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<p>In the '60s, students were often protesting high school/college classmates going off to the military, military related industries, or “working for the establishment”. </p>
<p>In the antebellum and right around the time the Civil War started…it wouldn’t have surprised many that students in both North and South were protesting classmates who opted to fight for their respective opposing side or were pro/anti-abolitionists…or worse…trying/actually killing them. </p>
<p>In short…protesting against one’s classmates/peers is nothing new under the sun…but has been happening from the time of the first protests. </p>
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<p>If even the prominent and noteworthy creator and vociferous exponent of a given ideology cannot live by its most central tenets…discerning thinkers would wonder whether about its practical application in real life situations, its moral/ethical soundness, and more importantly…whether it should be consigned to the trashbin of ill-conceived ideologies. </p>
<p>Moreover,if we’re to condemn undergrads for supposed hypocrisy in their protests…shouldn’t a creator/proponent of an ideology even she/he cannot adhere to be subjected to the same level of scrutiny/condemnation at a bare minimum? Especially when in Rand’s case, she was not only way beyond undergrad…but continued to condemn the idea of public welfare almost until she found she actually needed it herself.</p>