Suddenly, those who fancy themselves the “rich” the “creators of wealth and prosperity” claim that they need to “Go Galt.” (As noted by national blogging treasure Libby Spencer.)
To say “I love you” one must first be able to say the “I.”
– Ayn Rand
Hilzoy at The Political Animal has the definitive take on the “phenomenon” – in quotes because no one pimping the notion of “going Galt” is actually following through. It is a grand wish-fulfillment moment of psychological masturbation, like the childhood pity-party fantasy “they’ll be sorry when I’m dead” followed by some self-serving fantasy of martyrdom. Continue reading
