Friday is the debut of Atlas Shrugged Part II
Dennis Miller is discussing it today.
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Anyone gone to see it?
I think the idea that it would inspire a massive uprising against Socialists and Marxists running the country is unlikely. Robin Hood is too deeply rooted in the American culture.
I saw it. It’s a shame all the actors didn’t stay the same, but I kinda liked Reardon better and I can’t imagine Jim Taggart telling the new Eddie that he could be replaced… LOL.
If you love the book you’ll want to see this.
I don’t think Robin Hood is at all the issue here, though. Robin hood stole from a tyrannical government. What Ayn Rand was advocating was passive resistance against tyranny.
The story of Robin Hood goes back to the 3rd Crusade. Over time, the story of his motivation and activities has morphed – most people probably know him from Disneyfied history telling.
In my assorted conversations with people, most people think the message is “it’s okay to kill rich people in the forest and take their gold because the only way they could have gotten rich is by stealing the money themselves from the poor” – which should sound familiar.
The Sherriff as the enforcer of individual property rights is out to stop Robin Hood from killing people and taking their stuff because they have more stuff than you.
You might make the connection that the rich are rich only because of their connections with the government, which kinds of fits the notion of England and royalty and the class system of England…
But the people getting food stamps, 99 weeks of unemployment, free phones, Medicare, section 8 housing, vans to drive them around on errands, free meals at school, etc – while claiming “the rich aren’t paying their fair share” aren’t European history majors.
Give it a try – ask a few random people what the story is about, what Robin Hood and his gang do and if it’s a good thing – without making the questions too leading. It might be a learning experience.