If you want to know more about how romanticism fits with Objectivism, I suggest you read The Romantic Manifesto by Ayn Rand, or any of her fiction novels, all of which are romantic novels. You also might enjoy the Cordair romantic realist art gallery, which has a website.

As far as romanticism goes, Ayn Rand argued that rational art is romantic art. That art, as fuel for man's soul, should depict man as he could be, and should be. To sum up Objectivism by giving 1 (or 2) word(s) for each of the 5 branches of philosophy:

Metaphysics: Reality
Epistemology: Reason
Ethics: Rational Egoism
Politics: Capitalism
Esthetics: Romanticism.

""...not to mention the irony that the values of the Romantic era in composition don't mix with your goofy-ass Objectivist rationalism..."

"Yes they do."

PROVE PLZ "

I'd honestly rather not bother going into detail about it with you, as you have clearly shown that you have no hesitations when it comes to saying whatever the hell you want about Objectivism without even knowing the first thing about it. I only ask that if you want to discuss/criticize Objectivism, that you at least inform yourself about it first. I don't care to do the informing part for you if you're going to make assinine assumptions and jump to ridiculous conclusions. Also, to clarify, Objectivism is not the same thing as "rationalism."

MrCropper isn't a Libertarian. He has never claimed to be.

Also, private power - I suppose you mean power over government - is not, by definition, private. Actual private business, no matter how large, is no threat to you. It has no power to affect your life unless you let it.

In today's society, however, because of massive government involement in the economy, big business does have that power. But that is merely an effect, a symptom, of too much government.

I concur, you are really fucking gay.

ur gay.