[whodathunkit]

The general reaction to anything falling apart was, "Who is John Galt?" ("Why bother? What can anyone do?") That saying became a mantra to cover everything, and it absolved the speaker from having to think.

"Who is John Galt?"... Is the first sentence to be taken as an inquiry? The reader should entertain the concept that the reference is not to a temporal entity.

"Where" or "What" was not asked about John Galt. The reader is left to wonder where this question could possibly lead.

It is ironic that many are now asking "where is John Galt when you need him?"

Thomas Paine used the "Sunshine Patriot" as a literary tool to distill a complicated argument into a readily recognizable concept for the masses. Is this the same usage?

Would a person embrace or recoil from the thought that they may themselves be John Galt?

[MtnClimber]

It seems clear that Zero plans to use the hype of global warming and control over energy to impose socialism. The appointment of socialist Carol Browner as energy czar confirms my suspicion.

[Publius]

I love your Post #105 because it forces one to think.

Would a person embrace or recoil from the thought that they may themselves be John Galt?

Here is a heretical thought. If one wanted to identify the man who "stopped the motor of the world", it would be Alan Greenspan, whose policies have led to the near collapse of the easy credit/fiat money (ie., non-gold standard) financial system.

I wonder what Dr. Greenspan would think of that.