I’m reading Atlas Shrugged for the second time.
I was still kind of half asleep when I read it the first time, so I wanted to see what I missed.
I understand she was an atheist. I don’t agree with that in the least.
Some people say Atlas Shrugged is kind of a creative and epic framing of her philosophy. I am not a deep enough thinker to come to that conclusion.
What I do see while reading this book is a warning. She may not have been a believer but I do feel she was a prophet. The way the book talks about the looters and some of the laws they create-anti dog eat dog, gifting patented manufacturing processes to the government for the good of the people for example-and the way they squeeze out one big business and the devastating ripple effects that results because of it is stunning. The government described in her book is overreaching and completely destructive-very much like ours.
The book has so many parallels to what is happening now in this country.
I don’t agree with her philosophy but the book is a good read and it does point out the many dangers of a collectivist viewpoint.
You might want to follow along with Publius' series from earlier this year as you read.