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Young Objectivist: Joshua Bill

Posted by t2ghost 11 years, 8 months ago to The Gulch: General
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My name is Joshua Bill. I am 14 years old and I possess the mind set of an Objectivist. The first Ayn Rand novel I read was "Anthem"and was intrigued that in the near future government officials could possess the power they do in the book. I then read The Fountainhead and felt a bit of happiness in finding Howard Roarke could keep his individualism. I found my pure enjoyment in Atlas Shrugged when I read it from cover to cover.

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  • Posted by $ MikeMarotta 10 years, 9 months ago
    Welcome to the Gulch. Anthem was also my introduction, passed to me in algebra class.
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  • Posted by $ bigjim 11 years, 8 months ago
    Welcome to The Gulch, Joshua. Thanks for the excellent introduction. We'll look forward to more of your input.
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  • Posted by t2ghost 11 years, 8 months ago
    Thank you everyone for your support. This is my first post and comment and I thank everyone supporting. Who is John Galt?
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  • Posted by ANTImongrelPhilosophy 11 years, 8 months ago in reply to this comment.
    "Philosophy, who needs it?" was my first exposure to it as my Grandfather an immigrant from norway who was a driver for a wealthy NY family attended a speech given to graduates of the Military academy at west point in 74 told me about a WONDERFUL speech given to the men of the Army that stirred him until his final days. I only found this out in the early 80's when I was considering my HS career and if teh Millitary was something I wanted to be part of. Unfortunately, I chose not to participate but for reasons to persue the avenues of Capitalism!
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  • Posted by chomper 11 years, 8 months ago
    That is great. I also read Anthem first, in high school, then Altas Shrugged and The Fountainhead. It is amazing for you to be able to comprehend their meanings at a young age. I suggest you read "The Virtue of Selfishness" to better understand the philosophical outlines of Objectivism.
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