Anyone read Atlas Shrugged? It’s a fantastic book that very much mirrors what we see today with business and Washington. My husband is a Project Manager with a construction company and was asked today by another PM if he was having supply issues with concrete. He hasn’t so far but the other PM said the lead time was long and the supplier said it is supply chain issues. He says there is major supply chain issues everywhere! The sand comes from China so with Covid apparently it has disrupted the supply chain. In Atlas Shrugged Copper is a big one, the book is huge and I can’t go into the whole novel and do any sort of justice. My husband made the comment to the other guys “it’s like we are living the end of Atlas Shrugged”. None had read it but I know others have mentioned the book here before. So throughout the book when something bad happens or something unexplainable people will say “who is John Galt?”. Through most of the book John Galt is unknown but essentially the hero. I feel more and more that we truly are living Atlas Shrugged, just a movie version. The movement of John Galt is in essence to destroy the corrupt system. We have our unknown “hero” pulling the strings. So I say “who is Q”
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I have the book and never read it. My (apparently) communist brother in law saw it in my possession and was appalled I was about to read it. He said the book was too pro capitalism, whatever that means. Makes me want to read it now more so. I don’t think his opinion matters. He lives in Seattle where CHOP was located, it was literally in his backyard and he thought it was so quaint and beautiful, the summer of love. Sorry you hate Ayn Rand so much. I originally had wanted to read it because there’s not a lot of female sci-fi writers. And more points she’s pro capitalist.
I enjoy a critic that goes against the norm. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. I don’t like long winded, flowery novels myself either. Sparks notes it is!
Also, the irony of how I had a longer reply about the importance or editing and omitting when writing, and I just deleted it to make a more concise response!
Ok that made me laugh! I can definitely see your point and I wouldn’t down vote just because I don’t agree with you. I started listening to the audio book last week and she is almost sanctimonious but the first time I read it I didn’t know much about her. However in reading some of her other works, while I don’t agree with her anti-Christian tones she definitely makes people think. I still very much enjoyed the book but I do agree long. I felt when she finally did meet John Galt there was definitely much more than needed, I would still recommend reading it to others who haven’t.
Didn't know that about her but I agree, the damn book was way too long. Galt's speech is worth reading again.
Thank you for the meaningless psychobabble. We are all now dumber for having read your comment. Ayn Rand's philosophy is clearly beyond your ability to grasp...
I have a different opinion, but enjoyed reading your take on it!
LOL - perhaps it is hard for you to accept that when you state your opinion, you risk that others may evaluate your reasoning and judge it to be poor.