| | Jason, what you suggest was the entire thrust of my original post, which serves as the title of this thread. Ed and I are well aware of the crucial need to distinguish ourselves from the "conservative" camp -- for all the reasons Rand laid out in her seminal essay, "Conservatism: An Obituary."
It's one thing to maintain open lines of communication with groups representing such ideological factions: We believe that open debate works to the advantage of the rational side. It's another thing to pretend we're all pushing the same premises; we aren't, and we make that clear. If they invite us onto their platforms, allowing us to preach OUR messages to THEIR audiences, great. But whenever I invite some of them onto one of OUR platforms -- in this case, The New Individualist -- it's only if their specific message du jour is consonant with Objectivism.
In any event, wait until you see Ed Hudgins's lead-off piece in the forthcoming issue of The New Individualist, taking on the "creationists." I think you'll be cheered. Religious conservatives certainly won't be.
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