Trump's Galt-Right Movement

Canada Free Press ^ | August 31, 2016 | Peggy Ryan

[Kenny]

Ayn Rand’s classic novel, Atlas Shrugged, opens with the question “Who is John Galt?” It’s a question often repeated amid an ongoing quest to discover the answer. John Galt is a man who opts out of a failed society, who rejects a nation near collapse, an eroding economy, escalating crime, and an authoritarian government for a better life. Galt then recruits society’s producers, smart, inventive people, the best of the best. They gather in a secret community, Galt’s Gulch, and set to work to rebuild what they’ve lost.

In Hillary Clinton’s “alt-right” speech, I see shades of Rand’s dystopian society, feelings over thoughts, words over action. Hillary went for the jugular of feelings with the most divisive, insulting, and damaging words in the Democrat lexicon. It’s frightening to realize her hate speech will reach a segment of voters because that’s not who Donald Trump is, not who his supporters are. We are not “alt-right”

But then I was browsing Free Republic , an on-line conservative site, and saw this:

Donald Trump is the leader of the “Galt-Right”, a movement which rewards success, freedom and individuality.

Bingo! I’m with the Trump movement and believe me, this is who we are.

<SNIP>

For those who do want a better life, join us. You don’t have to settle for the government’s take on what your fair share should be, you can set your own goals with no limits. You don’t have to sacrifice your individualism to fit in with the community, you can stand out, rise above the status quo, and write your own ticket. It’s not wrong to control your own destiny or to give your children a promising future. It’s your right as an individual, as a free person, and as an American.

[Kenny]

Link to Free Republic by Maverick68.

[Gaffer]

“Alt-right” is the lexicon of the leftist Hillary committee. I do not use that term. I am also skeptical of variations on it.

[2ndDivisionVet]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3464824/posts

[T-Bone Texan]

"...But then I was browsing Free Republic , an on-line conservative site...."

Oh, but it is much much more!

When The Us entered Afghanistan (around 2001? I forget) I went to a "Support the Troops" rally. Anarchists had taken my and other FReepers personal photos off our homepages in order to identify and harm us.

I am not a large man but I was tasked with keeping our group of 8 safe from a mob of around 4,000. It was scary.

In a small way it was on this day that I became a man.

Oh, and the girl I took to the rally ended up marrying me, so in your face, Match.com!

[Maverick68]

Thanks for the credit, but it didn’t take a genius to come up “Galt-Right”! :)

[Maverick68]

thanks

[wally_bert]

Probably didn’t get the right early education from the Ayn Rand School For Tots.

[Kenny]

Thanks for the credit, but it didn’t take a genius to come up “Galt-Right”!

I disagree. You flipped their stupid attack of "alt-right" to a positive Trump slogan. Maybe not genius but it took someone who can think out of the box.

[Maverick68]

thanks again

[Taxman]

Self-ping.

[jcon40]

Excellent Slogan.

It is Ideas that matter.

If the left continues to use their slogan you have hopefully opened the door for Ayan Rand to wreak more havoc on liberalism.

All of us would love milineals to wonder who John Galt is!

Good mind Maverick !

[Vendome]

BTTT

[Maverick68]

thanks