{"id":100,"date":"2009-07-01T14:35:38","date_gmt":"2009-07-01T19:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jparnell.com\/blog\/?p=100"},"modified":"2009-07-01T14:35:38","modified_gmt":"2009-07-01T19:35:38","slug":"where-is-john-galt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/battle4liberty.com\/?p=100","title":{"rendered":"Where is John Galt?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who is John Galt? If you\u2019ve read Atlas Shrugged<\/em> you\u2019re familiar with the quip, and you know that Galt was known for his willingness to stand up to the collectivists. I\u2019ve been looking for John Galt lately, but I\u2019m having a difficult time finding him.<\/p>\n

John Galt can be found on talk radio with the likes of Limbaugh, Levin, Wilkow, Church, Hannity, and Boortz. John Allison, Chairman of the Board at BB&T, is the John Galt of American business. Allison is a sage business leader who embraces high moral standards but openly rejects the arguments of the left. BB&T thrived under his principled leadership.<\/p>\n

Many of today\u2019s business leaders range from corporate opportunists to timid neo-capitalists, however. GE\u2019s Jeff Immelt, for example, has snuggled up to Obama\u2019s government control in exchange for a piece of the \u201cclean energy\u201d largesse. Wal-Mart\u2019s Mike Duke is the latest deal-cutter, signing on to mandated employer-provided health care coverage in exchange for some influence on the program\u2019s final design. Immelt seems like a bona-fide leftist, but Duke just seems to be willing to compromise his core principles.<\/p>\n

Why is John Galt so hard to find these days? To answer this question, we must first ask what it takes to be a John Galt. An appreciation for liberty is obvious for starters, but the willingness to STAND UP for one\u2019s principles is the real difference. It\u2019s too easy to remain silent when coworkers ridicule individual rights at the water cooler. It\u2019s too easy not to ask the guy building your house if he takes reasonable steps to ensure that none of his workers are in the US illegally. It\u2019s too easy to accept the flawed notion that the excesses of capitalism must be balanced by government control. When push came to shove, John Galt refused to play along with the collectivists. It\u2019s not easy being John Galt, which is why he is not easy to find.<\/p>\n

Now more than ever, we need John Galt in Washington. Cap-and-trade and universal health care are two prominent pieces of legislation currently on the table, and final passage of either would create a tremendous economic burden on this nation. Meanwhile, some Republicans and many so-called moderate Democrats claim to be \u201cundecided\u201d or \u201cnegotiable\u201d on these redistribution schemes, making final decisions not on core principles but on what feels right at the time. John Galt would have strong, clear views on issues such as these.<\/p>\n

We also need John Galt is our state legislatures and town halls, in our large and small businesses, in our schools and universities, and anywhere else people are influenced and decisions are made. As we celebrate America\u2019s independence, let\u2019s remember that our great nation was founded by \u201cGalt-like\u201d individuals who were willing to remain steadfast, basing their decisions and positions on clear moral principles. With Washington decidedly to the left, none of us can afford to sit back and let others fight the intellectual battles. If you\u2019re John Galt, thanks for standing for liberty. If not, now\u2019s the time to draw your line in the sand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Who is John Galt? If you\u2019ve read Atlas Shrugged you\u2019re familiar with the quip, and you know that Galt was known for his willingness to stand up to the collectivists. I\u2019ve been looking for John Galt lately, but I\u2019m having a difficult time finding him. John Galt can be found on talk radio with the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/battle4liberty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/battle4liberty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/battle4liberty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/battle4liberty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/battle4liberty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/battle4liberty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/battle4liberty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/battle4liberty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/battle4liberty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}