dymwyt
Posted by dymwyt 8 years, 5 months ago to The Gulch: Introductions
I am a Baby Boomer, agnostic, Constitutionalist, almost Libertarian, trying to figure it all out, have been reading galtsgulchonline.com for a few years and am not convinced of the "selfish" concept ... seems wrong. I have a lot of reading to do.
The number one thing for a first responder is to make sure it is safe for them to enter the scene, or the second responder will have 2 victims.
In the same way you are told on a plane to put on your mask first before helping another.
You are not a bad person because you care for your well being before caring for another.
It is rational self interest. This is the selfishness that Ayn Rand speaks of.