Atlas Shrugged the movie

Discussion in 'Economics' started by startraitor, Apr 14, 2011.

  1. I think Soros is well intentioned:

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    The Road to hell is paved with Good Intentions:

    SOROS is a scum bag. PERIOD. Just because he traded currency and destroyed the pound does not mean he has good intentions.

    He is a guy that want's to prevent all you super traders on elite from making it to his level. He wants to take your profits, and spreed them through out the COMMON GOOD. He want's a bill to "EQUALIZE" living standards across the board.

    He was a poor Jew from Hungary who worked hard, climbed the latter to success. Now he wants to push the latter away, now that he has billions, wants to prevent any other poor person from reaching his success level. He wants to create slave nations who fall under the rules of a "ELITE" establishment.

    So, take your head outa your ass and read about SOROS. Read the news about his plan, it's in plain site! Stop swinging on someones NUTS because they made a shit tone of money.
     
    #151     Apr 19, 2011
  2. Hello

    Hello

    Soros is a prick, he escaped Nazi germany, and now after getting rich off of capitalism he spends all his time/money trying to impose totalitarian government on people..... You would have to be seriously demented to do what he is doing.... I sometimes wonder whether he is suffering from stockholm syndrome....

     
    #152     Apr 19, 2011
  3. MKTrader

    MKTrader


    Right. Again, I'm not proposing some sort of violent showdown. I'm saying if we tried to peacefully divide (whether blue states/red states or low-tax, low gov't services option on voluntary basis, etc.), I seriously doubt the Left would go along.

    They say they're much more intelligent and sophisticated (e.g., that NPR clown who kept calling Tea Parties "anti-intellectual," as if it made him an intellectual by repeating himself 20 times). So why not prove it? Have your semi-socialist utopia, and take Soros, Gates, Warren B., Oprah, Fannie/Freddie upper management millionaires, corporate welfare Leftists and others to help fund it. Have all the taxes, regulations, brainwashing in schools, etc. that you want. Let's see how you do compared to the other half of the country that rejects those things.
     
    #153     Apr 19, 2011
  4. Man, I almost feel sorry for the poor fools who fall for the 'Bullshit" pumped out by the people on Wallstreet about SOROS.

    I also feel sorry for the sheeople who fall for the PARASITES and their philosophy of the "COMMON GOOD".
     
    #154     Apr 19, 2011
  5. TGregg

    TGregg

    Just saw the movie. Beautifully shot, holy moly. Whomever was responsible for that part can write his ticket now. The acting was a little wooden and a tiny bit of dialog didn't make much sense. For exmaple, Dagny is talking to Dr. Stafford about why the Science Institute is so hard on Rearden Metal, and the good doctor suddenly announces that he had these three students and launches into that bit. That part just didn't seem to flow correctly. But the acting (at least for the good guys) was supposed to be a little wooden! Part of the story is all the bad guys accusing the good guys of not having any feelings.

    All in all, minor quibbles. I'd rather watch this again two more times than sit through some other junk like Knocked Up.

    Full disclaimer, I really liked the book. I wish the regular critics would offer a similar disclaimer about how much they loathe the book at the end of their pans. ;)

    Anyway, if you really liked the book (say enough to read it more than once) then you are likely to enjoy the movie. It's not nearly as preachy as the book despite wild claims by so-called critics. They even left out some of my favorite parts, like the complete story of the 20th Century Motor Company or Fransisco's Love of Money speech at the Rearden party.

    I sure hope they include Hank's speech to his mother, wife and brother.

    I am looking forward to the next two parts. Don't go to the movies much, but I will for this.
     
    #155     Apr 24, 2011
  6. to raise the margin requirements to 50% (instead of 6%) and to limit the trading to 5% (instead of 25%) of oil available for mutual funds, hedge funds and ETFs.
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    Possible plan by OBAMA to pass the "EQUALIZATION LAW" in the OIL TRADING INDUSTRY.


    Who is John Galt?

    Part 2 comes out 2012 to be followed by part 3, the end in 2013.

    Lets see if this movie can make a difference or lets see if the Free loading scumbags who are more than 45% of this country, the scum back Politicians and PARASITES who make up Washington on both sides of the isle, destroy Capitalism.

    IMHO the US goes into pure destruction of the Free Markets......20% is what happens in life the other 80% is how you respond.
     
    #156     Apr 24, 2011
  7. #157     Apr 24, 2011
  8. A funny thing happened on the way to the box office. Altas whimpered.
     
    #158     Apr 26, 2011
  9. Crispy

    Crispy

    I enjoyed "The Fountainhead" tremendously...couldnt put it down.

    "Atlas Shrugged" was okay...it ebbed and flowed. While slogging thru Galts 85 page speech I felt like putting it down forever 45 pages into that diatribe. But I pushed through.

    I would never watch a movie about it. 1280 pages of objectivism is enough for me.

    If you are a trader and you dont at least appreciate the concept of anarcho capitalism or objectivism then your probably not a successful one.

    Is trading not the ultimate form of capitalism? all the risk - all the reward (less the govt vig of course!)
     
    #159     Apr 26, 2011
  10. Don't ever lose that sense of humor.
     
    #160     Apr 26, 2011