Where is John Galt?

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Where is John Galt?

BlackVelvetCat 05-02-2009, 3:09 AM
Hello

I've read Ayn Rand off and on for years and her objectivism is the closest to how I think and view most things. I would rather say I am an Individulist, or a conservative without the neocon extremism. like the religious right, or an insular view. I do have my own religious and spiritual beliefs, but believe strongly in the seperation of church and state. Capitalist? With my goals and projections, heck yeah! To the ninth degree.

I came here after surveying the carnival of politics today. As I grow older I understand more and more what Ayn was saying.

Go on other sites and everyone is bickering from a Republican or a Democrat stance and repeating the same drivel over and over again. Democrats are stuck on bashing Bush and don't realize that many conservtives long left him and the GOP.

Either side is crazy now, and Obama is worrying me. Shades of socialism and even hints of communism. This man is not the moderate I hoped he would be.

Atlas is Shrugging.

I hope I do not offend anyone here with my observations. I don't believe in political arguments that fall into insults and rhetoric. I came here for rational discourse and I respect the views and opinions of those of other political parties. Heck, I'll hear out a communist as long as he or she is polite and well spoken. I've learned a lot from friendly discussions with liberals.

I want a return to a rational interpretation of the Constitution. But sites on the Constitution Party support religious views and oppose pro-choice, and I know that would lead to pointless arguments.

I want sanity. A is A.

Of course I love Ayn Rand's works and look forward to discussions about them. I had one old friend, more like a mentor, who loved Ayn and we spent many hours discussing her works and what was happening in this world. I miss that.

Forgive me if this appears as one block of words, It's not showing the paragraphs on the preveiw.

Re: Where is John Galt?

glassgirl 05-16-2009, 9:15 AM
I've been thinking a lot of what you've been thinking. I went to the Tea Party in Manhattan carrying nothing but my old copy of "Atlas Shrugged"
I find myself thinking Ais A alot also. This present administration has me thinking a lot about Atlas and Ayn, way more than I had in the past.
When Obama gets up in front of camera and calls the investors of Chrysler greedy speculators because they made the unforgivable mistake of wanting their money back, and you hear him talking about "shared sacrifice" you know something really evil is coming down the pipe line.
Reminds me of the last line of "Animal Farm" "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others"
Here's to watching and acting.
Take care