Sometimes kids have to deal with life before they find truth on their own. My favorite example was, well, me. Leftie pinko commie looter moocher scumbag, admittedly so. I was even proud of it (--gads!!--), demanded my fair share and my part of the graft and my special favors and what was owed me... and how unfair the evil bourgeois was... voted green at best, pure socialist ticket at worst. My parents were literally aghast... poor folks!

I grew up. It was a woman named Dagny that changed my life - totally, irreversibly, and gratefully. I just had to have the guts to crack that "evil capitalist book" and read the words.

Their day will come... I just hope it;s not too late for them when it does!

Just remember - you can't force another person to do anything. THEY have to find it and want it on their own for it to have meaning. And if they don't get it (unlikely, however, you never know) then you did your best.

I first ask, "Do you really want to know? Because if you do, you'll have to do some work to find out." If they insist, I tell them that "He's the man who said that he would stop the motor of the world... And did. For details, read Atlas Shrugged."

good one... but be careful who you antagonize. These days some lunatic could pull out a gun and shoot you.
I've had one on my car for many years. I do get a question occasionally, but not often.

Only once? I've lost track how many times I read it in the last 50 years.

John Galt is Prometheus who changed his mind.

got one on my Baja; just fine!!! -- j
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Same as me. I also try to lead them to the book, telling them to get a hard copy because they will want to underline and make margin notes.

I thought they had learned better from us. Wrong again! That was quite long ago, and it's never gotten better.

It should be done in graphic novel form. It would however, if done in color with good artwork, be a quite expensive project, which means a lot of copies must be distributed and sold. I still know many people in the business who can put the project together and guide it to completion. If a quality product is to be made, a good writer would be the key.

a hero in a book which I read once, Atlas Shrugged;
have you heard of it? -- j

p.s. I tend to be optimistic on first meeting people.
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I just purchased them is there a real comic book version it still should be done

I wear the T-Shirt that says, "I am John Galt". People ask, I answer, "He is the epitome of self control and strength of character." Anything beyond that I recommend they buy the book.

Heh, heh, heh. That's a good one.

I have one on my pickup. No one has ever asked about it. But the other day I saw a Bernie Sanders bumper sticker on a car at the local Family Dollar parked in the spot next to the handicapped spot. I waited for the lady and told her could have parked in the handicapped spot since she was obviously mentally handicapped.. I laughed and she got really mad...

READ ATLAS SHRUGGED.

My "stock" response is: Have you read Ayn Rand's book "Atlas Shrugged?" The answer is always "NO." I then suggest that the individual obtain the book (buy it or get it from the library) and read it if they truly desire to know who John Galt is. Some of the folks just glare at me because they want me to tell them without their going to the effort of finding out for themselves. Some actually do get the book and later a few have come back and said "thank you" for directing me to the book rather than providing an answer to my question. I figure if the person really wants to know then they can put the effort in finding out for themselves... or not.

"I am John Galt" would be my answer...

John Galt is a character who perceived that individual freedom was more important than supporting the State and who had the charisma and character to persuade the people who were the economic keystones of the State to withdraw their support of it until freedom could be restored.

I love the White Whale analogy, but I would like to remind you that the Whale, like Galt, was in every aspect of their respective books from the beginning. These archetypes Owned the books, and everything else that happened was about them: Would there have been a Moby Dick book without the Whale? Would there have been an Atlas Shrugged book without Galt. They were there, they just were not on the page yet.

Jan

When I was in the publishing business, I tried to put out a graphic novel version of Atlas, but couldn't get permission. So I put out a parody called "Elvis Shrugged" which substituted showbiz types for the characters in Atlas. It was a mild success and did up interest in Atlas a little bit.

A nice follow up to reading the book is the unabridged audio while on a road trip. I like the license plate holder idea too.

Mike:
"Life without a reset button" -- I like it.

You learned something about your offspring, then.

It is a question that's answered in the book Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.
I don't want to ruin it for you if you decide to read the book.

Make that another +1. Great image.