A parody of Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who is John Galt?
Posted by JRMR 10 years, 6 months ago to Entertainment
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The video was not put together to support Rand's message. It's a "make fun of Rand" video.
And... it's funny. I know this, because... it made me laugh... out loud.
"Humor is the denial of metaphysical importance to that which you laugh at. The classic example: you see a very snooty, very well dressed dowager walking down the street, and then she slips on a banana peel . . . . What’s funny about it? It’s the contrast of the woman’s pretensions to reality." - Leonard Peikoff (https://estore.aynrand.org/p/6/the-philo...)
What's funny about the video is the contrast of the video's pretensions to reality.
"To laugh at the contemptible, is a virtue; to laugh at the good, is a hideous vice." - Ayn Rand
I'm not laughing at us k. I'm laughing at his misinterpretation of us. I'm laughing at the message of the video, not Rand's message.
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"Ladies and Gentlemen, we're out of chocolate cake. Do you know why? I took it from you. Chocolate cake is a sacred possession. This is John Galt speaking."
OMG! I can't stop laughing!
yes, Galt had the last laugh
I don't appreciate parody on other people's positive contributions. I do appreciate what it means to ride on other people's coat tails.