[Ask the Gulch] How long after John Galt's return would it take for the U.S. to get to where we are now?
Posted by richrobinson 9 years, 6 months ago to Ask the Gulch
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If it's worth doing enough will come forward.
If enough do not come forward it isn't worth doing.
ten dedicated 'and supported' volunteers are worth far more than a hundred draftees.
the problem will lie more with the word 'support' but if the congress and political leadership is ambivalent (to be nice) the clear signal is it is not worth doing.
In the ordinary turn of events, I think society would devolve steadily, probably being where we are today in 50 to 100 years.
EXCEPT: when John Galt and his compatriots returned to the world, they had made enormous sacrifices in order to join the Strike. They also had a complete understanding of philosophy and the principles of "life". So I think they would do absolutely everything, from rewriting the constitution, as The Judge was doing, to shaping the laws and the culture to prevent the ascendancy of collectivism. I think it would be possible for them to prevent our country from being destroyed again. I believe they would have the intelligence and strength of will to do so, and when they came back to the world they would be in control.
And these people are considered educated.
Thank you!! Why do Ayn Rand fans so often get caught up in how crappy things are? Some people take it the extreme and say things are so bad that a collapse of society is coming due to poverty and oppression. The notion is absurd in such prosperous and free times. People react to this claim as if we're condoning the gov't oppression that exists today. It's as if admitting incidents of rape and murder and gone way down makes us rapists or murders.
"you can still make a good living shoeing horses because today, they are a pastime for rich people"
Yes. Lightbulbs did that to candles/lanterns.
I think this is a pivotal time when technology is rapidly shaking up the world economy, sort of like what the industrial revolution or European mercantilism did. This could cause some sort of socialist backlash. But I agree with what you're saying that the moral arc of history bends away from that.
i don't care if it's in use now or later or not.
but you can exclude women from that exception
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