Reading Atlas Shrugged for the 2nd Time
I first read it 18 years ago. I had just swallowed a massive red pill with my son coming down with autism. When the family would go to bed lay by the fireplace and read most nights. Took me about five months. I did listen to the audio book once on my commutes but that wasn't the same. So, about two weeks ago I started reading it on my Kindle. It's amazing how well I remember much of it. The way Ayn Rand described people like the shlub rail workers who'd just stand there hoping for a light or a switch to decide to start working right...cracks me up. James Taggart demonstrates early on that he just doesn't get it - collectivist to his core.
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Read it at least 6 times, always learn something new.
It also depresses me.
1950's folks (The Greatest Generation) had more backbone.
They spoke up, for the most part.
Most believed in the Republic.
Most had strong morals.
Most held their faith close to their breast.
They lived through some of the most trying times in 100 years and came through stronger for it.
My generation (The Bugs Bunny Generation) for the most part, grew up in a bubble.
It's only because I grew up incredibly poor that I had a clue as to what true reality was.
The old man had a dog-eared copy of Atlas Shrugged in the attic library. Along with copies of Churchill and Hemingway.
Always gives me hope knowing that there are at least a few people here in the Gulch that can still think and reason. I just wish it would catch on to a wider audience!