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Tell us: Who is John Galt?

Posted by sdesapio 11 years, 1 month ago to Entertainment
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*** SPOILER ALERT: If you have not yet read the book, you may want to skip this post. ***

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When asked "Who is John Galt?", how do you typically respond? The inventor of the motor? The man who stopped the motor of the world? The best within each of us?

We're looking for the clearest, most concise, answers to help promote the message of Atlas and the film. So Gulch... who exactly is John Galt? Submit a comment on this post with your answer or vote on the answer you think is best. The best answers just might be used on upcoming ASP3 promotional materials and, if your answer is used, you’ll get a special thanks in the credits of the film “Atlas Shrugged: Who is John Galt?”

This is your chance to not only help spread the word about Ayn Rand and what John Galt symbolizes but also... to forever be a part of Atlas Shrugged history.

How long should your answer be? No longer than 15 seconds to say/read. Submit as many answers as you like but please submit them as individual comments.

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  • Posted by plusaf 11 years, 1 month ago
    Do you believe that you have the right to take someone's property because you 'deserve it'?

    Do you believe that you know what's 'fair' for other people in terms of wages, taxes and rewards for their accomplishments in life?

    Do you believe that your opinions should be made into laws that control all of your fellow citizens?

    Do you believe that everyone deserves equal results despite differences in skills, intellect and capabilities?

    If so, John Galt and HIS beliefs will, in time, become your worst nightmare as more and more people wake up to the evils of YOUR beliefs.
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  • Posted by Cfortenbery 11 years, 1 month ago
    John Galt is competence personified. Galt is intelligent, innovative, and ABLE. And most importantly, he is smart enough to drop out when his efforts become manipulated by looters to promote their agenda.
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  • Posted by rustylypps 11 years, 1 month ago
    John Galt, is the drive energy behind the Capitalist ideals, where an individuals hard work and intellectual pursuits are rewarded to their fullest.
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  • Posted by mike_longbottom 11 years, 1 month ago
    John Galt, who became Atlas and held the world's attention as producers left and left the looters to mire in stagnant pools of --------------------or blood, sweat and tears.
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  • Posted by iam124c 11 years, 1 month ago
    John Galt is "everyman," that is every man who is simply-honest and sees things the way they really are; a man who is not distracted by what is false, irrelevant and/or not needed.

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  • Posted by GravityMan 11 years, 1 month ago
    John Galt is the embodiment of Liberty. He accepts nothing less than unencumbered freedom to produce at his maximum ability while requiring nothing from others for which he cannot trade.
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  • Posted by snfoster70 11 years, 1 month ago
    The man who believed in himself, and thought it no crime to demand the same freedom for himself that he recognized for others. The personification of the logic, competence, and happiness it takes to create life in this world.
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  • Posted by monalisaturberville1957 11 years, 1 month ago
    who is john galt? John Galt is a state of mind, a way of life, and the freedom to pursue ones creative ideas without suppressive control's by state and federal governmental bodies. I am John Galt!! Who are you?
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  • Posted by palos 11 years, 1 month ago
    John Galt is the Dreamer, the Farmer, and the Builder of America. He is her Protector and her Liberator. He is You and he is Me. He is AMERICA.
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  • Posted by palos 11 years, 1 month ago
    John Galt is the dreamer, the farmer, and the builder of America. He is her protector and her liberator. He is you and he is me. He is America.
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  • Posted by Bill_Futrell45 11 years, 1 month ago
    John Galt is anyone who lives by the 10 principles of objectivism below:

    1. Reality is what it is. Things are what they are, independent of anyone's beliefs, feelings, judgements or opinions. Existence exist. A is A.

    2. Reason, the faculty which identifies and integrates the material provided by the various senses, is fully competent to understand the facts of reality.

    3. Any form of irrationalism, supernaturalism, mysticism or any claim to a non-sensory or irrational form of knowledge is to be rejected.

    4. A rational code of ethics is possible and is derivable from an appropriate assessment of the nature of human beings as well as the nature of reality.

    5. The standard of the good is not god or the alleged needs of society, but rather, man's life. Meaning that which is objectively required for a man/woman's life, survival and well being.

    6. A human being is an end in him or herself. Each one of us has a right to exist for our own sake, neither sacrificing others to self or self to others.

    7. The principles of justice and respect for individuality, autonomy and personal rights must replace the principles of sacrifice in human relationships.

    8. No individual and no group has the moral right to initiate the use of force against others.

    9. Force is permissible, but only in retaliation and only against those who have initiated its use.

    10. The organizing principle of a moral society is respect for individual rights.

    On the foundation of these principles, I would advocate a total separation of government and economics just as and for the same reason as there is now a separation of government and religion. For just as the government has no proper voice in the religious beliefs and practices of people, as long as no one else's rights are violated, the government has no proper voice in the freedom of production and trade between and among consenting adults.

    John Galt would be able to state and easily defend these principles.

    These 10 principles are the foundation of every thing Ayn Rand wrote. Thank you Ayn. We love you.
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