I launched Individualist Voice with the purpose of providing an independent, rational, and uncompromising voice for individual freedom in all areas of human existence.  

   Individualism is the view that each individual ought to live according to the values that maintain and enhance his or her own life.  An individualist is a person who, like Howard Roark in Ayn Rand's novel, The Fountainhead, proudly declares, "I am a man who does not exist for others."   

   Individualists find their purpose, and derive their pleasure, from within themselves.  They take utmost pride in practicing self-reliance and demand from others only to be left alone.  Individualism's greatest reward is self-liberation--the complete actualization of one's individuality and the pinnacle of human freedom.

   Unfortunately, society's authority figures inhibit individual freedom.  Government erects oppressive laws.  Schools, churches, and other social institutions demand mindless obedience.  The dominant cultural forces--expressed through media, business, and most everyday conversation--instill  group-think as a means of suppressing our individuality.

   Most social pressures depend for their effectiveness on the individual's passive acquiescence.  As a result, too many individuals enslave themselves without being consciously aware that they're giving up their own freedom to be themselves.

   True freedom can only be achieved by individuals who break free from society's mold of conformity.  And for anyone who is willing to pursue it, I suggest the following:

·         Refuse to surrender your individuality (i.e., your ideas and values) to authority figures--whether they be overreaching parents, domineering teachers, demanding bosses, or intrusive government officials.

·         Resist the pressure to conform to the expectations of those whose opinions of you are unimportant.

·         Rise to stand out from the crowd in social situations; don't lower yourself to "fit in."

·         Live life based solely on the standards you have independently chosen as proper for yourself.

   Practical applications of individualism such as these form the principal focus of Individualist Voice.  

   To better appreciate the principles that form the foundation of individualism, Individualist Voice also explores relevant philosophical issues, such as the nature of human nature and the means by which individuals can acquire knowledge. The only philosophy that is consistent with independent living in all respects is that of Objectivism. Indeed, individualism is Objectivism as it pertains to man's relationship to other men.

   I hope Individualist Voice serves as a source of inspiration along your path to self-liberation.

Respectfully,

Logan Feys