Where in the World is John Galt?

Townhall ^ | 2/2/2009 | Ericka Andersen

[Ericka81]

People of all political beliefs often consider Ayn Rand required reading, but libertarians and conservatives identify most closely with the obsessive focus on the individualism represented in her books. I made it my priority to get through the hefty 1,000 page Atlas Shrugged a couple of years ago and tackled The Fountainhead shortly thereafter.

Since the 1957 publication of Atlas Shrugged, many a political reference has been made to the elusive character “John Galt,” all-encompassing figure of individualism, creation and invention. With an encroaching government in full effect today, an extreme clash to Rand’s ideal world abounds and the comparisons are inevitable

[Starfleet Command]

I wonder what will be said in 2109 about all this.

"Grandpa, what were the Muslims like?"

"About like the collectivists, boy: Buried beneath all of our public toilets and pig farms, and better forgotten."

[screaminsunshine]

I wonder...Hey Are they the RINOS or us?

[Starfleet Command]

I wonder...Hey Are they the RINOS or us?

Think of survival of the fittest. Collectivists can't survive unless they have productive individuals to prey upon. RINOs are just collectivists that lie about their allegiance. Think of a bright orange and green lizard lying about how it is a great tiger. It can say whatever it wants to, but reality will cause it to be picked up and eaten by a hungry bird that doesn't listen to all of that "I'm a tiger" crap. The real tigers, however, will be remain strong.

I will say this to the collectivist herd and their RINO poser friends though:

Justice is Coming

[screaminsunshine]

No doubt they killed the Golden Goose. As Rush used to say. To a liberal the only cure for liberalisms failure is...more liberalism. I think it really is a mental disease. I sometimes wonder what Mr. Spock of Star Trek would have to say about it.

[Starfleet Command]

I sometimes wonder what Mr. Spock of Star Trek would have to say about it.

"My mind to your mind. My thoughts to your thoughts. Our minds are merging....Out minds are one....AAAAAHHHHH!! Waves of searing idiocy! Must destroy! We are Legion! Madness, squealing madness!..."

Spock, break contact with the liberal! Spock!

[Southack]

John Galt and Hank Reardon are currently in Zimbabwe...proving that they are utterly useless at collapsing unpopular, badly managed societies.

[whodathunkit]

John Galt and Hank Reardon are currently in Zimbabwe...

No, they are here. Those who don't understand them won't recognize them.

I think they would agree that "they are utterly useless at collapsing unpopular, badly managed societies."

They are interested in building a world of their own. The collapse is an implosion upon itself, not of their doing.

[screaminsunshine]

TX. very good. Spock would say. Well.. after ten minutes CPR is useless. These people are trying to revive a corpse.