Comments on: Who is John Galt?

By: RR

RR — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:48:03 +0000

Pistol, I wish you success in your quest for a soul mate.
From a broader perspective, it seems the question took on renewed meaning to many of us this past week. I wish that I could be as optimistic as Steele in placing the odds.

By: Steele

Steele — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 05:08:24 +0000

Pistol - First and last response I’ve ever posted on the internet. Was looking for a way to get a dickens line into a picture for next tattoo and saw yours. Laughed out loud at the brilliance of the particular line you chose in all of the literature you obviously have at your disposal and the fact that 1 in 5,000 might be able to recognize it with one in 30,000 capable of forming a coherent opinion as to a question rhetorical in its nature [and no...George Bush is not the answer, simpleton]. Felt a moment of kindred spirit upon so easily recognizing said question as, though not my favorite author, one whom I appreciate for the grandiose nature of her intellect. Then enjoyed the fact you lumped intellectual with handsome and came out with love. Most simply go for the latter. Were I to have met you a few years ago. And just in case my ideological crush wasn’t solidifed enough, you wrote your response dated August 15th. Well said. And to the majority of people who responded, please take note - we all know big words and can speak eloquently; that’s how we got to this site. You’re only impressing yourselves with such naked narcissim. You’re not being graded. I get the impression you’re the type of people who sincerely enjoy the sound of their own voices. You are probably in the minority.
Pistol - Continue to seek what you wish and relish the search. It is nice to see intelligence so gracefully combined with candor.
“It is not advisable, James, to venture unsolicited opinions. You should spare yourself the embarrassing discovery of their exact value to your listener.”

By: lol

lol — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:49:53 +0000

lol have fun with that tat bro, you won’t regret it horribly for the rest of your life or anything

By: drunkkidcatholic

drunkkidcatholic — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:58:27 +0000

see you had me until you stated your dream was to find some handsome man to marry you. i thought you said you were enlightened and it opened your mind. a beacon of hope in the dark? well if your prayer is to find some attractive dude with similar taste to marry you and live happily ever after with then you may have missed the mark. i’ve never read this myself but if the point is to find happiness with yourself no amount of attractive guys will do the trick.

By: Pistol

Pistol — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:28:44 +0000

thats hott! heh

see and i was thinking about getting the dollar sign tattooed but then i thought people might view me as a gold digger….

By: RAM

RAM — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:39:31 +0000

I would show you the dollar sign tattoed over my heart, say “I am”, and take you to dinner.

By: Maytacera

Maytacera — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:50:43 +0000

I loath how people choose to use “Self-Serving” like it’s a dirty word.

Who better to serve than yourself? If you believe that it is a virtue to serve others, you are expecting others to in turn serve you. Now THAT is idiotic. It’s slightly more idiotic to compare John Galt- A genius who refused to work for others at the expense of his own self interest- to George Bush.

I personally like the tattoo a lot…I will admit, I actually found this article because I was browsing the web LOOKING for “who is John Galt” tattoos (I want one myself you see).

By: Pistol

Pistol — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:34:41 +0000

Thanks to Ian for the defense… as for you Parker, any comparison between Galt and Bush proves your ignorance and inability to grasp the general concept of the novel. If Bush were to be compared to any of the major characters in the novel he would more likely be James Taggart. Just look at his past actions… Haliburton and the Iraqi War are just a few… in the mean time… society is suffering.

As far as the windbagginess of Atlas Shrugged and her fictional works, all of which i’ve read, I can only think of about 20 pages that could have been omitted (all of Galt’s speech past the first 3 pages)

In addition, just because someone is self-aware, takes pride in their actions and how that reflects on their character, doesn’t make them self centered but rather more conscientious of their peers.

But anyway, thanks for the posts.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:40:14 +0000

I wouldn’t go as far as saying that Rand “exalts self-centered greed and narcissistic solipsism over concepts like decency, justice, and society” because she doesn’t. She believe that the three ‘virtues’ you mention are wrapped up in personal achievement and ability, not mooching off those that are better than you.

That being said, I would definitely agree that Rand is a bit of a gasbag, though certainly not moronic.

By: Tattoosday

Tattoosday — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:02:10 +0000

Now there’s a tattoo: “Ayn Rand is a moronic gasbag”. Personally, I’ve never read any Ayn Rand, so I am neutral on the matter. However, it seems a little mean-spirited (and not in the spirit of this blog) to be so critical. Then again, there is that pesky freedom of speech conundrum.
As someone uninformed on all matters Rand, I will say I think it’s a cool tattoo.

Bill

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:21:38 +0000

George Bush is the antithesis of John Galt…Dagny would be appalled at the comparison.

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:38:21 +0000

Heh, I figured this might start some sort of debate.

By: Parker

Parker — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:35:13 +0000

Sure, it’s OK to dream, as long as you are hoping to marry a self-serving narcissist who admires the pseudo-intelligence of a moronic gasbag like Ayn Rand. Rand’s Objectivist “philosophy” exalts self-centered greed and narcissistic solipsism over concepts like decency, justice, and society.

Who is John Galt? He’s George W. Bush.