[lsbskins1]

Osborn-

If you hold objectivism to be good philosophy, and you agree with it's tenents, then you do not value "sacrifice for others" be it voluntary or no. If you volunteer to sacrifice, you are abandoning one of it's major points. Allow me to quote the one and only Ayn Rand:

"Man—every man—is an end in himself, not the means to the ends of others. He must exist for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself to others nor sacrificing others to himself. The pursuit of his own rational self-interest and of his own happiness is the highest moral purpose of his life."

That, by the way, is a very subjective statement. Do not demand of existentialism what your own philosophy does not demand of itself. Or do you now wish to back away from Ayn and objectivism?

Rail and flail means rail and flail. Objectivists tend to complain loudly and harshly (rail) about paying taxes and government regulation and they like to flail (To strike or lash out violently) against the means the government uses to enforce [Keep pushing and we'll just get our guns and the war will be on, man!].