The Twentieth Century Motor Company Part 1 of 3

Chilling excerpt from 'Atlas Shrugged' considering todays economic forays...

Find the text here:
http://tinyurl.com/20thcentmotor

Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEJrgsooLc0
Part 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFhlqQ1dUUM

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[rambo26]

This is my favourite part of Atlas

[mammuru]

All in all "communism" hasn't existed, because it doesn't exist. your looking at an ideology that has existed for 6,000 years; and ratified 300 years ago. It intentionally ignores many important variables that make communism on the same line as alchemy. Useless. Communisms inevitable end is totalitarian deviations of socialism...If you try to make gold out of chocolate, youll fail equally as much as trying to create a communist regime without it turning into a totalitarian socialist state.

[Blomsternisse]

Seldom have I been so disgusted by socialism as after hearing this

[MrJohngalt2011]

Wonderful part of the book. This is why socialism does not work and can not every work. Socialism ignores human nature. It is not that human nature is evil or cruel, it is just human nature. Socialism will always in all cases lead to slavery and death.

[pacifiedfools]

This pretty much proves socialism and communism will not work.

[htsone]

@Anarchohol

First off, I ain't your "buddy". Second, if you weren't comprehension impaired, you'd notice that I never called them moochers. Third, I don't need preached to by fools who liken themselves to "anarchists".

[jpalberthoward9]

This is a story within a story. It's a cool literary device. Another one that should not be missed is in "The Brothers Karamazov" by Dostoevsky. It's the chapter titled The Grand Inquisitor, and it describes a "what if" scenario of Christ returning to earth during the Spanish Inquisition. Russian authors often write long novels, but that is because most of them have much to say. It's too bad people have such short attention spans, they miss out on a whole bunch of really good stuff.

[fowlerbookcritic]

Thank you sooo much for this! I am sharing all 3 of these on my FB wall! I have often said to people that if Atlas Shrugged is too overwhelming for you then please, at least read the chapter "The Sign of the Dollar" because at least you will get the overall concept of what it was Ayn Rand delivered. Again, Thank You So Much for this!!!

[Hiraghm]

@mammuru - I can make gold out of chocolate.

I can gather the ingredients and make chocolate. I can then trade that chocolate for gold. And I will have made gold... out of chocolate :)

[TheDissident77]

@TheNastyLiberal - Don't really understand the psychological and physical result of socialism do you. She lived in USSR and saw its degradation. When you are forced, by gun or by moral code to work for another and not for your own, the end result is moochers.

[TheDissident77]

READ "ANIMAL FARM" -another good story of how socialism destroys the soul, mind and the body

[EmptyJackets]

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