Roger’s Rules

By Roger Kimball

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Ratatosk
2010-02-07 12:07:33

I have no problem with Rand. I mean I think her philosophy is broken, but ‘to each their own’. However, I do have a problem with half-literate buffoons who claim to grok Rand, but in fact have no idea what they’re talking about.

Example: A co-worker was talking about how he was “going Galt”. So I asked him where he was moving to. Apparently his version of going Galt can be performed in suburbia, since he said he wasn’t going to move. Then I asked what he was gonna do for a living, but he plans to continue working here at the office. I asked about hunting or growing food… but he was offended by me insinuating that he would have to disconnect from society in order to ‘go Galt’.

That blows my mind.