F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:

Well..never underestimate the Dems' ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, of course. They tend to be so obsessed with being the "good guys" and trying to be honorable that they fall for Republican bad faith efforts nearly every time. I am encouraged by Pelosi outmaneuvering Trump, though.

Liu posted:

lmao she even has dreamer written on her shirt, what the gently caress is wrong with the brains of political cartoonists honestly

KickerOfMice posted:

Well, some are obsessed with that image, but I honestly think that more would like to actually do things worth doing. Contrast that with a nakedly profit obsessed party, misinformed voters, and all that it entails. FOX news as a thing that exists now as state press. Net neutrality being portrayed as 'good for business.'

The modern republican party is willing to cater to an audience that wants to be lied to. We have control of every branch of government, but are under constant attack.

Crabtree posted:

The first thing a logical take over of this country should do is throw up constant executive mandates attacking "Entertainment Media" or whatever bullshit term fox legally battled themselves to be to avoid media rules.

Shimrra Jamaane posted:

Anti-intellectualism is a time honored tradition in America.

Mister Adequate posted:

It's far from a solely American tradition, is my point.

Mister Adequate posted:

I point you to the Brexit campaign in the UK, where one of the top men then in the government - Michael Gove, then Secretary of State for Justice - said "People in this country have had enough of experts". Plenty of the pro-Brexit campaign was rooted in the idea that the economists and politicians didn't know poo poo, and you, the common man, know far better.

It's far from a solely American tradition, is my point.

Mind_Taker posted:

https://twitter.com/tb_times/status/907757930291847168

loving Robert E Lee Elementary is like 50% black students lmao. God is not pleased with this horseshit.

Ague Proof posted:

Michael Gove.

Mind_Taker posted:

https://twitter.com/tb_times/status/907757930291847168

loving Robert E Lee Elementary is like 50% black students lmao. God is not pleased with this horseshit.

F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:

But stunts like this are not winning them any converts. All it's doing is proving the point of those who were whining about slippery slopes and "extremists". It's one thing to question the honor and patriotism of someone like Lee. But someone as relatively unimpeachable as Jefferson is a step too far; even for me, and I'm definitely sympathetic to their cause. They're going to make a laughingstock of themselves and destroy whatever momentum that was gained.

F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:

http://www.nbc29.com/story/36351919/black-lives-matter-group-covers-uva-jefferson-statue-lists-demands

I don't want to start another derail; God knows that's the last thing we need in here. But honestly? I tend to agree with BLM about the Lee statue. They were put there for intimidation during the Jim Crow era. I agree that it's odd that we're celebrating traitors over 150 years after the war ended. I agree that we shouldn't honor white slave owners of the 19th century.

But stunts like this are not winning them any converts. All it's doing is proving the point of those who were whining about slippery slopes and "extremists". It's one thing to question the honor and patriotism of someone like Lee. But someone as relatively unimpeachable as Jefferson is a step too far; even for me, and I'm definitely sympathetic to their cause. They're going to make a laughingstock of themselves and destroy whatever momentum that was gained.

Probably going to piss someone off by taking that stance, but if you're going to pick a fight like this, you have to be smart about it rather than playing into your opponents' hands.

F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:

http://www.nbc29.com/story/36351919/black-lives-matter-group-covers-uva-jefferson-statue-lists-demands

I don't want to start another derail; God knows that's the last thing we need in here. But honestly? I tend to agree with BLM about the Lee statue. They were put there for intimidation during the Jim Crow era. I agree that it's odd that we're celebrating traitors over 150 years after the war ended. I agree that we shouldn't honor white slave owners of the 19th century.

But stunts like this are not winning them any converts. All it's doing is proving the point of those who were whining about slippery slopes and "extremists". It's one thing to question the honor and patriotism of someone like Lee. But someone as relatively unimpeachable as Jefferson is a step too far; even for me, and I'm definitely sympathetic to their cause. They're going to make a laughingstock of themselves and destroy whatever momentum that was gained.

Probably going to piss someone off by taking that stance, but if you're going to pick a fight like this, you have to be smart about it rather than playing into your opponents' hands.

boner confessor posted:

yeah i guess it's better that we not talk about how he raped his slaves just to spare random white people's feelings

F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:

http://www.nbc29.com/story/36351919/black-lives-matter-group-covers-uva-jefferson-statue-lists-demands

I don't want to start another derail; God knows that's the last thing we need in here. But honestly? I tend to agree with BLM about the Lee statue. They were put there for intimidation during the Jim Crow era. I agree that it's odd that we're celebrating traitors over 150 years after the war ended. I agree that we shouldn't honor white slave owners of the 19th century.

But stunts like this are not winning them any converts. All it's doing is proving the point of those who were whining about slippery slopes and "extremists". It's one thing to question the honor and patriotism of someone like Lee. But someone as relatively unimpeachable as Jefferson is a step too far; even for me, and I'm definitely sympathetic to their cause. They're going to make a laughingstock of themselves and destroy whatever momentum that was gained.

Probably going to piss someone off by taking that stance, but if you're going to pick a fight like this, you have to be smart about it rather than playing into your opponents' hands.

Mustached Demon posted:

Suck it.

boner confessor posted:

yeah i guess it's better that we not talk about how he raped his slaves just to spare random white people's feelings

Oxxidation posted:

I don't see much value in an elementary school burning down just because it has an unfortunate name.

Mind_Taker posted:

https://twitter.com/tb_times/status/907757930291847168

loving Robert E Lee Elementary is like 50% black students lmao. God is not pleased with this horseshit.

Agents are GO! posted:

F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:

See, that's the thing. Democrats lost many or all of the high profile races, like Ossoff's back in June (?), but they seem to be quietly gaining seats where they weren't competitive just an election or two ago. That to me is a very good sign for their chances. The GOP is definitely vulnerable.

Pembroke Fuse posted:

Your digression is actually the meat of this drat post and is very sound advice.

Mind_Taker posted:

https://twitter.com/tb_times/status/907757930291847168

loving Robert E Lee Elementary is like 50% black students lmao. God is not pleased with this horseshit.

Oxxidation posted:

I don't see much value in an elementary school burning down just because it has an unfortunate name.

Mustached Demon posted:

I'm riding on the assumption the replacement school will not be named after a traitor.

It's an assumption for sure but I'm an optimist.

Mustached Demon posted:

I'm riding on the assumption the replacement school will not be named after a traitor.

KickerOfMice posted:

How does a Persian girl get her hair up that high? <--- Pressing question.

Oxxidation posted:

I mean, the powers that be have no reason whatsoever to do this.

Meanwhile there's a bunch of little kids left without a school, teachers out of work, library books/supplies turned to ashes, administrative boards that will probably skimp on repair funding, etc, etc

Feral Integral posted:

Its all white people in the picture

Socks4Hands posted:

👏 For👏twelve👏years,👏you👏have👏been👏asking:👏Who👏is👏John👏Galt?👏This👏is👏John👏Galt👏speaking.👏I👏am👏the👏man👏who👏loves👏his👏life.👏I👏am👏the👏man👏who👏does👏not👏sacrifice👏his👏love👏or👏his👏values.👏I👏am👏the👏man👏who👏has👏deprived👏you👏of👏victims👏and👏thus👏has👏destroyed👏your👏world,👏and👏if👏you👏wish👏to👏know👏why👏you👏are👏perishing—you👏who👏dread👏knowledge—I👏am👏the👏man👏who👏will👏now👏tell👏you.”👏The👏chief👏engineer👏was👏the👏only👏one👏able👏to👏move;👏he👏ran👏to👏a👏television👏set👏and👏struggled👏frantically👏with👏its👏dials.👏But👏the👏screen👏remained👏empty;👏the👏speaker👏had👏not👏chosen👏to👏be👏seen.👏Only👏his👏voice👏filled👏the👏airways👏of👏the👏country—of👏the👏world,👏thought👏the👏chief👏engineer—sounding👏as👏if👏he👏were👏speaking👏here,👏in👏this👏room,👏not👏to👏a👏group,👏but👏to👏one👏man;👏it👏was👏not👏the👏tone👏of👏addressing👏a👏meeting,👏but👏the👏tone👏of👏addressing👏a👏mind.👏

👏“You👏have👏heard👏it👏said👏that👏this👏is👏an👏age👏of👏moral👏crisis.👏You👏have👏said👏it👏yourself,👏half👏in👏fear,👏half👏in👏hope👏that👏the👏words👏had👏no👏meaning.👏You👏have👏cried👏that👏man’s👏sins👏are👏destroying👏the👏world👏and👏you👏have👏cursed👏human👏nature👏for👏its👏unwillingness👏to👏practice👏the👏virtues👏you👏demanded.👏Since👏virtue,👏to👏you,👏consists👏of👏sacrifice,👏you👏have👏demanded👏more👏sacrifices👏at👏every👏successive👏disaster.👏In👏the👏name👏of👏a👏return👏to👏morality,👏you👏have👏sacrificed👏all👏those👏evils👏which👏you👏held👏as👏the👏cause👏of👏your👏plight.👏You👏have👏sacrificed👏justice👏to👏mercy.👏You👏have👏sacrificed👏independence👏to👏unity.👏You👏have👏sacrificed👏reason👏to👏faith.👏You👏have👏sacrificed👏wealth👏to👏need.👏You👏have👏sacrificed👏self-esteem👏to👏self-denial.👏You👏have👏sacrificed👏happiness👏to👏duty.👏

👏“You👏have👏destroyed👏all👏that👏which👏you👏held👏to👏be👏evil👏and👏achieved👏all👏that👏which👏you👏held👏to👏be👏good.👏Why,👏then,👏do👏you👏shrink👏in👏horror👏from👏the👏sight👏of👏the👏world👏around👏you?👏That👏world👏is👏not👏the👏product👏of👏your👏sins,👏it👏is👏the👏product👏and👏the👏image👏of👏your👏virtues.👏It👏is👏your👏moral👏ideal👏brought👏into👏reality👏in👏its👏full👏and👏final👏perfection.👏You👏have👏fought👏for👏it,👏you👏have👏dreamed👏of👏it,👏and👏you👏have👏wished👏it,👏and👏I—I👏am👏the👏man👏who👏has👏granted👏you👏your👏wish.👏

👏“Your👏ideal👏had👏an👏implacable👏enemy,👏which👏your👏code👏of👏morality👏was👏designed👏to👏destroy.👏I👏have👏withdrawn👏that👏enemy.👏I👏have👏taken👏it👏out👏of👏your👏way👏and👏out👏of👏your👏reach.👏I👏have👏removed👏the👏source👏of👏all👏those👏evils👏you👏were👏sacrificing👏one👏by👏one.👏I👏have👏ended👏your👏battle.👏I👏have👏stopped👏your👏motor.👏I👏have👏deprived👏your👏world👏of👏man’s👏mind.👏

👏“Men👏do👏not👏live👏by👏the👏mind,👏you👏say?👏I👏have👏withdrawn👏those👏who👏do.👏The👏mind👏is👏impotent,👏you👏say?👏I👏have👏withdrawn👏those👏whose👏mind👏isn’t.👏There👏are👏values👏higher👏than👏the👏mind,👏you👏say?👏I👏have👏withdrawn👏those👏for👏whom👏there👏aren’t.👏

👏“While👏you👏were👏dragging👏to👏your👏sacrificial👏altars👏the👏men👏of👏justice,👏of👏independence,👏of👏reason,👏of👏wealth,👏of👏self-esteem—I👏beat👏you👏to👏it,👏I👏reached👏them👏first.👏I👏told👏them👏the👏nature👏of👏the👏game👏you👏were👏playing👏and👏the👏nature👏of👏that👏moral👏code👏of👏yours,👏which👏they👏had👏been👏too👏innocently👏generous👏to👏grasp.👏I👏showed👏them👏the👏way👏to👏live👏by👏another👏morality—mine.👏It👏is👏mine👏that👏they👏chose👏to👏follow.👏

👏“All👏the👏men👏who👏have👏vanished,👏the👏men👏you👏hated,👏yet👏dreaded👏to👏lose,👏it👏is👏I👏who👏have👏taken👏them👏away👏from👏you.👏Do👏not👏attempt👏to👏find👏us.👏We👏do👏not👏choose👏to👏be👏found.👏Do👏not👏cry👏that👏it👏is👏our👏duty👏to👏serve👏you.👏We👏do👏not👏recognize👏such👏duty.👏Do👏not👏cry👏that👏you👏need👏us.👏We👏do👏not👏consider👏need👏a👏claim.👏Do👏not👏cry👏that👏you👏own👏us.👏You👏don’t.👏Do👏not👏beg👏us👏to👏return.👏We👏are👏on👏strike,👏we,👏the👏men👏of👏the👏mind.👏

👏“We👏are👏on👏strike👏against👏self-immolation.👏We👏are👏on👏strike👏against👏the👏creed👏of👏unearned👏rewards👏and👏unrewarded👏duties.👏We👏are👏on👏strike👏against👏the👏dogma👏that👏the👏pursuit👏of👏one’s👏happiness👏is👏evil.👏We👏are👏on👏strike👏against👏the👏doctrine👏that👏life👏is👏guilt.👏

👏“There👏is👏a👏difference👏between👏our👏strike👏and👏all👏those👏you’ve👏practiced👏for👏centuries:👏our👏strike👏consists,👏not👏of👏making👏demands,👏but👏of👏granting👏them.👏We👏are👏evil,👏according👏to👏your👏morality.👏We👏have👏chosen👏not👏to👏harm👏you👏any👏longer.👏We👏are👏useless,👏according👏to👏your👏economics.👏We👏have👏chosen👏not👏to👏exploit👏you👏any👏longer.👏We👏are👏dangerous👏and👏to👏be👏shackled,👏according👏to👏your👏politics.👏We👏have👏chosen👏not👏to👏endanger👏you,👏nor👏to👏wear👏the👏shackles👏any👏longer.👏We👏are👏only👏an👏illusion,👏according👏to👏your👏philosophy.👏We👏have👏chosen👏not👏to👏blind👏you👏any👏longer👏and👏have👏left👏you👏free👏to👏face👏reality—the👏reality👏you👏wanted,👏the👏world👏as👏you👏see👏it👏now,👏a👏world👏without👏mind.👏

👏“We👏have👏granted👏you👏everything👏you👏demanded👏of👏us,👏we👏who👏had👏always👏been👏the👏givers,👏but👏have👏only👏now👏understood👏it.👏We👏have👏no👏demands👏to👏present👏to👏you,👏no👏terms👏to👏bargain👏about,👏no👏compromise👏to👏reach.👏You👏have👏nothing👏to👏offer👏us.👏We👏do👏not👏need👏you.👏

👏“Are👏you👏now👏crying:👏No,👏this👏was👏not👏what👏you👏wanted?👏A👏mindless👏world👏of👏ruins👏was👏not👏your👏goal?👏You👏did👏not👏want👏us👏to👏leave👏you?👏You👏moral👏cannibals,👏I👏know👏that👏you’ve👏always👏known👏what👏it👏was👏that👏you👏wanted.👏But👏your👏game👏is👏up,👏because👏now👏we👏know👏it,👏too.👏

👏“Through👏centuries👏of👏scourges👏and👏disasters,👏brought👏about👏by👏your👏code👏of👏morality,👏you👏have👏cried👏that👏your👏code👏had👏been👏broken,👏that👏the👏scourges👏were👏punishment👏for👏breaking👏it,👏that👏men👏were👏too👏weak👏and👏too👏selfish👏to👏spill👏all👏the👏blood👏it👏required.👏You👏damned👏man,👏you👏damned👏existence,👏you👏damned👏this👏earth,👏but👏never👏dared👏to👏question👏your👏code.👏Your👏victims👏took👏the👏blame👏and👏struggled👏on,👏with👏your👏curses👏as👏reward👏for👏their👏martyrdom—while👏you👏went👏on👏crying👏that👏your👏code👏was👏noble,👏but👏human👏nature👏was👏not👏good👏enough👏to👏practice👏it.👏And👏no👏one👏rose👏to👏ask👏the👏question:👏Good?—by👏what👏standard?👏

👏“You👏wanted👏to👏know👏John👏Galt’s👏identity.👏I👏am👏the👏man👏who👏has👏asked👏that👏question.👏

👏“Yes,👏this👏is👏an👏age👏of👏moral👏crisis.👏Yes,👏you👏are👏bearing👏punishment👏for👏your👏evil.👏But👏it👏is👏not👏man👏who👏is👏now👏on👏trial👏and👏it👏is👏not👏human👏nature👏that👏will👏take👏the👏blame.👏It👏is👏your👏moral👏code👏that’s👏through,👏this👏time.👏Your👏moral👏code👏has👏reached👏its👏climax,👏the👏blind👏alley👏at👏the👏end👏of👏its👏course.👏And👏if👏you👏wish👏to👏go👏on👏living,👏what👏you👏now👏need👏is👏not👏to👏return👏to👏morality—you👏who👏have👏never👏known👏any—but👏to👏discover👏it.👏

👏“You👏have👏heard👏no👏concepts👏of👏morality👏but👏the👏mystical👏or👏the👏social.👏You👏have👏been👏taught👏that👏morality👏is👏a👏code👏of👏behavior👏imposed👏on👏you👏by👏whim,👏the👏whim👏of👏a👏supernatural👏power👏or👏the👏whim👏of👏society,👏to👏serve👏God’s👏purpose👏or👏your👏neighbor’s👏welfare,👏to👏please👏an👏authority👏beyond👏the👏grave👏or👏else👏next👏door—but👏not👏to👏serve👏your👏life👏or👏pleasure.👏Your👏pleasure,👏you👏have👏been👏taught,👏is👏to👏be👏found👏in👏immorality,👏your👏interests👏would👏best👏be👏served👏by👏evil,👏and👏any👏moral👏code👏must👏be👏designed👏not👏for👏you,👏but👏against👏you,👏not👏to👏further👏your👏life,👏but👏to👏drain👏it.👏

👏“For👏centuries,👏the👏battle👏of👏morality👏was👏fought👏between👏those👏who👏claimed👏that👏your👏life👏belongs👏to👏God👏and👏those👏who👏claimed👏that👏it👏belongs👏to👏your👏neighbors—between👏those👏who👏preached👏that👏the👏good👏is👏self-sacrifice👏for👏the👏sake👏of👏ghosts👏in👏heaven👏and👏those👏who👏preached👏that👏the👏good👏is👏self-sacrifice👏for👏the👏sake👏of👏incompetents👏on👏earth.👏And👏no👏one👏came👏to👏say👏that👏your👏life👏belongs👏to👏you👏and👏that👏the👏good👏is👏to👏live👏it.👏

👏“Both👏sides👏agreed👏that👏morality👏demands👏the👏surrender👏of👏your👏self-interest👏and👏of👏your👏mind,👏that👏the👏moral👏and👏the👏practical👏are👏opposites,👏that👏morality👏is👏not👏the👏province👏of👏reason,👏but👏the👏province👏of👏faith👏and👏force.👏Both👏sides👏agreed👏that👏no👏rational👏morality👏is👏possible,👏that👏there👏is👏no👏right👏or👏wrong👏in👏reason—that👏in👏reason👏there’s👏no👏reason👏to👏be👏moral.👏

👏“Whatever👏else👏they👏fought👏about,👏it👏was👏against👏man’s👏mind👏that👏all👏your👏moralists👏have👏stood👏united.👏It👏was👏man’s👏mind👏that👏all👏their👏schemes👏and👏systems👏were👏intended👏to👏despoil👏and👏destroy.👏Now👏choose👏to👏perish👏or👏to👏learn👏that👏the👏anti-mind👏is👏the👏anti-life.👏

👏“Man’s👏mind👏is👏his👏basic👏tool👏of👏survival.👏Life👏is👏given👏to👏him,👏survival👏is👏not.👏His👏body👏is👏given👏to👏him,👏its👏sustenance👏is👏not.👏His👏mind👏is👏given👏to👏him,👏its👏content👏is👏not.👏To👏remain👏alive,👏he👏must👏act,👏and👏before👏he👏can👏act👏he👏must👏know👏the👏nature👏and👏purpose👏of👏his👏action.👏He👏cannot👏obtain👏his👏food👏without👏a👏knowledge👏of👏food👏and👏of👏the👏way👏to👏obtain👏it.👏He👏cannot👏dig👏a👏ditch-or👏build👏a👏cyclotron—without👏a👏knowledge👏of👏his👏aim👏and👏of👏the👏means👏to👏achieve👏it.👏To👏remain👏alive,👏he👏must👏think.👏

👏“But👏to👏think👏is👏an👏act👏of👏choice.👏The👏key👏to👏what👏you👏so👏recklessly👏call👏‘human👏nature,’👏the👏open👏secret👏you👏live👏with,👏yet👏dread👏to👏name,👏is👏the👏fact👏that👏man👏is👏a👏being👏of👏volitional👏consciousness.👏Reason👏does👏not👏work👏automatically;👏thinking👏is👏not👏a👏mechanical👏process;👏the👏connections👏of👏logic👏are👏not👏made👏by👏instinct.👏The👏function👏of👏your👏stomach,👏lungs👏or👏heart👏is👏automatic;👏the👏function👏of👏your👏mind👏is👏not.👏In👏any👏hour👏and👏issue👏of👏your👏life,👏you👏are👏free👏to👏think👏or👏to👏evade👏that👏effort.👏But👏you👏are👏not👏free👏to👏escape👏from👏your👏nature,👏from👏the👏fact👏that👏reason👏is👏your👏means👏of👏survival—so👏that👏for👏you,👏who👏are👏a👏human👏being,👏the👏question👏‘to👏be👏or👏not👏to👏be’👏is👏the👏question👏‘to’👏think👏or👏not👏to👏think.’👏

👏“A👏being👏of👏volitional👏consciousness👏has👏no👏automatic👏course👏of👏behavior.👏He👏needs👏a👏code👏of👏values👏to👏guide👏his👏actions.👏‘Value’👏is👏that👏which👏one👏acts👏to👏gain👏and👏keep,👏‘virtue’👏is👏the👏action👏by👏which👏one👏gains👏and👏keeps👏it.👏‘Value’👏presupposes👏an👏answer👏to👏the👏question:👏of👏value👏to👏whom👏and👏for👏what?👏‘Value’👏presupposes👏a👏standard,👏a👏purpose👏and👏the👏necessity👏of👏action👏in👏the👏face👏of👏an👏alternative.👏Where👏there👏are👏no👏alternatives,👏no👏values👏are👏possible.👏

👏“There👏is👏only👏one👏fundamental👏alternative👏in👏the👏universe:👏existence👏or👏non-existence—and👏it👏pertains👏to👏a👏single👏class👏of👏entities:👏to👏living👏organisms.👏The👏existence👏of👏inanimate👏matter👏is👏unconditional,👏the👏existence👏of👏life👏is👏not;👏it👏depends👏on👏a👏specific👏course👏of👏action.👏Matter👏is👏indestructible,👏it👏changes👏its👏forms,👏but👏it👏cannot👏cease👏to👏exist.👏It👏is👏only👏a👏living👏organism👏that👏faces👏a👏constant👏alternative:👏the👏issue👏of👏life👏or👏death.👏Life👏is👏a👏process👏of👏self-sustaining👏and-self-generated👏action.👏If👏an👏organism👏fails👏in👏that👏action,👏it👏does;👏its👏chemical👏elements👏remain,👏but👏its👏life👏goes👏out👏of👏existence.👏It👏is👏only👏the👏concept👏of👏‘Life’👏that👏makes👏the👏concept👏of👏‘Value’👏possible.👏It👏is👏only👏to👏a👏living👏entity👏that👏things👏can👏be👏good👏or👏evil.👏

👏“A👏plant👏must👏feed👏itself👏in👏order👏to👏live;👏the👏sunlight,👏the👏water,👏the👏chemicals👏it👏needs👏are👏the👏values👏its👏nature👏has👏set👏it👏to👏pursue;👏its👏life👏is👏the👏standard👏of👏value👏directing👏its👏actions.👏But👏a👏plant👏has👏no👏choice👏of👏action;👏there👏are👏alternatives👏in👏the👏conditions👏it👏encounters,👏but👏there👏is👏no👏alternative👏in👏its👏function:👏it👏acts👏automatically👏to👏further👏its👏life,👏it👏cannot👏act👏for👏its👏own👏destruction.👏

👏“An👏animal👏is👏equipped👏for👏sustaining👏its👏life;👏its👏senses👏provide👏it👏with👏an👏automatic👏code👏of👏action,👏an👏automatic👏knowledge👏of👏what👏is👏good👏for👏it👏or👏evil.👏It👏has👏no👏power👏to👏extend👏its👏knowledge👏or👏to👏evade👏it.👏In👏conditions👏where👏its👏knowledge👏proves👏inadequate,👏it👏dies.👏But👏so👏long👏as👏it👏lives,👏it👏acts👏on👏its👏knowledge,👏with👏automatic👏safety👏and👏no👏power👏of👏choice,👏it👏is👏unable👏to👏ignore👏its👏own👏good,👏unable👏to👏decide👏to👏choose👏the👏evil👏and👏act👏as👏its👏own👏destroyer.👏

👏“Man👏has👏no👏automatic👏code👏of👏survival.👏His👏particular👏distinction👏from👏all👏other👏living👏species👏is👏the👏necessity👏to👏act👏in👏the👏face👏of👏alternatives👏by👏means👏of👏volitional👏choice.👏He👏has👏no👏automatic👏knowledge👏of👏what👏is👏good👏for👏him👏or👏evil,👏what👏values👏his👏life👏depends👏on,👏what👏course👏of👏action👏it👏requires.👏Are👏you👏prattling👏about👏an👏instinct👏of👏self-preservation?👏An👏instinct👏of👏self-preservation👏is👏precisely👏what👏man👏does👏not👏possess.👏An👏‘instinct’👏is👏an👏unerring👏and👏automatic👏form👏of👏knowledge.👏A👏desire👏is👏not👏an👏instinct.👏A👏desire👏to👏live👏does👏not👏give👏you👏the👏knowledge👏required👏for👏living.👏And👏even👏man’s👏desire👏to👏live👏is👏not👏automatic:👏your👏secret👏evil👏today👏is👏that👏that👏is👏the👏desire👏you👏do👏not👏hold.👏Your👏fear👏of👏death👏is👏not👏a👏love👏of👏life👏and👏will👏not👏give👏you👏the👏knowledge👏needed👏to👏keep👏it.👏Man👏must👏obtain👏his👏knowledge👏and👏choose👏his👏actions👏by👏a👏process👏of👏thinking,👏which👏nature👏will👏not👏force👏him👏t9👏perform.👏Man👏has👏the👏power👏to👏act👏as👏his👏own👏destroyer—and👏that👏is👏the👏way👏he👏has👏acted👏through👏most👏of👏his👏history.👏

👏“A👏living👏entity👏that👏regarded👏its👏means👏of👏survival👏as👏evil,👏would👏not👏survive.👏A👏plant👏that👏struggled👏to👏mangle👏its👏roots,👏a👏bird👏that👏fought👏to👏break👏its👏wings👏would👏not👏remain👏for👏long👏in👏the👏existence👏they👏affronted.👏But👏the👏history👏of👏man👏has👏been👏a👏struggle👏to👏deny👏and👏to👏destroy👏his👏mind.👏

👏“Man👏has👏been👏called👏a👏rational👏being,👏but👏rationality👏is👏a👏matter👏of👏choice—and👏the👏alternative👏his👏nature👏offers👏him👏is:👏rational👏being👏or👏suicidal👏animal.👏Man👏has👏to👏be👏man—by👏choice;👏he👏has👏to👏hold👏his👏life👏as👏a👏value—by👏choice:👏he👏has👏to👏learn👏to👏sustain👏it—by👏choice;👏he👏has👏to👏discover👏the👏values👏it👏requires👏and👏practice👏his👏virtues—by👏choice.👏

👏“A👏code👏of👏values👏accepted👏by👏choice👏is👏a👏code👏of👏morality.👏

👏“Whoever👏you👏are,👏you👏who👏are👏hearing👏me👏now,👏I👏am👏speaking👏to👏whatever👏living👏remnant👏is👏left👏uncorrupted👏within👏you,👏to👏the👏remnant👏of👏the👏human,👏to👏your👏mind,👏and👏I👏say:👏There👏is👏a👏morality👏of👏reason,👏a👏morality👏proper👏to👏man,👏and👏Man’s👏Life👏is👏its👏standard👏of👏value.👏

👏“All👏that👏which👏is👏proper👏to👏the👏life👏of👏a👏rational👏being👏is👏the👏good;👏all👏that👏which👏destroys👏it👏is👏the👏evil.👏

👏“Man’s👏life,👏as👏required👏by👏his👏nature,👏is👏not👏the👏life👏of👏a👏mindless👏brute,👏of👏a👏looting👏thug👏or👏a👏mooching👏mystic,👏but👏the👏life👏of👏a👏thinking👏being—not👏life👏by👏means👏of👏force👏or👏fraud,👏but👏life👏by👏means👏of👏achievement—not👏survival👏at👏any👏price,👏since👏there’s👏only👏one👏price👏that👏pays👏for👏man’s👏survival:👏reason.👏

👏“Man’s👏life👏is👏the👏standard👏of👏morality,👏but👏your👏own👏life👏is👏its👏purpose.👏If👏existence👏on👏earth👏is👏your👏goal,👏you👏must👏choose👏your👏actions👏and👏values👏by👏the👏standard👏of👏that👏which👏is👏proper👏to👏man—for👏the👏purpose👏of👏preserving,👏fulfilling👏and👏enjoying👏the👏irreplaceable👏value👏which👏is👏your👏life.👏

👏“Since👏life👏requires👏a👏specific👏course👏of👏action,👏any👏other👏course👏will👏destroy👏it.👏A👏being👏who👏does👏not👏hold👏his👏own👏life👏as👏the👏motive👏and👏goal👏of👏his👏actions,👏is👏acting👏on👏the👏motive👏and👏standard👏of👏death.👏Such👏a👏being👏is👏a👏metaphysical👏monstrosity,👏struggling👏to👏oppose,👏negate👏and👏contradict👏the👏fact👏of👏his👏own👏existence,👏running👏blindly👏amuck👏on👏a👏trail👏of👏destruction,👏capable👏of👏nothing👏but👏pain.👏

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👏 For👏twelve👏years,👏you👏have👏been👏asking:👏Who👏is👏John👏Galt?👏This👏is👏John👏Galt👏speaking.👏I👏am👏the👏man👏who👏loves👏his👏life.👏I👏am👏the👏man👏who👏does👏not👏sacrifice👏his👏love👏or👏his👏values.👏I👏am👏the👏man👏who👏has👏deprived👏you👏of👏victims👏and👏thus👏has👏destroyed👏your👏world,👏and👏if👏you👏wish👏to👏know👏why👏you👏are👏perishing—you👏who👏dread👏knowledge—I👏am👏the👏man👏who👏will👏now👏tell👏you.”👏The👏chief👏engineer👏was👏the👏only👏one👏able👏to👏move;👏he👏ran👏to👏a👏television👏set👏and👏struggled👏frantically👏with👏its👏dials.👏But👏the👏screen👏remained👏empty;👏the👏speaker👏had👏not👏chosen👏to👏be👏seen.👏Only👏his👏voice👏filled👏the👏airways👏of👏the👏country—of👏the👏world,👏thought👏the👏chief👏engineer—sounding👏as👏if👏he👏were👏speaking👏here,👏in👏this👏room,👏not👏to👏a👏group,👏but👏to👏one👏man;👏it👏was👏not👏the👏tone👏of👏addressing👏a👏meeting,👏but👏the👏tone👏of👏addressing👏a👏mind.👏

👏“You👏have👏heard👏it👏said👏that👏this👏is👏an👏age👏of👏moral👏crisis.👏You👏have👏said👏it👏yourself,👏half👏in👏fear,👏half👏in👏hope👏that👏the👏words👏had👏no👏meaning.👏You👏have👏cried👏that👏man’s👏sins👏are👏destroying👏the👏world👏and👏you👏have👏cursed👏human👏nature👏for👏its👏unwillingness👏to👏practice👏the👏virtues👏you👏demanded.👏Since👏virtue,👏to👏you,👏consists👏of👏sacrifice,👏you👏have👏demanded👏more👏sacrifices👏at👏every👏successive👏disaster.👏In👏the👏name👏of👏a👏return👏to👏morality,👏you👏have👏sacrificed👏all👏those👏evils👏which👏you👏held👏as👏the👏cause👏of👏your👏plight.👏You👏have👏sacrificed👏justice👏to👏mercy.👏You👏have👏sacrificed👏independence👏to👏unity.👏You👏have👏sacrificed👏reason👏to👏faith.👏You👏have👏sacrificed👏wealth👏to👏need.👏You👏have👏sacrificed👏self-esteem👏to👏self-denial.👏You👏have👏sacrificed👏happiness👏to👏duty.👏

👏“You👏have👏destroyed👏all👏that👏which👏you👏held👏to👏be👏evil👏and👏achieved👏all👏that👏which👏you👏held👏to👏be👏good.👏Why,👏then,👏do👏you👏shrink👏in👏horror👏from👏the👏sight👏of👏the👏world👏around👏you?👏That👏world👏is👏not👏the👏product👏of👏your👏sins,👏it👏is👏the👏product👏and👏the👏image👏of👏your👏virtues.👏It👏is👏your👏moral👏ideal👏brought👏into👏reality👏in👏its👏full👏and👏final👏perfection.👏You👏have👏fought👏for👏it,👏you👏have👏dreamed👏of👏it,👏and👏you👏have👏wished👏it,👏and👏I—I👏am👏the👏man👏who👏has👏granted👏you👏your👏wish.👏

👏“Your👏ideal👏had👏an👏implacable👏enemy,👏which👏your👏code👏of👏morality👏was👏designed👏to👏destroy.👏I👏have👏withdrawn👏that👏enemy.👏I👏have👏taken👏it👏out👏of👏your👏way👏and👏out👏of👏your👏reach.👏I👏have👏removed👏the👏source👏of👏all👏those👏evils👏you👏were👏sacrificing👏one👏by👏one.👏I👏have👏ended👏your👏battle.👏I👏have👏stopped👏your👏motor.👏I👏have👏deprived👏your👏world👏of👏man’s👏mind.👏

👏“Men👏do👏not👏live👏by👏the👏mind,👏you👏say?👏I👏have👏withdrawn👏those👏who👏do.👏The👏mind👏is👏impotent,👏you👏say?👏I👏have👏withdrawn👏those👏whose👏mind👏isn’t.👏There👏are👏values👏higher👏than👏the👏mind,👏you👏say?👏I👏have👏withdrawn👏those👏for👏whom👏there👏aren’t.👏

👏“While👏you👏were👏dragging👏to👏your👏sacrificial👏altars👏the👏men👏of👏justice,👏of👏independence,👏of👏reason,👏of👏wealth,👏of👏self-esteem—I👏beat👏you👏to👏it,👏I👏reached👏them👏first.👏I👏told👏them👏the👏nature👏of👏the👏game👏you👏were👏playing👏and👏the👏nature👏of👏that👏moral👏code👏of👏yours,👏which👏they👏had👏been👏too👏innocently👏generous👏to👏grasp.👏I👏showed👏them👏the👏way👏to👏live👏by👏another👏morality—mine.👏It👏is👏mine👏that👏they👏chose👏to👏follow.👏

👏“All👏the👏men👏who👏have👏vanished,👏the👏men👏you👏hated,👏yet👏dreaded👏to👏lose,👏it👏is👏I👏who👏have👏taken👏them👏away👏from👏you.👏Do👏not👏attempt👏to👏find👏us.👏We👏do👏not👏choose👏to👏be👏found.👏Do👏not👏cry👏that👏it👏is👏our👏duty👏to👏serve👏you.👏We👏do👏not👏recognize👏such👏duty.👏Do👏not👏cry👏that👏you👏need👏us.👏We👏do👏not👏consider👏need👏a👏claim.👏Do👏not👏cry👏that👏you👏own👏us.👏You👏don’t.👏Do👏not👏beg👏us👏to👏return.👏We👏are👏on👏strike,👏we,👏the👏men👏of👏the👏mind.👏

👏“We👏are👏on👏strike👏against👏self-immolation.👏We👏are👏on👏strike👏against👏the👏creed👏of👏unearned👏rewards👏and👏unrewarded👏duties.👏We👏are👏on👏strike👏against👏the👏dogma👏that👏the👏pursuit👏of👏one’s👏happiness👏is👏evil.👏We👏are👏on👏strike👏against👏the👏doctrine👏that👏life👏is👏guilt.👏

👏“There👏is👏a👏difference👏between👏our👏strike👏and👏all👏those👏you’ve👏practiced👏for👏centuries:👏our👏strike👏consists,👏not👏of👏making👏demands,👏but👏of👏granting👏them.👏We👏are👏evil,👏according👏to👏your👏morality.👏We👏have👏chosen👏not👏to👏harm👏you👏any👏longer.👏We👏are👏useless,👏according👏to👏your👏economics.👏We👏have👏chosen👏not👏to👏exploit👏you👏any👏longer.👏We👏are👏dangerous👏and👏to👏be👏shackled,👏according👏to👏your👏politics.👏We👏have👏chosen👏not👏to👏endanger👏you,👏nor👏to👏wear👏the👏shackles👏any👏longer.👏We👏are👏only👏an👏illusion,👏according👏to👏your👏philosophy.👏We👏have👏chosen👏not👏to👏blind👏you👏any👏longer👏and👏have👏left👏you👏free👏to👏face👏reality—the👏reality👏you👏wanted,👏the👏world👏as👏you👏see👏it👏now,👏a👏world👏without👏mind.👏

👏“We👏have👏granted👏you👏everything👏you👏demanded👏of👏us,👏we👏who👏had👏always👏been👏the👏givers,👏but👏have👏only👏now👏understood👏it.👏We👏have👏no👏demands👏to👏present👏to👏you,👏no👏terms👏to👏bargain👏about,👏no👏compromise👏to👏reach.👏You👏have👏nothing👏to👏offer👏us.👏We👏do👏not👏need👏you.👏

👏“Are👏you👏now👏crying:👏No,👏this👏was👏not👏what👏you👏wanted?👏A👏mindless👏world👏of👏ruins👏was👏not👏your👏goal?👏You👏did👏not👏want👏us👏to👏leave👏you?👏You👏moral👏cannibals,👏I👏know👏that👏you’ve👏always👏known👏what👏it👏was👏that👏you👏wanted.👏But👏your👏game👏is👏up,👏because👏now👏we👏know👏it,👏too.👏

👏“Through👏centuries👏of👏scourges👏and👏disasters,👏brought👏about👏by👏your👏code👏of👏morality,👏you👏have👏cried👏that👏your👏code👏had👏been👏broken,👏that👏the👏scourges👏were👏punishment👏for👏breaking👏it,👏that👏men👏were👏too👏weak👏and👏too👏selfish👏to👏spill👏all👏the👏blood👏it👏required.👏You👏damned👏man,👏you👏damned👏existence,👏you👏damned👏this👏earth,👏but👏never👏dared👏to👏question👏your👏code.👏Your👏victims👏took👏the👏blame👏and👏struggled👏on,👏with👏your👏curses👏as👏reward👏for👏their👏martyrdom—while👏you👏went👏on👏crying👏that👏your👏code👏was👏noble,👏but👏human👏nature👏was👏not👏good👏enough👏to👏practice👏it.👏And👏no👏one👏rose👏to👏ask👏the👏question:👏Good?—by👏what👏standard?👏

👏“You👏wanted👏to👏know👏John👏Galt’s👏identity.👏I👏am👏the👏man👏who👏has👏asked👏that👏question.👏

👏“Yes,👏this👏is👏an👏age👏of👏moral👏crisis.👏Yes,👏you👏are👏bearing👏punishment👏for👏your👏evil.👏But👏it👏is👏not👏man👏who👏is👏now👏on👏trial👏and👏it👏is👏not👏human👏nature👏that👏will👏take👏the👏blame.👏It👏is👏your👏moral👏code👏that’s👏through,👏this👏time.👏Your👏moral👏code👏has👏reached👏its👏climax,👏the👏blind👏alley👏at👏the👏end👏of👏its👏course.👏And👏if👏you👏wish👏to👏go👏on👏living,👏what👏you👏now👏need👏is👏not👏to👏return👏to👏morality—you👏who👏have👏never👏known👏any—but👏to👏discover👏it.👏

👏“You👏have👏heard👏no👏concepts👏of👏morality👏but👏the👏mystical👏or👏the👏social.👏You👏have👏been👏taught👏that👏morality👏is👏a👏code👏of👏behavior👏imposed👏on👏you👏by👏whim,👏the👏whim👏of👏a👏supernatural👏power👏or👏the👏whim👏of👏society,👏to👏serve👏God’s👏purpose👏or👏your👏neighbor’s👏welfare,👏to👏please👏an👏authority👏beyond👏the👏grave👏or👏else👏next👏door—but👏not👏to👏serve👏your👏life👏or👏pleasure.👏Your👏pleasure,👏you👏have👏been👏taught,👏is👏to👏be👏found👏in👏immorality,👏your👏interests👏would👏best👏be👏served👏by👏evil,👏and👏any👏moral👏code👏must👏be👏designed👏not👏for👏you,👏but👏against👏you,👏not👏to👏further👏your👏life,👏but👏to👏drain👏it.👏

👏“For👏centuries,👏the👏battle👏of👏morality👏was👏fought👏between👏those👏who👏claimed👏that👏your👏life👏belongs👏to👏God👏and👏those👏who👏claimed👏that👏it👏belongs👏to👏your👏neighbors—between👏those👏who👏preached👏that👏the👏good👏is👏self-sacrifice👏for👏the👏sake👏of👏ghosts👏in👏heaven👏and👏those👏who👏preached👏that👏the👏good👏is👏self-sacrifice👏for👏the👏sake👏of👏incompetents👏on👏earth.👏And👏no👏one👏came👏to👏say👏that👏your👏life👏belongs👏to👏you👏and👏that👏the👏good👏is👏to👏live👏it.👏

👏“Both👏sides👏agreed👏that👏morality👏demands👏the👏surrender👏of👏your👏self-interest👏and👏of👏your👏mind,👏that👏the👏moral👏and👏the👏practical👏are👏opposites,👏that👏morality👏is👏not👏the👏province👏of👏reason,👏but👏the👏province👏of👏faith👏and👏force.👏Both👏sides👏agreed👏that👏no👏rational👏morality👏is👏possible,👏that👏there👏is👏no👏right👏or👏wrong👏in👏reason—that👏in👏reason👏there’s👏no👏reason👏to👏be👏moral.👏

👏“Whatever👏else👏they👏fought👏about,👏it👏was👏against👏man’s👏mind👏that👏all👏your👏moralists👏have👏stood👏united.👏It👏was👏man’s👏mind👏that👏all👏their👏schemes👏and👏systems👏were👏intended👏to👏despoil👏and👏destroy.👏Now👏choose👏to👏perish👏or👏to👏learn👏that👏the👏anti-mind👏is👏the👏anti-life.👏

👏“Man’s👏mind👏is👏his👏basic👏tool👏of👏survival.👏Life👏is👏given👏to👏him,👏survival👏is👏not.👏His👏body👏is👏given👏to👏him,👏its👏sustenance👏is👏not.👏His👏mind👏is👏given👏to👏him,👏its👏content👏is👏not.👏To👏remain👏alive,👏he👏must👏act,👏and👏before👏he👏can👏act👏he👏must👏know👏the👏nature👏and👏purpose👏of👏his👏action.👏He👏cannot👏obtain👏his👏food👏without👏a👏knowledge👏of👏food👏and👏of👏the👏way👏to👏obtain👏it.👏He👏cannot👏dig👏a👏ditch-or👏build👏a👏cyclotron—without👏a👏knowledge👏of👏his👏aim👏and👏of👏the👏means👏to👏achieve👏it.👏To👏remain👏alive,👏he👏must👏think.👏

👏“But👏to👏think👏is👏an👏act👏of👏choice.👏The👏key👏to👏what👏you👏so👏recklessly👏call👏‘human👏nature,’👏the👏open👏secret👏you👏live👏with,👏yet👏dread👏to👏name,👏is👏the👏fact👏that👏man👏is👏a👏being👏of👏volitional👏consciousness.👏Reason👏does👏not👏work👏automatically;👏thinking👏is👏not👏a👏mechanical👏process;👏the👏connections👏of👏logic👏are👏not👏made👏by👏instinct.👏The👏function👏of👏your👏stomach,👏lungs👏or👏heart👏is👏automatic;👏the👏function👏of👏your👏mind👏is👏not.👏In👏any👏hour👏and👏issue👏of👏your👏life,👏you👏are👏free👏to👏think👏or👏to👏evade👏that👏effort.👏But👏you👏are👏not👏free👏to👏escape👏from👏your👏nature,👏from👏the👏fact👏that👏reason👏is👏your👏means👏of👏survival—so👏that👏for👏you,👏who👏are👏a👏human👏being,👏the👏question👏‘to👏be👏or👏not👏to👏be’👏is👏the👏question👏‘to’👏think👏or👏not👏to👏think.’👏

👏“A👏being👏of👏volitional👏consciousness👏has👏no👏automatic👏course👏of👏behavior.👏He👏needs👏a👏code👏of👏values👏to👏guide👏his👏actions.👏‘Value’👏is👏that👏which👏one👏acts👏to👏gain👏and👏keep,👏‘virtue’👏is👏the👏action👏by👏which👏one👏gains👏and👏keeps👏it.👏‘Value’👏presupposes👏an👏answer👏to👏the👏question:👏of👏value👏to👏whom👏and👏for👏what?👏‘Value’👏presupposes👏a👏standard,👏a👏purpose👏and👏the👏necessity👏of👏action👏in👏the👏face👏of👏an👏alternative.👏Where👏there👏are👏no👏alternatives,👏no👏values👏are👏possible.👏

👏“There👏is👏only👏one👏fundamental👏alternative👏in👏the👏universe:👏existence👏or👏non-existence—and👏it👏pertains👏to👏a👏single👏class👏of👏entities:👏to👏living👏organisms.👏The👏existence👏of👏inanimate👏matter👏is👏unconditional,👏the👏existence👏of👏life👏is👏not;👏it👏depends👏on👏a👏specific👏course👏of👏action.👏Matter👏is👏indestructible,👏it👏changes👏its👏forms,👏but👏it👏cannot👏cease👏to👏exist.👏It👏is👏only👏a👏living👏organism👏that👏faces👏a👏constant👏alternative:👏the👏issue👏of👏life👏or👏death.👏Life👏is👏a👏process👏of👏self-sustaining👏and-self-generated👏action.👏If👏an👏organism👏fails👏in👏that👏action,👏it👏does;👏its👏chemical👏elements👏remain,👏but👏its👏life👏goes👏out👏of👏existence.👏It👏is👏only👏the👏concept👏of👏‘Life’👏that👏makes👏the👏concept👏of👏‘Value’👏possible.👏It👏is👏only👏to👏a👏living👏entity👏that👏things👏can👏be👏good👏or👏evil.👏

👏“A👏plant👏must👏feed👏itself👏in👏order👏to👏live;👏the👏sunlight,👏the👏water,👏the👏chemicals👏it👏needs👏are👏the👏values👏its👏nature👏has👏set👏it👏to👏pursue;👏its👏life👏is👏the👏standard👏of👏value👏directing👏its👏actions.👏But👏a👏plant👏has👏no👏choice👏of👏action;👏there👏are👏alternatives👏in👏the👏conditions👏it👏encounters,👏but👏there👏is👏no👏alternative👏in👏its👏function:👏it👏acts👏automatically👏to👏further👏its👏life,👏it👏cannot👏act👏for👏its👏own👏destruction.👏

👏“An👏animal👏is👏equipped👏for👏sustaining👏its👏life;👏its👏senses👏provide👏it👏with👏an👏automatic👏code👏of👏action,👏an👏automatic👏knowledge👏of👏what👏is👏good👏for👏it👏or👏evil.👏It👏has👏no👏power👏to👏extend👏its👏knowledge👏or👏to👏evade👏it.👏In👏conditions👏where👏its👏knowledge👏proves👏inadequate,👏it👏dies.👏But👏so👏long👏as👏it👏lives,👏it👏acts👏on👏its👏knowledge,👏with👏automatic👏safety👏and👏no👏power👏of👏choice,👏it👏is👏unable👏to👏ignore👏its👏own👏good,👏unable👏to👏decide👏to👏choose👏the👏evil👏and👏act👏as👏its👏own👏destroyer.👏

👏“Man👏has👏no👏automatic👏code👏of👏survival.👏His👏particular👏distinction👏from👏all👏other👏living👏species👏is👏the👏necessity👏to👏act👏in👏the👏face👏of👏alternatives👏by👏means👏of👏volitional👏choice.👏He👏has👏no👏automatic👏knowledge👏of👏what👏is👏good👏for👏him👏or👏evil,👏what👏values👏his👏life👏depends👏on,👏what👏course👏of👏action👏it👏requires.👏Are👏you👏prattling👏about👏an👏instinct👏of👏self-preservation?👏An👏instinct👏of👏self-preservation👏is👏precisely👏what👏man👏does👏not👏possess.👏An👏‘instinct’👏is👏an👏unerring👏and👏automatic👏form👏of👏knowledge.👏A👏desire👏is👏not👏an👏instinct.👏A👏desire👏to👏live👏does👏not👏give👏you👏the👏knowledge👏required👏for👏living.👏And👏even👏man’s👏desire👏to👏live👏is👏not👏automatic:👏your👏secret👏evil👏today👏is👏that👏that👏is👏the👏desire👏you👏do👏not👏hold.👏Your👏fear👏of👏death👏is👏not👏a👏love👏of👏life👏and👏will👏not👏give👏you👏the👏knowledge👏needed👏to👏keep👏it.👏Man👏must👏obtain👏his👏knowledge👏and👏choose👏his👏actions👏by👏a👏process👏of👏thinking,👏which👏nature👏will👏not👏force👏him👏t9👏perform.👏Man👏has👏the👏power👏to👏act👏as👏his👏own👏destroyer—and👏that👏is👏the👏way👏he👏has👏acted👏through👏most👏of👏his👏history.👏

👏“A👏living👏entity👏that👏regarded👏its👏means👏of👏survival👏as👏evil,👏would👏not👏survive.👏A👏plant👏that👏struggled👏to👏mangle👏its👏roots,👏a👏bird👏that👏fought👏to👏break👏its👏wings👏would👏not👏remain👏for👏long👏in👏the👏existence👏they👏affronted.👏But👏the👏history👏of👏man👏has👏been👏a👏struggle👏to👏deny👏and👏to👏destroy👏his👏mind.👏

👏“Man👏has👏been👏called👏a👏rational👏being,👏but👏rationality👏is👏a👏matter👏of👏choice—and👏the👏alternative👏his👏nature👏offers👏him👏is:👏rational👏being👏or👏suicidal👏animal.👏Man👏has👏to👏be👏man—by👏choice;👏he👏has👏to👏hold👏his👏life👏as👏a👏value—by👏choice:👏he👏has👏to👏learn👏to👏sustain👏it—by👏choice;👏he👏has👏to👏discover👏the👏values👏it👏requires👏and👏practice👏his👏virtues—by👏choice.👏

👏“A👏code👏of👏values👏accepted👏by👏choice👏is👏a👏code👏of👏morality.👏

👏“Whoever👏you👏are,👏you👏who👏are👏hearing👏me👏now,👏I👏am👏speaking👏to👏whatever👏living👏remnant👏is👏left👏uncorrupted👏within👏you,👏to👏the👏remnant👏of👏the👏human,👏to👏your👏mind,👏and👏I👏say:👏There👏is👏a👏morality👏of👏reason,👏a👏morality👏proper👏to👏man,👏and👏Man’s👏Life👏is👏its👏standard👏of👏value.👏

👏“All👏that👏which👏is👏proper👏to👏the👏life👏of👏a👏rational👏being👏is👏the👏good;👏all👏that👏which👏destroys👏it👏is👏the👏evil.👏

👏“Man’s👏life,👏as👏required👏by👏his👏nature,👏is👏not👏the👏life👏of👏a👏mindless👏brute,👏of👏a👏looting👏thug👏or👏a👏mooching👏mystic,👏but👏the👏life👏of👏a👏thinking👏being—not👏life👏by👏means👏of👏force👏or👏fraud,👏but👏life👏by👏means👏of👏achievement—not👏survival👏at👏any👏price,👏since👏there’s👏only👏one👏price👏that👏pays👏for👏man’s👏survival:👏reason.👏

👏“Man’s👏life👏is👏the👏standard👏of👏morality,👏but👏your👏own👏life👏is👏its👏purpose.👏If👏existence👏on👏earth👏is👏your👏goal,👏you👏must👏choose👏your👏actions👏and👏values👏by👏the👏standard👏of👏that👏which👏is👏proper👏to👏man—for👏the👏purpose👏of👏preserving,👏fulfilling👏and👏enjoying👏the👏irreplaceable👏value👏which👏is👏your👏life.👏

👏“Since👏life👏requires👏a👏specific👏course👏of👏action,👏any👏other👏course👏will👏destroy👏it.👏A👏being👏who👏does👏not👏hold👏his👏own👏life👏as👏the👏motive👏and👏goal👏of👏his👏actions,👏is👏acting👏on👏the👏motive👏and👏standard👏of👏death.👏Such👏a👏being👏is👏a👏metaphysical👏monstrosity,👏struggling👏to👏oppose,👏negate👏and👏contradict👏the👏fact👏of👏his👏own👏existence,👏running👏blindly👏amuck👏on👏a👏trail👏of👏destruction,👏capable👏of👏nothing👏but👏pain.👏

Mo_Steel posted:

you missed one

also http://galtse.cx/

Violator posted:

Like the Edwards Scream