"Ibn Rushd" sent me this: "
The San Francisco bus ad you mentioned is actually an Ayn Rand quote, and
as you know, Ayn Rand was the biggest influence on Paul Ryan,
"The Arabs are one of the least developed cultures. They are typically
nomads. Their culture is primitive, and they resent Israel because it's the sole
beachhead of modern science and civilization on their continent. When you have
civilized men fighting savages, you support the civilized men, no matter who
they are. Israel is a mixed economy inclined toward socialism. But when it comes
to the power of the mind—the development of industry in that wasted desert
continent—versus savages who don't want to use their minds, then if one cares
about the future of civilization, don't wait for the government to do something.
Give whatever you can. This is the first time I've contributed to a public
cause: helping Israel in an emergency.""
