Galt's Gulch

Is John Galt Obama?

Posted by khalling 11 years, 1 month ago to Philosophy
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Interesting article. As Madeline Albreit was quoted on Sunday, "the world is a mess. "
SOURCE URL: http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2014/07/is-barack-obama-john-galt.php

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  • Posted by fivedollargold 11 years, 1 month ago
    Obama shrugs only when it suits him. Early on he punished Honduras for getting rid of a Castro wannabe President. He also broke a promise to the Russians and bombed Khaddafy out of power. Then he threatened to do the same thing in Syria until the Russians intervened. Remarkably, he's managed to be on the wrong side TWICE in Egypt. Obama is no Galt. He's exactly what Bill Clinton called him. "An amateur."
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  • Posted by Solver 11 years, 1 month ago
    The Obama character doesn't have the same virtues of Independence, Honesty, Productivity, Integrity, Rationality, Pride and Justice, that the character, John Galt has.

    Better to ask, Is Ellsworth Toohey Obama?
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  • Posted by $ jbrenner 11 years, 1 month ago
    This article uses the same sort of psychology that I was trying to apply to George Soros a couple of weeks ago. If I were a politician who was trying to destroy America, I could do it no more efficiently than Obama.
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  • Posted by Snoogoo 11 years, 1 month ago
    He has never produced anything of value so no. He never even had a job in the real world where you are expected to produce something of value for trade.
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  • Posted by j_IR1776wg 11 years, 1 month ago
    Barry doesn't want America to shrug, rather, he wants America to die. Which is to say that he wants to drive the concept of the individual out of existence. His world view of humans sees them only as members of a class.
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  • Posted by richrobinson 11 years, 1 month ago
    Interesting way to look at it. I don't think the comparison holds however. He intervened in Libya and threatened to do so in Syria. He is using US influence to try and weaken Israel. His primary focus on foreign policy is to undo 50 years of American influence. Sometimes that means sitting it out but not always. Galt sat out completely and allowed events to simply unfold as he knew they would.
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