I am not John Galt.

[LuckyTheDog]

Sorry for any confusion there might have been about that.

[DFab420]

1. Fuck John Galt.

[xchrom]

2. Agree w/ #1 - fuck John Galt. Nt

[Dr Fate]

3. I'm pretty sure Galt's Gulch is in China. Or India. Or Mexico.

Nt

[closeupready]

4. Is Atlas Shrugged, Part II, a go - anyone know?

:rofl: :D

[jorno67]

5. I am Spartacus

[NutmegYankee]

6. John galt, another name for Satan.

Fuck him and the greed and narcissism he represents.

[haele]

7. I am not John Galt -

John Galt is a fiction, one dimensional at best, who "lived" a magical, scripted life created by an angry, jealous and frustrated child within a potentially gifted and educated woman trying to force a world of her own creation to live in.

I work hard for a living to the best of my abilities, or try to do the best work I can with what jobs or enterprise are available.

I know that if I am given an inheritance, it is a gift that is given to me only by the graces and love of the person giving it - I didn't really "work" for it, unless I was actively working to support the person giving the inheritance - such as managing a family business. I don't expect one, and live my life as if I will not get one.

I do not profit off other people's hard work, and call it my own, no matter if my vision was a significant part of initial project or it owed it's success to my diligent management of it, because I know that even though my ingenuity and skills might produce a wonder of great value, I do not have enough resources on my own to produce enough to profit by, and will have to depend on the hard work and loyalty others to build, transport, and sell my product and bring me a return. I know I depend on common infrastructure to travel and communicate, and for protection of my person and my belongings. I am part of a family, not only by blood, but by associations.

I seek to improve not only myself, but my community, because the well-being of my community affects my well-being.

I know there is no magic wand that can make all my wishes come true, and I know that only a very young child, a madman or a fool pines for the mythic "good old days" and thinks they can write a script and dictate how reality occurs and how other people will act.
I know that ultimately, I can only get a few people to kiss my ass if I'm enough of a bully or con man to try to force it, and that unless I'm enough of a thief and hypocrite to steal enough money to buy people off, everyone else will beat my ass for being a cowardly, lazy-assed bully and thief.

Ultimately, I am comfortable with myself, and try to live within my means and my successes, while looking to the future. I always try my limits, but I'm not ashamed or fearful of failing if I can't make them. I am responsible. I am observant. I know I am not alone in the world. I have empathy.

I am not John Galt - I am...

Haele

[jimlup]

8. John Galt is batshit crazy