Which seems like how they read 1984... As an instruction guide!

As others have recently commented, I similarly believe that Ayn Rand was prophetic ... and yet, it's really just a matter of applied mathematics. On reading Atlas Shrugged, for the first time, at age 26 and having worked a few years as a software engineer ... I put the book down and said softly "Of Course."
It's just a matter of chained logic, not too complicated.
The book had to progress and reach the conclusion as written.
This required that Rand build the story as one would build a skyscraper -- an integrated system of elements designed to be logical, functional and beautiful.

It's a philosophical and by extension, boots-on-the-ground battle between Individualism and Collectivism. Individuals working in context of their own self-interest, praxeology (human action) operating with the understanding that one is not to initiate the use of force, otherwise understood as exercising The Right to Be Left Alone -- to that extent, optimized human flourishing occurs when Individuals (all individuals, but in particular, the most intelligent-ambitious-visionary) rise to the apex of their exercised talents. The collectivists look upon this flourishing with envy; their actions are to tear it down either through theft (taxation) or destruction (regulation). They appeal to the underlying envy of the lower-classes, promising Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (all of which are unearned).

New Yorkers voted for this (or did they? Was Biden elected or installed? And Mamdani?) -- it will be interesting to see this play out. And yet the collectivists seldom, if ever, take account of their failures. My remorse at this situation is directed at those citizens that did not vote for this, but will have their apple carts turned over in the mayhem that will precipitate from this toxic mixture of narcissism, solipsism, fraud and open faced theft.

Birds of a feather...

Communists must love the smell of human poop while watching where they walk on a nice clear day outside.

Could have seen that coming . . . Oh Wait!, just so happens that's the name of this weeks TGIFfunnies.
Had your story been a meme . . .

Publishing now

Birds of a feather flock together.

Who hadn't already realized that NYC has devolved into a sewer of perversion?
I stopped visiting in the late 80's (except for visiting a relative) because broadway
creativity had turned to perverted garbage.
Wall St had been a sewer of perverted thieves since the
19th century, The rest of NYC has been living off that
unproductive den of thieves for decades.
Don't do business with enemies.

Well done!

"...better be large buckets." There, fixed it. LOL

Rainman, it better be a large bucket - looks like this is going to go through his entire tenure.

It looks like Gotham City is stuck with this idiot for as long as DJT is in residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

There is a committee of five city officials that could form and vote the mayor out of office, but it looks like that was designed to only be convened when the mayor is physically unable to do the job.

The governor could force the mayor out, but it looks like there must be some legal reason why (see: Adams, Eric).

I could have missed it, but it sure looks like the one thing that can't happen is a recall election.

I've got my lawn chair and bucket-o-popcorn, and so far it's been a good show.

Why am I not surprised?

I've been reading "Mao, The Unknown Story" by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday and it is a real eye opener to the workings of one of the most evil individuals in human history. It also shows a blueprint of the communist method taking over a country. You can see some parallels here in the USA. I got ithe Kindle version because Amazon had a sale for $1.99 and I figured why not? Good read!

I've often wondered: Was Ayn Rand a true prophet in that she knew/saw what would happen over the next 75 years? Or did a few Libtards read Atlas Shrugged and collectively decide "We can make that work"?

"He stepped to the window and pointed to the skyscrapers of the city. He said that we had to extinguish the lights of the world, and when we would see the lights of New York go out, we would know that our job was done."
Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

Ayn... it's coming true.

Just found another related story.

"Mamdani breaks with Adams, vows NYC will stop clearing homeless encampments in January"

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mamd...