Ive become horribly addicted to Ayn Rand’s books since i finished atlas shrugged (the second time). I just finished Anthem last night and felt it necessary to share this with my 3-4 readers.
“What is my joy if all hands, even the unclean, can reach into it? What is my wisdom, if even the fools can dictate to me? What is my freedom, if all creatures, even the botched and the impotent, are my masters? What is my life, if I am but to bow, to agree and to obey?
But I am done with this creed of corruption.
I am done with the monster of “We,” the word of serfdom, of plunder, of misery, falsehood and shame.
And now I see the face of god, and I raise this god over the earth, this god whom men have sought since men came into being, this god who will grant them joy and peace and pride.
This god, this one word: “I.”
This book and this excerpt appeal to me for many reasons, both because i am an atheist, and this excerpt highlights my feelings of the word god. being the individual, moreover individuality. the second way this book appealed to me is how applicable it is. we live in a nation where the WE rule the I. the fools control the wise by fucking up all attempts at further research, the weak rule the strong with shameless political tactics, and the corrupt command the honest with deception and unearned power. we are urged and even forced to give our earnings and livleyhood to others who cannot or do not earn the same. “Spread the Wealth Around” is the new mantra of seemingly more than half of Americans today. this is the most sickening and disturbing thing that i can imagine. of all places, this country fought these ideas, we despised the politics and the nations that stood for these ideas, we accused others of having these ideas much as Salem inhabitants did during the witch trials. we used to call them “Commies” “Reds” soon we will call them majority, leader, and possibly president… fuck that!
After that tangent, i suggest you read anthem, for that matter atlas shrugged if you have the time. later.
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