IIRC, there were all of two children in Galt’s Gulch, and Dagny’s comment was that they seemed different from children outside of Galt’s Gulch. Their mother explained that as being they were not afraid of what they had being taken from them, they were being raised with reason. Again, this bit relies on my faulty memory. No way I’m going to read that tedious tome again!
“The chief problems I had with this otherwise delightful and empowering work was it’s notable lack of crowds and children.”
“I’ve noticed that too. Not even a teenager has shown up. I wondered if they were all being raised in a commune-type brainwashing camp.”
Two thoughts tying it to today.
First, I have long observed that in today’s society, there is an atmosphere of ever increasing societal expection for children to hurry, and grow up. The, “It’s the real world, and they need to learn to deal with it.” mentality, that usually is voiced by adults who do not want any restrictions placed on anything they want to do, see, or hear. Consequently, we now have 8 and 10 year olds dressing, and behaving like “teenagers” : / And it is not restricted to the U.S. In the Middle East, you have children, even toddlers, being dressed up, by their families, as Jihadist fighters. Might the lack of children be a symbolic absence, signifying the deterioration of society?
Secondly, about Obama’s National Service Camps....
Tatt : |
Like Public Schools?