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17 of 26 found the following review helpful:
Mindless Oct 02, 2005
This guy is a cranky old cultural conservative and a social Darwinist dressed in Objectivist clothing.
51 of 60 found the following review helpful:
Homophobia Run Amok! Aug 12, 2005
This is a hateful little book, a vile diatribe, virulently anti-gay, and homophobia run amok. It is, I believe, arrogant, pretentious, presumptious, and highly judgmental.
Firehammer, at various points, calls homosexuality evil, false, harmful, disgusting, irrational, abnormal, and immoral. He states that homosexuality is both physiologically and psychologically self-destructive, and that homosexuals are "pursuing whim, which will ultimately preclude their ever achieving full human happiness". It is his belief that homosexuals are "addicted to a self-destructive life style" and "act contrary to the requirements of their own nature".
Firehammer doesn't belief in the concept of sexual orientation, and states that "the invention of this idea of sexual orientation is just another attempt to excuse bad choices". He also dismisses the concept of homophobia as nonsense.
Firehammer further states that "the freedom of homosexuality is being out of control...Every homosexual pleasure they enjoy is a source of guilt, a value unearned and a pleasure undeserved".
For the record, I am a 60 year old heterosexual married man, and a practicing clinical psychologist for over 30 years. In addition, I was a serious "student of Objectivism" in the late 1960's, have read all of Ayn Rand's writings, and am quite knowledgable about her philosophy of Objectivism.
Dear potential readers - save your money and buy a different book!
23 of 33 found the following review helpful:
Pathetic Reasoning Jul 22, 2005
Reading this work was an exercise in forcing myself to keep reading. The holes in the reasoning are immense. I'm all for people expressing their views and I'm all for reasoned discussion-- but you won't find it here. Try another work.
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