To: Publius
But what about the train crew on the Comet? Profit is not a part of their world, but look at their behavior. This is a different kind of rot, and it shows up again and again in the book.I last read the book about six months ago, so I may be a little fuzzy on some specifics, but I remember thinking that the train crew that wouldn't move for lack of someone telling them what to do reminded me of stories of people who stayed in their offices in the WTC because no one had told them what to do.
I have always been puzzled by that. How do you not take responsibility for your own life and try everything you can?
32 posted on
01/17/2009 1:45:58 PM PST by
r-q-tek86
(The U.S. Constitution may be flawed, but it's a whole lot better than what we have now)
To: r-q-tek86
...I remember thinking that the train crew that wouldn't move for lack of someone telling them what to do reminded me of stories of people who stayed in their offices in the WTC because no one had told them what to do.There's some of that in this. The train crew was petrified of having to take responsibility -- read "the blame" -- for something. They insisted that Dagny take responsiblity for the orders she gave, which she did. They were content to do nothing because that's what the Process said.
34 posted on
01/17/2009 1:53:24 PM PST by
Publius
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
To: r-q-tek86
I have always been puzzled by that. How do you not take responsibility for your own life and try everything you can?
We can ask the Obama voters.
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