration regulations.
Rand brought something to the table and wasn't an instant welfare rat/criminal squeezing out babies every year.
I think your right she did bring stuff to the table, not good stuff in my opinion but one man’s poison and all that.
You realise that the vast majority of migrants, legal or otherwise bring stuff to the table, like their labour, ingenuity culture plus en masse they bring economic growth with them.
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12 Nov 22
@kevcvs57 saidShe came to America in 1926 and didn't marry until 1929 when she met an actor while working for a movie studio. They remained together for 50 years until her husband's death.
No she was an illegal perjurer who possibly entered a marriage of convenience to get around the immigration regulations.
It was not a marriage of convenience.
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12 Nov 22
@kevcvs57 saidNo, I don't realize that. You are making up figures to suit yourself.
You realise that the vast majority of migrants, legal or otherwise bring stuff to the table, like their labour, ingenuity culture plus en masse they bring economic growth with them.
Are you going to claim that the 200,000+ border refugees coming in every month bring some sort of benefit to us?
Going on welfare does not bring economic growth.
@jj-adams saidIt’s just a fact whether you like it or not immigration results in economic growth and the vast majority of migrants, after an initial orientation phase go on to be economically active members of society.
No, I don't realize that. You are making up figures to suit yourself.
Are you going to claim that the 200,000+ border refugees coming in every month bring some sort of benefit to us?
Going on welfare does not bring economic growth.
She also labelled her affair as an example of ‘rational selfishness’ which was very convenient for her, I’m not sure you’d like Ayn as much as you think you would
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@kevcvs57 saidAnother claim with nothing to back it up.
It’s just a fact whether you like it or not immigration results in economic growth and the vast majority of migrants, after an initial orientation phase go on to be economically active members of society.
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Why are you so down on Rand but defend the hoard of illegals ?
12 Nov 22
@jj-adams saidShe was a hypocrite and begged off welfare in the end.
Rand brought something to the table and wasn't an instant welfare rat/criminal squeezing out babies every year.
Absolute moron too.
“The rational human being”… hahahah
Just look at the trailer trash, trump supporting, incel, vaccine-denying, global warming denying right-wing retards on this site.
Rational my fat hairy arse!
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12 Nov 22
@shavixmir saidShe was never on welfare.
She was a hypocrite and begged off welfare in the end.
The way you people make up your "facts" is disgusting.
12 Nov 22
@jj-adams saidit's a 5 second google away... from multiple sources.
She was never on welfare.
The way you people make up your "facts" is disgusting.
from the people who despise her mocking her and her simps' hypocrisy to her simps saying she "just collected her own tax money back" which is the actual point of the social programs she was so against.
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12 Nov 22
@zahlanzi saidShe accepted Social Security because she paid into it just like the rest of us.
it's a 5 second google away... from multiple sources.
from the people who despise her mocking her and her simps' hypocrisy to her simps saying she "just collected her own tax money back" which is the actual point of the social programs she was so against.
Was that wrong?
But she NEVER drew welfare.
12 Nov 22
@jj-adams saidJesus just Google ayn rand marriage
Another claim with nothing to back it up.
Why are you so down on Rand but defend the hoard of illegals ?
I’m not down on rand because of her immigration status, it’s her dystopian philosophy I don’t like
Your the one singling white right wing illegals for special considerations I think the vast majority of migrants and migration in general to be a positive for many diverse reasons not least of which is the economic stimulus associated with inward migration.