When I was a teenager, my mother and I were in a pharmacy waiting for my asthma medicine to be dispensed, and I saw a paperback rack. One book caught my eye with a caption on the front cover that said, "One man against the world!" I knew it was for me. It was The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. My mother bought it for me. Ayn Rand changed my life!!! Now I'm an older retired lady and I've taught my children about her and they have also been influenced. She will always be THE philosopher and I'm always disappointed when I don't see her name on a list of great philosophers.

I'm 60. I wish I'd read it when i was 16.

The part where John says "Follow your mind, not your heart." Good call. The heart only feels, it does not think. Which is why it will often point you in the wrong direction. Belive me, I know.

Atlas Shrugged should be a 4 season series on Netflix. It would have a larger audience than House of Cards. Start with Anthem, then The Fountainhead, The Atlas Shrugged.

Most amazing is this: Ayn Rand was but one more philosopher who realized the same thing Montesquieu, Locke, Jefferson, Hamilton, Madison, Paine and Henry realized centuries earlier. Atlas Shrugged is the fictional telling of a non-fiction concept. That Americanism and unalienable rights, is the only natural way for mankind to exist.

If America was truly an honest free market, capitalist system, there would be a thirty foot tall statue of Ayn Rand in the middle of Wall Street... with portions of John Galt's speeches written in stone.

I voted for Ron Paul. Would've avoided years of turmoil.

At this time Venezuela is a living breathing Atlas Shrugged.

A simplified and abridged version of this book should be made a part of school curriculum from 6th standard upwards.

The struggle is for control. Very few people will work for another's freedom. Many people will work for their own power. Some will work for thier own freedom. But more will work for control of others.

I have all three of the episodes on DVD. I loved the movie version. When my brother went to college, it was required reading, when I went, it was optional, no I doubt it is even mentioned.

My favorite book of all time. Opt out. Use your discernment for your spiritual sovereignty. Without our unique expression our soul can't do its purpose. This was Rand's ultimate message. "Atlas Shrugged" is about benign neglect. It starts with the individual and builds to the Atlas. Don't abdicate your individual sovereignty and then think someone else will fight for your freedom. In the shrug is the loss of all the color and nuance that is life itself.

It's unfortunate that the movies were such spectacular failures, because the ideas in the book are so very important.

I had almost the exact same experience as this guy when I was about the same age with the 2112 album. Who says that rock and roll music won't make you smarter? Of course, it's Rush, right??

This book should be required reading in school.

When a sports hero, or musical artist passes away, the story is on all the news paper's front pages and TV's across the nation. But when a great philosopher passes away, almost nobody notices. "They will, eventually."

Atlas Shrugged is too profound and dense to be explained in a movie, not even a trilogy. A big series, with multiple seasons and chapters would be much more effective in conveying Atlas Shrugged's ideas and be more captivating to the audience. The problem is it would cost way too much. Another problem could be that the audience might be limited since few people agree with Ayn Rand. personally, it would be a dream come true if someone made a series like House of Cards or Game of Thrones about Atlas Shrugged.

How accurate Atlas Shrugged was and how relevant it is now. Ayn Rand pegged that disease call Liberalism quite well in that book. The movie was a miss but the book will live on.

2112, that fucking album the greatest moment in rock and roll history

Unfortunately both Rand and Orwell were overly optimistic about the future. We are royally screwed.

love the symbolism over one shoulder you have "Don't hurt people" over the other shoulder you have Horns of War and "Walter" from The Big Lebowski.

atlas shrugged should be mandatory reading in universities ,.....for professors !

The most important part of Francisco's question about seeing Atlas was left out of the movie: ".. and the greater his effort, the heavier the world bore down on his shoulders," Why leave that part out??

As a child...I read the Book...As an adult...I saw the movie, bought the DVDs...AND WATCHING IT ALL UNFOLD IN REAL TIME!!! "JOHN GALT" FOR PRESIDENT!!!

Well done video, how about we insist all college students watch this?

I read Atlas at 18.It set my mind. We are there now. Be ready.

In junior high we actually had Anthem as required reading! And we discussed the meanings within it. Openly! This was in New Jersey, so there was a very good chance that our teacher was a Democrat, or even considered herself a "Progressive". But to her immense credit, she did not stifle opinions nor browbeat us into accepting a party line. How times have changed :-(

Who could possibly thumb this down?

"The highest tribute to Ayn Rand, is that her critics must distort everything she stood for in order to attack her. She advocated reason, not force; the individual’s rights to freedom of action, speech, and association; self-responsibility, NOT self-indulgence; and a live-and-let-live society in which each individual is treated as an END, not the MEANS of others’ ends. How many critics would dare honestly state these ideas and say, ” . . .and that’s what I reject”? --Barbara Branden

Awesome share, thanks for uploading!

Atlas is about to shrugg.

People want a government to solve all there problems but at the same time enjoy freedom and independence. They do not realize that the only people who are truly free are the people who are self reliant and dependent only upon themselves. Government can not fix every problem and take care of every person. Anyone who expects a government to do so deserves the oppression that will surely be result of such a government. As my good friends in New Hampshire say live free or die!!

Neil Peart of Rush later disavowed his admiration of Ayn Rand. He said he grew up. I myself side with Rand. I guess I haven't grown up.😀

in that Mike Wallace interview clip even at older ill age and in black and white her eyes are so alive and full of energy and interllegence.

Interesting watching this in 2022 as it's become even more real.

obama brought her book to life.

I'm constantly hearing people say we're now experiencing a combination of 1984 and other dystopian novels. Every time I think about it, going back to the beginning of the pandemic, all I see it the world of Atlas Shrugged. MY only real question is what character Elon Musk is playing. I suspect it's Hank Rearden, but I also wonder if he's John Galt. What would happen in the 2024 election if Elon Musk backed a third party candidate? This may be our only hope, as most o the major industrial powers have sided on the side of the looters.

Anyone watching this must watch the interview of Yuri Bhezmenov

Concerning this video: I AGREE!!!

no one should have that kind of power

Go Galt. Don’t hold on to it. It’s gone, long gone.

1957: work of fiction. 2021: today's headlines.

Atlas! Shrug! Atlas! Strike! Now!

I was a Rush 2112 fan, moving on to Ayn Rand.

This book should be required reading in school. Agree 1000%

It's what we need now

Nicely cut together.

"If any who who have joined in cause with you or become allies act treacherously, grant them no quarter. Deal with them in such a way that their fate will be an example restraining others from doing likewise. Never join cause with anyone proved treacherous or unreliable. If any hold the same belief as you and have suffered for it, they are your brothers. Those who fight for the betterment of mankind or suffer for it, are your brothers. To surrender to the threats of those who demand you abandon your beliefs or ideals, is something which must not be done. Any man who has fought with you in battle is bound with you in the tie of blood and becomes even as your own kin. Though you fight in the cause of Truth and justice, be reluctant to commence the bloodshed and never do so if any other means, except cowardice or capitulation, lie open to your hand. If, however, you truly believe the foe will launch an attack, you are justified in getting in the first blow. You are answerable to your own soul. When battle is joined, you may slay the foe wherever you find him. Never acknowledge defeat and never submit meekly to domination. If the battle goes against you, withdraw to fight again. The live dog eats the dead bear. Never fight among yourselves, for such quarreling is worse than the bloodshed of battle. Differences and arguments among you are to be settled in an orderly and just manner, or that there is no severance or weakening among people. You are the People of the Light, the Law and the Book." - The Kolbrin, Wisdom Of The ages, The Book Of The Sons Of Fire this being The Fourth Book Of The Bronzebook, Chapter Twenty-Two, Salvaged Fragments Reconstructed-1.

So many of us turned to Ayn Rand after 2112...

Not all business leaders are philosopher kings

Now much more significant.

is it just me or does the movie really get your emotions going? I want to change the country, but power wants to keep everyday men down.

Actually, it says "with acknowledgement to the genius of Ayn Rand".

Only a few thousand views for something this important. Hope it is enough to make a change.

It is NOT 'exaggerated'. It is projected. If things keep going as they now are, where will we be soon? that is, what is the logical end of our current ideas and trends?

Ron Paul is the greatest "what if" in the past 100 years.

Beautiful

And now?? who else here during the virus of the crown outbreak

This speaks to me as does Factorio. The factory must grow

The actor playing Francisco was on Miami Vice.

This was awesome.

This made me think about how I loved traveling by Amtrack then in 2019 I took a train and found it had changed immensely. I complained about it to one of the employees and they told me that the government took over the trains and everthing took away all the percs. I paid over $1000.00 for a room for a disabled person and received no help. The bathrooms didn't work I had to keep going up stairs to the next car to go to the bathroom. The electiricity kept going off. The good was horrible. The attendant didn't answer my call bell. Eventually I fell down the stairs when the train hit something. I was supposed to have an attendant to bring my meals. They gave me $700 plus back. If I were anybody thinking about going by first class rail. DON'T!

Great movie with a message for all of us to hear. Thank you for telling the story.

The movie is just the tip of it, but should be running on tv daily. Why isn't it?

From what i can tell most people are living in bubbles and have no clue or don't want to know what's going on in our world. In my almost 50 years on this planet I've never been so concerned about our future as I am now. The great reset is the beginning of the end of western society as we once knew it.

It’s ashamed those leaders who read her into the congressional notes failed to follow!

If government is to serve the individual, when did that idea get turned around so that so many believe the individual is to serve the government?

And here we are............

im not trying to make everything about race so please don't assume that but as a brown guy really interested in these ideas, i was lowkey waiting for a coloured person to pull up and talk about these ideas

Thats the Great Reset she described in her work

Maybe revisit this topic , much more Atlas Shrugged today

YES RUSH!!!! GOT TO NOW AYN RAND BECAUSE OF AYN RAND

Sadly after all these years is no non fiction the real John Galt is about to strike.

Well I guessed the big speech would only last 2 min. Well it lasted 4 min. Actress playing Dagney is too young to be a COO. Now all I need now is a copy DVD for my collection, and "who cares, Who is John Galt" In a year no one will care about John Galt. Just pray we get a level minded Commander-In-Chief for 2016.

It never was fiction. At the time that it was written, it was the news.

I saw Rush 2112 in concert

Disappointing the movies were so low budget because so many need to hear this philosophy. All of her philosophy has come true in her early lifetime and in our current society.

We posted this on the goldonomic websites....everybody should read the book and watch the movie.

I feel like I'm in an episode of the twilight zone "It's a cook book".

Ayn understood today like I still don’t.

Excellent nourishment for the mind....

Individualism, Reason, Freedom. Ayn Rand was a genius and a hero of these three important entities.

Planting a seed to watch it grow.

Just read or watch , lysander Spooners essay named: "No treason, the constitution of no authority". If you want to see just a little deeper 😁.

Touted as one of the best modern age classic Atlas Shrugged is one of the most controversial and bold books written by anyone . I completed reading Atlas Shrugged yesterday. It took me 5 years and 4 month to complete this book. You can imagine I am not much a reader but mostly, read for pleasure. The plot is laden with subterfuge on the part of Government which is wanting to nationalise everything, a lady is fighting this system along with an lathario Business man and another astute one who all, eventually seems to congregate with others in a world of "purpose". I love the idea, but I felt the book was more of an idealist, ramble than a realist roadmap for the future. Like most authors, Ayn was able to identify the problem but her solution was a mere figment of imagination of a fancy world, devoid of any subterfuge and chicanery. Thus is perhaps, why the books appeals to a teenage and mid twenties group, than it does to, more mature men. I also found the plot to be really devoid of any real meat. Dagny the protagonist seemed to be a "slut" who doesn't mind sleeping around with married men or otherwise. She dated all the leading men in the book and slept with all of them. What surprised me the most, was how they were so happy and devoid of any envy for the each other despite the fact that all three loved her, which was a little too much to begin with, and further they all go on to live "together" happily ever after. It seemed to me that Ayn Rand was visualizing herself as Dagny and living her fantasises through this character. Being somewhat of a misogynist myself, I simply find this behaviour, very typical of most young girls or even some older woman, who want several intelligent and handsome to love them, from where they can cherry pick one. What blew my lid off was the portrayal of "John Galt" the main protagonist. She goes to a great extend describing his physical features presenting him as greek God, who happens to be a great engineer, and a great orator and a leader, all in one, package. That's the most ludicrous description of a character and clearly a figment of her imagination which perhaps will savour to the taste of the impressionable whippersnapper, who wants to change the world. I would have had no trouble if the book was presented as a fictional piece of work in its entirety. However it was a portrayed almost as contemporary evolution of events around the world. She was cleverly using the word USA but what she actually meant was USSR. Perhaps she should have candid about the society which she was portraying. This was almost list perching to the choir - Americans love capitalism and free market and Laissez-faire, and this books preaches the demonisation of govt. controls and socialism. Never mind the length of the book, or the soliloquy which each character incessantly falls into so darn frequently, that it almost feels like a pattern. I had to pretty much skip several parts, though I never lost track of the plot or key words which would typically be spoken at the end of a chapter, yet the book is long and takes and age to complete. However, the book, ends so abruptly that you almost don't expect it to, was actually picking up the pace, though i honestly didn't mind as exhausted reading so far. A new world is created by perhaps a magic wand which Rand was always carrying in her arsenal. She had to end it and she decided, all right here comes the "new" world and don't ask me how. The book talks about reason all through, but I couldn't find a reason here, where she uses her magical skills more than her reasoning ability to lay foundations of a NEW world. Anyways, on a lighter note I managed to learn several new words which I realised, were her favourite perhaps - "Brusquely" was one of them, "Insolence" was another and "recalcitrant" was another. There were many others of course, but I seem to remember these, quite distinctly. All in all I think, you should read this book not for the love of it but for the fact that you can always use it to stir up intellectual debates and play along in any so called intellectual clubs. Perhaps, its is also a good book for those of you who want to connect with the younger generation, who will definitely have strong association with the concepts mentioned in this book. I am now planning to read "The fountain Head" which was more of prologue to this book. Perhaps, I can approach the second one with a lesser expectation and feel happier about. All in all its a good read if you can manage to complete it.

Y'all should listen to the band Rush, those few here that not listen to them yet.

Andrew Ryan approves this book movie and this video.

It's a shame that the movies were not better. There was a lot of potential for a very good film, or series of films.

The biggest misconception most people have of her observations, in my opinion, is the difference between honest industry and productivity, and what we should recognize as the parasite within the Free Enterprise system: Capitalism. Free Enterprise is industry, manufacturing, construction, and services. Capitalism is an Investors scam, a way to inhibit innovation, stifle enterprise by supporting only that which they presently are profiting from, by using government and regulation to crush whatever they understand to be a burgeoning competition. No longer can a new business get a loan, it has to seek out investors. A loan can be paid back with interest, an honest business model. But our banking system has become so corrupted that the only way for an innovator to find capital is through investors who attach themselves permanently to any venture, and extract profits in perpetuity, this makes a company never capable of adequately reinvesting in itself. This corruption of our natural system of Free Enterprise is calculated and manipulative, the Bankers destroyed their biggest obstacle: the Savings & Loan industry.

It’s very difficult to find the trilogy at the moment.

If you look at who has spouse and Innercircle were, do you think she predicted, or did you think she saw a plan and was against it?

Left of center? I'd guess off a left cliff.

It is a good movie.

I devoured it. I devoured it. I devoured it. I devoured it. I devoured it.

"We honor benevolence and charity, but it has to be on the giver's terms". Whoever put this together does not get it (just as whoever made the third movie didn't). Selfishness is a virtue.

If Ron Paul had become President in 2012, just think how things would be different now. There'd have been no President Trump, and just like Galt united America toward him, Ron Paul would have done the same, there'd be much less division now. Things would still be far from perfect, but we'd be on the road.

The guy with the Rand money pin is so cute.🥲

i will choose a path that's clear. I will choose free will.

“We must seek to assure freedom of action for every man and woman, so long as it does not prejudice the equal rights of others. We must work for the benefit of the many, but in doing so must not overlook the provision of rewards for those who serve best. The rewards must go to the men who are best in all ways and not to the worst. We must see that good lives are rewarded and evil ones punished. We must place the greatest value on things spiritual, and no man must be unduly rich or unduly poor.” “We must provide for the sick and helpless, for the old and incapable. We must assure the integrity of the family. The first objective must be the spiritual goal, which is the only proper one for all men. After that all instruction and law should be bent towards an increasingly harmonious relationship between every living being. The upbringing of children must have as its objective the attainment of well balanced manhood and womanhood.” “We must make men high-minded and above all pettiness. They must be upright and rejoice in their manhood. They must possess courage and fortitude equal to any trial, for there will be many. They must be prepared to endure oppression and persecution with self-control and calmness which no misfortune or calamity can shake. They must also be such men that good fortune and abundance does not weaken them.”- The Kolbrin, Wisdom of the Ages, The Book Of The Sons Of Fire this being The Fourth Book Of The Bronzebook, Chapter 1, The Reconstruction Chapter.

Boy has Paul Ryan fallen far.