You’re missing the point of Atlas Shrugged by boiling it down to “capitalists shouldn’t be subject to government.” That’s a shallow take. The novel isn’t anti-government; it’s anti-looting, anti-coercion, and anti-mediocrity enforced by bureaucracy. Rand’s argument is that the mind, the individual, the creator, is the engine of progress, and when that engine is shackled by systems that reward need over merit, collapse follows.
It’s not about capitalists dodging laws. It’s about a system where laws are written to punish competence and reward political pull. Rand isn’t saying we don’t need government. She’s saying we need a government that protects individual rights, not one that redistributes or controls outcomes.
So no, it’s not “literally about capitalists avoiding government.” It’s about the morality of freedom, the sanctity of production, and what happens when we demonize the very people who keep the world running. Read deeper. Or read it at all because I doubt you have otherwise you wouldn’t say something so daft.
I did, and its such an absurdly bad book that if Rand didn’t take so long to get to the point, it would be an effective satire of what libertarians actually believe.
right wing nutjobs like it because it caricaturizes communism and socialism as people on top jealous of genius businesspeople who earned every penny through nothing but their own merit only for these pesky government people to steal their success. which is like a baby’s understanding of nationalization, if that baby is repeatedly hit on the head.
A “good book”? Are you a teenager? I dropped it half way through on how boring it was… my issue with it is how overrated it is. Please let the right have it lol
I agree, but it still is culturally significant, because it influenced so many boomers who found that it reinforced with the cultural narrative of the time.
People complain when I ask them to read like 1000 words of theory to understand a strain of thought that’s extremely historically significant and remains prominent in many countries around the world, but somehow it’s reasonable to expect someone to slog through 1000 pages of boring masturbatory bootlicking just to be allowed to say it sucks.
I hate how atlas shrugged has been highjacked by the right! It’s such a good book and doesn’t mean what they think it means!
the book is literally about how capitalists shouldn’t be subject to government
It most certainly is not.
You’re missing the point of Atlas Shrugged by boiling it down to “capitalists shouldn’t be subject to government.” That’s a shallow take. The novel isn’t anti-government; it’s anti-looting, anti-coercion, and anti-mediocrity enforced by bureaucracy. Rand’s argument is that the mind, the individual, the creator, is the engine of progress, and when that engine is shackled by systems that reward need over merit, collapse follows.
It’s not about capitalists dodging laws. It’s about a system where laws are written to punish competence and reward political pull. Rand isn’t saying we don’t need government. She’s saying we need a government that protects individual rights, not one that redistributes or controls outcomes.
So no, it’s not “literally about capitalists avoiding government.” It’s about the morality of freedom, the sanctity of production, and what happens when we demonize the very people who keep the world running. Read deeper. Or read it at all because I doubt you have otherwise you wouldn’t say something so daft.
The two of you are saying exactly the same thing, except you’re being a bit more weird and bootlicky about it.
can’t tell if this is supposed to be satire
It’s not.
yikes
It is amazing how you people on this platform don’t like atlas shrugged not knowing anything about it at all.
Right wing nut jobs highjacked the book thinking it’s pro capitalism when it isn’t. Seriously read the damned book! You’ll be surprised.
I did, and its such an absurdly bad book that if Rand didn’t take so long to get to the point, it would be an effective satire of what libertarians actually believe.
You’re entitled to your opinion, it’s wrong of course.
You’re like those idiots on steam that give great games bad reviews because the game crashed once with outdated drivers.
right wing nutjobs like it because it caricaturizes communism and socialism as people on top jealous of genius businesspeople who earned every penny through nothing but their own merit only for these pesky government people to steal their success. which is like a baby’s understanding of nationalization, if that baby is repeatedly hit on the head.
If that’s the take away they got from the book then god help us all because they’re idiots.
The book doesn’t demonize communism nor does it idealize entrepreneurs.
In fact the variable hidden Utopia the intellectual elite made to hide themselves in the world was a perfect example of Communism in and of itself.
And a variable waste land they left behind was a perfect example of capitalism run rampant.
Atlas shrugged is genuinely shit. Even without the rancid political themes.
No it’s not. You’re just, and I mean this in the most clinical way possible with out insult, stupid.
A “good book”? Are you a teenager? I dropped it half way through on how boring it was… my issue with it is how overrated it is. Please let the right have it lol
I agree, but it still is culturally significant, because it influenced so many boomers who found that it reinforced with the cultural narrative of the time.
“I personally didn’t like it therefore it must be bad” -courval
Calls someone a teenager, then proceeds to give the most teenager reason for dropping a book.
People complain when I ask them to read like 1000 words of theory to understand a strain of thought that’s extremely historically significant and remains prominent in many countries around the world, but somehow it’s reasonable to expect someone to slog through 1000 pages of boring masturbatory bootlicking just to be allowed to say it sucks.