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61. Pretty Much My Thought

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #41)

Tue Aug 14, 2012, 07:35 PM

Aug 2012

I have never read Atlas Shrugged or any of Ayn Rand's novels, but since the selection of Paul Ryan I have been hearing about Rand's views. It seemed like Rand wanted to get rid of poor people and anyone who wanted to help the poor. My question was if you get rid of the workers who is going to make your products? You could theoretically have robots build your products, but who would build the robots?

From what I have heard about her and her writing she did not think her ideas through? How do you increase your business profits if government does not build roads and bridges? What would happen if there were no fire departments? How would fires be put out?

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Atlas Shrugged: A Summary [View all] Chichiri Aug 2012 OP

Why were you not around to write this 49 years ago? Warpy Aug 2012 #1

I have a terrible confession to make. zeemike Aug 2012 #48

good post Skittles Aug 2012 #70

Well thanks zeemike Aug 2012 #84

I AM KICKING MY OWN ASS, ZEEMIKE Skittles Aug 2012 #87

Be kind to your ass Skittles. zeemike Aug 2012 #92

Here's my drunken review of Atlas Shrugged (the movie): joshcryer Aug 2012 #78

What a sickco rand is. /nt still_one Aug 2012 #2

Pretty much, and if you read about her history, it's not hard to figure out why Major Nikon Aug 2012 #25

That, and she grew up having to look at herself in the mirror. nt bupkus Aug 2012 #44

ROFL!!! truebrit71 Dec 2013 #98

Great summary. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2012 #3

That's no book, it's a doorstop. RoccoR5955 Aug 2012 #4

Almost exactly what my 8th grade book report said Scootaloo Aug 2012 #5

And to think I actually wanted to read this sophomoric crapola at one point in time. HughBeaumont Aug 2012 #6

Gawd, I Hate Admitting That I Read That Book. Paladin Aug 2012 #7

It happened to the best of us back then. hifiguy Aug 2012 #20

I could never make it through Rand. And I read Beyond Good and Evil in a day! Taverner Aug 2012 #33

Nietzsche was at least interesting. hifiguy Aug 2012 #38

He had a sense of humor, and I sometimes wonder if the race of Supermen was a joke... Taverner Aug 2012 #67

I couldn't finish Atlas Shrugged, but I loved Nietzche's "Antichrist." white_wolf Aug 2012 #73

That was way too long. Xipe Totec Aug 2012 #8

Maybe this? Sociopathy good normal society bad. LiberalLoner Aug 2012 #27

Mmmmuch-ch-ch-ch Be-he-he-he-tter-r-r-r Xipe Totec Aug 2012 #32

Yes, the summary was too long for me. And I'm a speed reader. freshwest Aug 2012 #75

I'm still kicking myself for the many, many hours I wasted kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #9

Eddie was the hero Bok_Tukalo Aug 2012 #10

There are a number of books that I have read and have loved so much that I have bought many libinnyandia Aug 2012 #11

Hilarious summary, BTW Bok_Tukalo Aug 2012 #12

There is a John Galt Boulevard in Omaha progressoid Aug 2012 #13

Nope, the guy who owned and developed the land was a fan. Brickbat Aug 2012 #18

Ugh. progressoid Aug 2012 #36

kick for later read newfie11 Aug 2012 #14

My sequel (I'm adapting some of your stuff into it) TlalocW Aug 2012 #15

Brilliant. hifiguy Aug 2012 #22

. XemaSab Aug 2012 #23

OMFG this would just so rule. I'd buy the DVD! Systematic Chaos Aug 2012 #29

Like this: The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2012 #41

Pretty Much My Thought erpowers Aug 2012 #61

It's pretty much what the original poster said TlalocW Aug 2012 #63

There was a great angry flower cartoon on that NutmegYankee Aug 2012 #42

That would make an interesting movie. zeemike Aug 2012 #43

Well, don't forget that what they had thought were burning cities Warpy Aug 2012 #66

I'll work that in. TlalocW Aug 2012 #74

That is utterly brilliant! Bravo! joshcryer Aug 2012 #79

Glorying in the deaths of the innocents in that horrific train accident is pure evil aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2012 #16

Thanks for the summary and this comment. Shared them on my fb wall. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2012 #31

This is great! Thanks. You did a yeoman's job. Lint Head Aug 2012 #17

It really justified selfish behavior to the point of being destructive to the nation as a whole. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2012 #35

It is amazing how much damage one author and a couple of books have done to the country. reformist2 Aug 2012 #40

It is like a false prophet thing. Or, profit. Lint Head Aug 2012 #69

what a great summary of one of the worst rbrnmw Aug 2012 #19

Don't forget the dollar is riverbendviewgal Aug 2012 #21

It was a coal powered engine, not a diesel, in the Taggart Tunnel. AtheistCrusader Aug 2012 #24

I read it as a kid too. In the words of Monty Python nolabear Aug 2012 #26

Amazing this exhibit of mental ill-health was ever published, much less read. n/t gkhouston Aug 2012 #28

Interesting story about the book's publication RZM Aug 2012 #91

LOL! Best synopsis ever - you should put that on Amazon.com reformist2 Aug 2012 #30

Oh absoLUTELY. If you do let me know and I'll start a "discussion." nolabear Aug 2012 #88

Atlas Shrugged 2: One Hour Later... RevStPatrick Aug 2012 #34

Brilliant! Major Nikon Aug 2012 #45

wow heaven05 Aug 2012 #37

Haha. You said Rand but I think you meant Ryan. How appropriate! bupkus Aug 2012 #47

ha ha heaven05 Aug 2012 #64

Not your bad at all bupkus Aug 2012 #65

K and R geardaddy Aug 2012 #39

And let's not forget this great moment in movie history . . . hatrack Aug 2012 #46

Damn, you beat me to it Canuckistanian Aug 2012 #68

K&R... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #49

thank you arely staircase Aug 2012 #50

The reason why the book is so popular with assholes is... Major Nikon Aug 2012 #51

Excellent summary freedom fighter jh Aug 2012 #52

That book sounds just awful. Alduin Aug 2012 #53

Did you ever see Michael Moore's TV Show "The Awful Truth?" TrollBuster9090 Aug 2012 #54

The law speaks: Jamaal510 Aug 2012 #55

I have to say it, your summary is actually better than the book itself 1-Old-Man Aug 2012 #56

Thank you for saving Smilo Aug 2012 #57

Thanks for this. Delphinus Aug 2012 #58

THANKS so much, this save me the agony of having to read Raine Aug 2012 #59

Effin' great synopsis, Chichiri. WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2012 #60

I wish you'd publish this as a pamphlet or a graphic novel or something. Starry Messenger Aug 2012 #62

I read the Fountainhead when I was about 13 and thought it spoke to me... WCGreen Aug 2012 #71

"The graveyards of the world are full of indispensable men." Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #72

I'm tempted to read it now just to see if it could possibly be this bad. dkf Aug 2012 #76

The OP is actually an entertaining read. joshcryer Aug 2012 #80

Bioshock budkin Aug 2012 #77

briiiant. funny. spot on. I love you. cali Aug 2012 #81

I buy every cheap copy I see at Garage Sales and Care Acutely Aug 2012 #82

The real sequel... jmowreader Aug 2012 #83

Don't need an army. Their magical electrical machine blows worse than Chernobyl... hunter Aug 2012 #85

Don't need the magical electrical machine. nolabear Aug 2012 #89

That is a lovely thought - hifiguy Aug 2012 #93

Excellent. And, gack. The Fountainhead was the first book DirkGently Aug 2012 #86

The Fountainhead in 5 seconds Junkdrawer Aug 2012 #90

Beautifully Done, Sir! The Magistrate Aug 2012 #94

Atlas Shrugged 2: One hour later Fozzledick Aug 2012 #95

Ayn Rand boiled down to the essentials. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #96

Wow! Thank you for your sacrifice! calimary Dec 2013 #97