Taylor Shilling
Posted on 02/23/2024 9:28:44 AM PST by Redleg Duke
These are personal opinions based on my love of reading and love of country.
When I was still in high school, I read a recent novel about the destruction of America caused by socialism, corruption of power and the economic destruction. The novel? “Atlas Shrugged”
I read another novel about the abuse of power by the government. The novel? “1984”.
It is obvious that the left and the DC UniParty (Establishment GOP and DNC) have taken “1984” as an instruction manual, and the result is “Atlas Shrugged”.
What triggered this epiphany in my mind was reading about the relocation of the Remington Arms factory from Iliom, NY to Georgia and how the people of New York are complaining about this action. It made me think about the chapter in “Atlas Shrugged” where the businessman was observing how many factories on the east coast were relocating to Colorado and how it wasn’t fair and the government ought to do something about it.
There is much evidence of the behavior of the ruling class today that was predicted by these two novels. What we must realize is that those two novels were not written as entertainment, but as a warning.
The question is, how are we going to get our Republic back? I know that the “boo-birds” on FR will jump on this to bemoan that all is lost. If you have nothing substantive to add, just save the bandwidth. We need problem solvers, not victims.
Just my opinion. Abraham Lincoln warned us back in the mid-1860s that the death of our nation could only be by suicide. George Orwell told us how and Ayn Rand foretold the result.
I would say that we need to “Saddle-Up”!
The problem with comparing us to Atlas Shrugged, is that in the novel, the looters simply collapsed, and the free-thinking “strikers” went on to start a new, free, capitalist society.
It definitely will NOT be like that in real life. The woke looters will certainly not give up power or recognize their failure. And there will will be a lot of violence, death, and hardship for a long time.
Karl Marx said, “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggle”. This view is limited to what can be observed, measured, or computed. Everything exists within the bounds of infinity. Humanity exists as swarms of creatures identified to be irradicated or dominated. There is no perception or acknowledgement of eternity where our Lord resides. In this country some people are able to resolve the principles of Marxism to support the creation of White Privilege, Black Lives Matter, and Critical Race Theory.
The Declaration of Independence says, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”. In this expression, the Creator reaches into our world from eternity to endow individuals with inestimable value despite the human condition, and therefore reminds those holding governing positions of their own fallibility.
I started reading Atlas Shrugged in high school too. I’m almost done.
During the 0bama years, my brother-in-law and I would share passages from Atlas Shrugged, that mirrored 0bama actions.
The audiobook is 62 hours long.
God is in charge over all. I think the US is under judgment. Enjoy your meals and satisfaction from your labors.
Donald Trump is Hank Rearden. We are John Galt.
The movie has three parts and three different Dagnys.
The first one was the best, the third had little to like. I liked the original Dagny and Francisco.
Good literature at its core has an understanding of human nature and behavior. As history has shown human nature, personalities, behavior and events recur constantly. It is not surprising that the scenarios in the best of novels are constantly reenacted in real life.
When Trump was elected the New York Times and liberals in general went on and on about how vitally important “1984” was once again. As the left fulfill the tyrannical actions in this novel, they go on and on about supposed dictator Trump. Trump has taken to calling them “Communists” and with his powers of persuasion I hope he keeps on that track.
Good post
how much of that is the John Galt speech?
It’s cool to read fiction, not cool to read the Bible and that’s what is under attack. The fiction novels do tell a dystopian story straight from the Bible. Easier read?
The conversations between Galt and Eddie Willers take on more meaning as the novel progresses.
The conversations between Galt and Eddie Willers take on more meaning as the novel progresses.
Apologies for the double post.
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