Is John Galt at your Tea Party?
Signs bearing the phrase “Who is John Galt” and “Atlas Shrugs” popped up at the first round of Tea Parties earlier this year, and surely more references to “Atlas Shrugged” will be on display at the massive Tea Parties today.
The Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights has a good explanation as to why “Atlas” is making such a comeback, though the video is a bit dull. Here’s the key section:
“The similarities to today are striking. In ‘Atlas’ we see a world crumbling under he weight of government interventions and regulations.
“The economy has ground to a halt. Each day more and more businesses are shutting their doors.
“The government blames greed and the free market, and frantically imposes further controls, but the crisis only deepens.
“Sound familiar?”
Yes, it does:
ARC also makes a good point about the Tea Parties in general — the protests need to be focused: “What’s needed today is not a tax revolt, but a revolt against today’s intellectual mainstream.”
By the way, I’ll be at the Tea Party in Escondido, Calif., at the Post Office this afternoon if anyone wants to come say “hello.”
