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by SitasMom on 31 January 2009 - 06:01

Has any one read Atlas Shrugged?

Who is John Galt?

He is my hero.............Self responsibility................Duh!

Its worth a read, especillaly now.

by animules on 31 January 2009 - 14:01

SitasMom,

I have been telling people to read that for years.

by ShelleyR on 31 January 2009 - 14:01

I read that book and Fountainhead when I was about 12. Probably worth a repeat. My favorite all time author is still James Michner.
SS

by SitasMom on 31 January 2009 - 21:01

Atlas shrugged was written 50 years ago and the lessons are timeless. ESPECIALLY now........that we have CHANGE on the way.

by Pharaoh on 31 January 2009 - 21:01

Change as in Diaper Change as we go from Sperm to the Worm with big brother in charge.

Michele

by yellowrose of Texas on 31 January 2009 - 22:01

Cover art for the book Atlas Shrugged. Neat

by justcurious on 31 January 2009 - 23:01

i read ayn rand in my early 20's. i appreciated her intellectualism but she's not my "cup of tea". i know many artists really like her perspective but for me she's not very balanced and goes too far celebrating the mind above all else; imo she goes to the point of being cold and selfish. so we have the extremes of the great and kind "giver" (gifted to us via religions the world over), and the idealized "thinker" (rand's champion). from where i sit they both have their problems. the "great giver" ideal leaves us swimming in other people's problems, but rand's philosophy, which proposes making all decisions using just our vast minds without thought or care of others, leaves us with disparate experiences and short on true companionship and authentic compassion.

i agree that selfishness is not only natural but important as well (even the dalai lama recognizes the inherent selfishness in altruism - we do it because it makes us feel good - isn't this what lays behind virtually all our actions

and i do get sick of the "giver" being held up as the "end all" in social achievements, when in truth this ideal is just another example of imbalance. but from memory of 25+ yrs ago i found, in general, rand's characters and socio-economic construct to be overly cerebral and emotionally distant at best, which left me cold and not interested in the characters or reading more of her works.

whenever i hear someone who just loves her work i'm left wondering why - this includes my dh, who is now planning on rereading her because he remembers really enjoying her books years ago but can't really tell me i'm wrong

from discussing this book with him i'm guessing if you don't shine too harsh of a light on her books they sound amazing, but dig into the characters and ask yourself - would you really want to be married to one of them? for it's only in intensely intimate relationships like marriage when rationalism and coolheaded selfishness can get rather trying

however, there are aspects of her perspective that intrigue me; and i believe politically i'm probably somewhat aligned with her. perhaps on an impersonal level i can find much to agree with, but on a personal level i can't relate to her characters - too flat and too sterile. i guess after i read her all those years ago i ended up concluding that without being well developed on the personal we end up with the worst of that both capitalism and anarchy have to offer. clearly this is jmo

by SitasMom on 01 February 2009 - 04:02

I read the book in my late 20' and am now listening to the cds.

We're the part where Hank Reerden is stuck at an anaversery party for his wife.

This book has so many paralles to the junk that's going on today......its frightening......

Every year our society becomes more and more like this book..............when will it end?

by SitasMom on 17 April 2009 - 22:04

in the book, the government makes it impossible for businesses to make any continue, when they fail the government grants then money with strings, including being able to dictate who will be the leader of the business.

sound familliar - gm???

by Kalibeck on 17 April 2009 - 22:04

I would like a bail-out. I discovered when doing my taxes that we spent way too much money on dogs this year. So, I feel Congress owes me a bail out! I promise I will not fly down to pick up the check in my private jet, but I might throw a party if I get a few million bucks, or a billion bucks, like everyone else!

I just can't believe the amounts they talk about. Mind boggling. Oh, & seriously, I could be totally bailed out for wa-a-a-ay less! Given that much rope, I probably would hang myself! jh

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