My tentative position on this is somewhere in the middle. I don't think it is time to "go John Galt". . . yet. I think the time will come where something similar is required, however. That is, I think we are beyond the point of no return, but we are moving slowly. Certainly much slower than in Atlas Shrugged (I recall reading somewhere that Rand sped up the collapse in AS faster than it would likely happen to make it work in the novel's context). I think that in a nation where something like this is possible with such little outcry, something is very incurably wrong. And the only thing to do is prepare and wait for the time to rebuild.
So, given that, what should we do? Well, since we aren't at the "buy gold, ammo and stock seed and I'll see you in the mountains" bit yet, I think we continue to fight. Not to save what cannot be saved, but to take from the destroyers as much as we can. By this, I mostly mean: to win as many minds as possible.
Is it possible to have so much of an impact that America reverses direction? I don't know, but I doubt it. Of course, it's possible that I am wrong, and if it ever turns out that I am wrong, I will gladly admit so.
It will be awhile, however. And until then (if I even live to see it), I will continue to support ARI and other fine organizations because I think it is possible, and very much desirable, to win many more minds, especially among the younger generations.
Now, this hasn't been a very in-depth examination of the present situation, but I never meant it to be. I simply wanted to present my current position. But I certainly welcome comments. But I don't think it looks good, kids.
Weimar Republic, anyone?
From the Migraine Fields--
Matt
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I've been thinking about this same question an awful lot lately....but I'm still coming to the same conclusions you are. Basically we're running out of time, but very slowly. Right now we need to win people over and I can continue to fantasize about all the awesome people that will be in Galt's Gulch.
I take it you read Ominous Parallels from your Weimar reference? Great book. Obama is EXTREMELY Hitleresque.
Yes, I've read OP. Every day Obama vomits up more and more evidence that he is pushing us (and, in fact, we were drifting there without him) towards socialism on the FASCIST model.
It's quite depressing because allowing property to remain *nominally* private while merely dictating its use (as opposed to outright nationalization, as on the Soviet model) isn't clear-cut enough for most people to see that it is still socialism and still tyranny.
I just came across your website searching on "going John Galt."
Since your posts are a several months old now, I would be curious about what you would say about Obama now?
He's about 100x closer to fascism after ramming through the (non)stimulus, Dhimmicrats-for-life bill.
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