Comments on: Congressman: We’re Living in ‘Atlas Shrugged’

By: fgbouman

fgbouman — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:57:39 +0000

It's been a long time since I read Atlas Shrugged, so I might be wrong. But I cannot recall any of the main characters actually doing any work. In my recollection they sort of gave commands and things mysteriously happened. A bit of a magical mystery world as I recall. I wonder how I was sucked in by it. She must be a great writer even if she was abysmally ignorant about some things… like not trusting people who don't smoke, if what I read is correct.

By: man

man — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:41:05 +0000

great article, i really appreciate it

By: redeyegravy

redeyegravy — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:23:01 +0000

Yes, the wingnuts are scared…why? Because those born of white middle-class privilege will actually have to work to succeed instead of just coasting along as they have for 230 years, always knowing that their wealth was protected by authority. Yeah, that's right “libertarians”, you're afraid
of having to perform in a REAL free market scenario where the government actually protects the unprivileged from being stolen from and where you actually have to CREATE and INNOVATE to succeed. Of course you're scared. Of course you're whining. You can't hack it…but really, you never could.

By: Jake S.

Jake S. — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:23:53 +0000

Seriously? You're going to sell your stocks NOW. Are you an idiot?

By: Jhyder

Jhyder — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:10:18 +0000

You are an utter incompetent buffoon….

By: Atlas Shrugged is non-fiction? « Stocks Go Up. Stocks Go Down.

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By: Objectively Speaking. « From the Desk of Ryan

Objectively Speaking. « From the Desk of Ryan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:16:41 +0000

[...] The current political and economic situation has brought the novel back into the public conscious, with bloggers, journalists, t-shirt designers, and others pointing to parallels between 2009 America and the fictional time of Shrugged. Bloggers write posts connecting current policies with “Directive 10-289″ (in a nutshell, the bill that is passed in the novel whereby the U.S. government nationalizes all industries). Articles question not “who” but “Where is John Galt?” Rep. John Campbell (R-CA) reportedly gifts a copy of the novel to his interns upon completing their tenure. Needless to say, due to thes… [...]

By: jpnelson48

jpnelson48 — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:22:31 +0000

I'm seeing it now! My friends and associates, the people who create wealth, jobs, plenty of all varieties, are saying "Hey! I've got enough to live the rest of my live ... I don't need this anymore' .... There are still some motivated by patriotism, like Dick Cheney, who could fade away and never have another worry but is still trying to teach and save America.

John P. Nelson
jpnelson@yahoo.com

By: jpnelson48

jpnelson48 — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:22:31 +0000

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