• • Noam Chomsky Slams America’s Selfish Ayn Randian Elites 
AlterNet Egoism  |Video  | In an interview broadcast on Al Jazeera English, Noam Chomsky argues that people who have the most privilege owe the most to society. "The more privilege you have the more responsibility you have," says Chomsky, "It's elementary." [....] Chomsky [says] that the lack of public responsibility among many elites makes sense; after all, if you've devoted your life to enriching yourself and wealth is what you value the most, you don't care as much about other people. But it goes beyond that, argues Chomsky. "It's also institutional. In its more pathological form, it's Ayn Rand ideology: 'I just don't care about anyone else. I'm only interested in benefiting myself. That's good and noble. It's responsibility to yourself. You're maximizing your own short-term gain."   Published: 2013-01-14