"In the name of the best within you, do not sacrifice this world to those who are its worst. In the name of the values that keep you alive, do not let your vision of man be distorted by the ugly, the cowardly, the mindless in those who have never achieved his title.

Do not lose your knowledge that man's proper estate is an upright posture, an intransigent mind and a step that travels unlimited roads. Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all.

Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it's yours.

But to win it requires your total dedication and a total break with the world of your past, with the doctrine that man is a sacrificial animal who exists for the pleasure of others. Fight for the value of your person. Fight for the virtue of your pride. Fight for the essence of that which is man: for his sovereign rational mind. Fight with the radiant certainty and the absolute rectitude of knowing that yours is the Morality of Life and that yours is the battle for any achievement, any value, any grandeur, any goodness, any joy that has ever existed on this earth.

You will win when you are ready to pronounce the oath I have taken at the start of my battle—and for those who wish to know the day of my return, I shall now repeat it to the hearing of the world:

" I swear—by my life and my love of it—that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine." John Galt (AR)

You're right. I have my moments.
I need to act like an allosaur.

Hello allosaur,
An ancient, yet still pertinent book. I have read it as well as having viewed the show you referenced. They are worthy of recommendation.
Regards,
O.A.

It can't be to late. We are all here talking about how thing suck. How the government is taking over, how laws and actions are unjust and how someone should do something about it. But one thing ive noticed is that everyone acts like its hopeless. Don't let them do that to us. We can't let the better world we all have pictured become this far off fairytale land that we all think could never exist again. Hold on to it. Fight for it, because if we don't then who will? We are some of the few people left in this country with brains in our heads, use them! Find a way to fight for what we know is right, or how are we any better than the rest of them?

The History Channel once showed how that book was used to beat us in Vietnam. I was fascinated when I watched the first showing in prime time--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erZ2YidT...

Yes, cracking. THEN it peels.

I keep feeling like it is to late.
Let's see how the next presidential election goes.
If it's not a Cruz or a Dr. Carson, my parting shot vote will be in protest for whoever is the Libertarian.
That just may be a parting shot before being royally screwed.

Cracking. I have to take the blame on myself. What a swine I was.

Beg Pardon?

Hopefully someone will stop the motor of the world before that day comes, or we are both screwed

What a flaky thing to do. Flaking? Peeling! That's the word.

We told a less than bright troop in basic training that we got our bright shine by using black Kiwi polish with alcohol and water, Somehow I've never been able to not smile when I remember that. I'm still embarrassed....not.

I suddenly remember what a D.I. said at Parris Island: "I don't know what it is about spit that makes a great spit shine."
When I was married to my ex, I told her how I shined shoes in the Marines.
Her response: "Ugh! That is so nasty."

Gotta be a fact.

Welcome my brother.

I remember when she was being questioned by the panel and one of the panelist asked her some question or made some statement. Her response was "Whatever".

If I had been on that panel she would have been fined more than she ever would have for a smart arse answer like that. Or worse if I could get it done.

they seem to think that empathizing with the
beheaders will get them to quit. . not likely. -- j

My money is on that bet...

Water in it? Is that why it was named for the 40th attempt to formulate a Water Dispersant?!
:)

... allegedly, any way...

The administration isn't the only one that dumps on the Tea Party. Look at the way the GOP treated Ted Cruz. Neither party wants anyone around that doesn't bow down to their way of thinking. Neither is nearly as worried about this country and it's citizens nearly as much as they are their personal pay check and power,

I was prepared for a different response that I've actually been rehearsing while doing other stuff..
I thought you may ask, "Well, you came right out and said the G-word."
To which I was going to say: I am already doomed.
Not only have I admitted being a Christian on this board, I once gave a little money to the--eek!--terrorist Tea Party.
Some day that knock shall come at my door. The people's thought police shall take me away to be reeducated so that I may forsake my sinful freedom-loving ways and be at one in lock-step with the collective of the great and powerful O . . .

You have him pegged, wiggys! He would be pale in comparison to the other leaders, many of which are probably glad he didn't show. It would have to be HIS show and this was about fighting something he won't admit exists. The emperor has NO clothes to many of us.

Meant to be.

Oh that's right I left out Christians! If you speak about you Muslim faith you have freedom of faith and religion, speak about god and Christianity you are a bigot and need to be more tolerant!
I meant what I said about America going to hell quite literally

Do not make any kinda mention that in any way even remotely sounds like any mention of God.
That's how terrorists talk in this country. You know that.