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Lessons from John Galt
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| Dan Freeman
Posted on 12/29/2009 5:30:57 AM PST by reaganrevolutionin2010
Recent headlines seem lifted directly out of an Ayn Rand novel. President Obama decries the fat cat bankers on Wall Street. Harry Reid attacks insurance companies for making too much profit. House Democrat leaders call Tea Partiers Racist, Nazi, Gun Nuts. How about this nauseating statement made by Army General George Casey after the Muslim terrorist attack on Ft. Hood?
"As great a tragedy as this was, it would be a shame if our diversity became a casualty as well"
Each of these headlines might well have been uttered by an Ayn Rand character.
(snip)
An epic demonstration of the inverted morality that Rand described was on display in Copenhagen last week as the worlds worst most evil dictatorsMugabe and Chavezpartnered with the worlds most visible and misguided progressivesAl Gore , Gordon Brown, Barack Obamain an orgy of depravity.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: aynrand; johngalt; lessons
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This sentence sums up America today, FTA:
"Virtue is to be apologized for. Depravity commands respect. Success is cast as evil and punished while failure is blamed on others and rewarded."
To: reaganrevolutionin2010
Yes, the world has been turned upside down by the scum of the earth - the American Left.
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posted on
12/29/2009 5:40:58 AM PST
by
Ronbo1948
To: reaganrevolutionin2010
Collectivism is to be embraced.
Individuality is to be scorned.
To: reaganrevolutionin2010
Thank you for my new tagline.
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posted on
12/29/2009 5:46:12 AM PST
by
ctdonath2
(Virtue is to be apologized for. Depravity commands respect. - Galt)
To: reaganrevolutionin2010
To: ctdonath2
To: reaganrevolutionin2010
A prophet is simply one who clearly sees and then warns about the INEVITABLE result of certain conditions.
Ayn Rand was a prophet.
“Atlas Shrugged” describes current American society almost perfectly and prospects for our future are chilling.
WHERE is John Galt, indeed.
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posted on
12/29/2009 5:58:44 AM PST
by
Walrus
(My congressman is toast in 2010 --- how about yours?)
To: HangnJudge
To: reaganrevolutionin2010
AS was meant to be a warning, not an instruction manual
To: reaganrevolutionin2010
I wonder how many people here on FR have actually read Atlas Shrugs? I know we all "talk" about it ... but how many have lifted it to their lap then opened the book and turned all the pages? (I'll bet not many). This is a great read to put into your iPod reader, Kindle, whatever. If you haven't read A.S. you only "think" you know what's going on. Read it and you'll see it happening. Like Alynski's book, it is a classic ...only its a classic for Tea Bag-type people (like me). Once you read it, you'll see the characters from "years ago" come to life on your tv screens. You'll be able to "categorize" the lunatics around you and predict their next move with ease. Pretty amazing book. I read it once a year. It is a great gift, I still vividly remember the person who handed the book to me as a gift 25 years ago. I've got the big "bound" volume and have written the date into the fly each time I've read it. If you have not read it, get it on your "book bucket list."
The Patriot's Flag
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posted on
12/29/2009 6:24:39 AM PST
by
ThePatriotsFlag
(http://www.thepatriotsflag.com - The Patriot's Flag)
To: ThePatriotsFlag
Count me as one, cover to cover. I would rank it as one of the most influential books in my life. I strongly recommend it to any Freeper who can muster the stamina for the length and depth to which AR plumbs. There is wisdom and future warnings in these pages...
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posted on
12/29/2009 7:19:01 AM PST
by
Dubh_Ghlase
(Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee.)
To: ThePatriotsFlag
I did read it. Overall, I enjoyed it. I thought the writing was at times overwrought. But long speech that was, for me, the core and essence of the book, excited me to no end. Would that a politician would espoused those ideas of free market. I do need to read it again.
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posted on
12/29/2009 10:13:33 AM PST
by
RoadGumby
(For God so loved the world)
To: ThePatriotsFlag
FReeper Book Club: Introduction to Atlas ShruggedPart I, Chapter I: The ThemePart I, Chapter II: The ChainPart I, Chapter III: The Top and the BottomPart I, Chapter IV: The Immovable MoversPart I, Chapter V: The Climax of the dAnconiasPart I, Chapter VI: The Non-CommercialPart I, Chapter VII: The Exploiters and the ExploitedPart I, Chapter VIII: The John Galt LinePart I, Chapter IX: The Sacred and the ProfanePart I, Chapter X: Wyatts TorchPart II, Chapter I: The Man Who Belonged on EarthPart II, Chapter II: The Aristocracy of PullPart II, Chapter III: White BlackmailPart II, Chapter IV: The Sanction of the VictimPart II, Chapter V: Account OverdrawnPart II, Chapter VI: Miracle MetalPart II, Chapter VII: The Moratorium on BrainsPart II, Chapter VIII: By Our LovePart II, Chapter IX: The Face Without Pain or Fear or GuiltPart II, Chapter X: The Sign of the DollarPart III, Chapter I: AtlantisPart III, Chapter II: The Utopia of GreedPart III, Chapter III: Anti-GreedPart III, Chapter IV: Anti-LifePart III, Chapter V: Their Brothers KeepersPart III, Chapter VI: The Concerto of DeliverancePart III, Chapter VII: This is John Galt SpeakingPart III, Chapter VIII: The EgoistPart III, Chapter IX: The GeneratorPart III, Chapter X: In the Name of the Best Within UsCoda: Ten Years AfterAfterword and Suggested Reading
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posted on
12/29/2009 11:25:33 AM PST
by
Publius
(Do you want the people who run Amtrak to take out your appendix?)
To: ADemocratNoMore; Aggie Mama; alarm rider; alexander_busek; AlligatorEyes; AmericanGirlRising; ...
This is out of Andrew Breitbart’s shop, and it’s pretty good.
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posted on
12/29/2009 4:48:02 PM PST
by
Publius
(Do you want the people who run Amtrak to take out your appendix?)
To: Publius
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posted on
12/29/2009 4:50:27 PM PST
by
GeronL
(http://libertyfic.proboards,com)
To: ThePatriotsFlag
I read it...in my late 20’s.....It did open my eyes....but, reading it once was enough....
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posted on
12/29/2009 4:51:55 PM PST
by
goodnesswins
(Become a Precinct Committee Person/Officer....in the GOP...or do NOT complain.)
To: Publius
This article looks familiar. heh
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posted on
12/29/2009 4:55:02 PM PST
by
GeronL
(http://libertyfic.proboards,com)
To: ThePatriotsFlag
I don’t reread it every year, but like you, I think it needs to be reread every few years, just to remind. So, I do. I’ve been saying we’re living in “Atlas Shrugged” for more than a year. In the interim, I read other of Rand’s books. May I suggest “The Return of the Primitive”? It’s not fiction, but if you want prescient, she nailed multiculturalism and its impact dead to rights.
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posted on
12/29/2009 5:07:21 PM PST
by
Hoffer Rand
(There ARE two Americas: "God's children" and the tax payers)
To: ThePatriotsFlag; Publius
I wonder how many people here on FR have actually read Atlas Shrugs?Quite a few, right here on FR! In fact, not that long ago, there was quite a discussion thread going on, "The Atlas Shrugged Book Club," by Publius. It was a wonderful "cliffs-notes" version with great discussions on every chapter. Wow, I can't believe that it dates back to January, 2009! Publius, thanks again for a wonderful thread!
Mark
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posted on
12/29/2009 5:09:14 PM PST
by
MarkL
(Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
To: Publius
Thanks for the ping! A.S. is AGAIN on my winter reading list. (I’ve read it three times since High School when my Dad recommended I read it.
If anything can keep me agitated, worked up and warm in a Wisconsin Winter, it’s Rand. ;)
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posted on
12/29/2009 5:16:51 PM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(Save the Earth. It's the only planet with chocolate.)
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