Chapter 640: Ayn Rand and America!
"You turned out to be an American, I remember very well, we watched you for a long time. You should know Ann Rand, maybe you haven't seen her Atlas Shrugged, but you should have heard some of her theories, right?"
"......" Curtis was silent at this time, to be honest, his three views were shaken again!
Ann Rand: What the hell is this guy doing?
At this time, in the movie theater, many people probably don't know this person, it should be said that this woman, this Russian-American woman, because it's just us Chinese, we Chinese don't know that it's normal for her, of course, there will be a lot of people who know this person, because this Anland is really famous, especially in the United States!
Anrand is quite legendary in her life, she lived in Russia when she was a child, and later became the Soviet Union, so she was very disgusted with Russia and the Soviet Union's system, that kind of social atmosphere, and then she immigrated to the United States and enjoyed the air of 'freedom', so she immediately began to be more awesome!
Since I added the word 'more', that is, she was already very good when she was a child, but when she arrived in the United States, she was really a big cow.
"I would be willing to give up the most spectacular sunset scene in the world just to see the skyscraper complex of New York City, which stretches out to the New York skyline, where human willpower is so palpable. Do we need any more faith? I feel that if there is a threat of war here, I will throw myself into the sky and protect this qiē with my physical body. These are her words in her novel "The Fountainhead", this tone. It's really reminiscent of the current public knowledge and big V.
However, she is really a well-known fighter!
One copy of "The Fountainhead" was a huge success, followed by "Atlas Shrug". It is also popular in the United States, attracting countless young talents to worship and brainwash the masterpiece, and so far, this book has sold more than 80 million copies!
You know, it was a work from 1957, and at that time there was no strong support from our Chinese market, and you know. As far as her book is concerned, it is very controversial in the United States. Both the left and the right, the Republican and Democratic parties, and even the church, are criticizing her.
But under such pressure. This novel has such an achievement. Do you say she's bull B or not?
So what does this novel say?
First of all, we have to know who Atlas is.
Those who are familiar with Greek mythology should be able to know that Atlas is the giant god who holds the heavens to be toppled in Greek mythology, the son of such and such a god, and the father of such and such a god. And the brother of so-and-so god, anyway, Greek mythology is like that. Everyone has a kinship, and we don't care about this kinship.
However, after this Atlas held up the heavens that were about to fall, he did not get the gratitude of others, and even many people scolded him and ridiculed him, so later, after the hero Perseus Pasius, after cutting off Medusa's head, Atlas said that he was tired and hoped that he could turn to stone. Of course, this said some of his sadness, that is, those who did not understand and mocked, so Pasius agreed to Atlas's request and put Medusa's head on Atlas, and the latter became a huge mountain.
Got it, right?
If the god of heaven is not understood and is not thanked by people, what will happen if this god shrugs his shoulders?
The name of this novel, which is very meaningful, and in Ayn Rand's book, it is about a group of elites in American society, that is, the upper class, who have created wealth, but are scolded by the poor, that is, the slings. So, these people thought of a trick, they made a complete plan, agreed that almost at the same point in time, they would disappear together, and before they disappeared, they destroyed the cause, things, and systems that they had created before.
Hey, yes!
Our elite is gone, leaving a mess to you gang of slings, just see what you gang of slings to do?
So what can be done? yes, what can be done?
In Ayn Rand's novel, the American society is in chaos, and this day is simply impossible to live!
So, what should the slings do?
There was no choice but to kneel and beg the elites to come out again, and the elites at this time were in a valley in Colorado, where they had built a place that seemed like a paradise, and their lives were comfortable.
However, in order to meet the needs of the majority of slings, that is, to pity them, so, these elites set up their own private jets, or something, and went out of the mountain, and after that, they also had more rights, and the slings could not leave the elite!
Moreover, at the end of the book, it is said that the development of the United States will be better, because the obstacles have been removed, and Ayn Rand said it in the book.
'There is a kind of people who never strike, this kind of people are thinkers, and what if they strike?'
Let's not say whether it's right or wrong, when Wu Xiang saw this book, he felt very funny, and he could watch it for fun, but you must know that in the United States, Ayn Rand's theory, her theory, and her novels, that is an old fire!
Who worships Ayn Rand?
Does Greenspan know?
When he was young, he was simply in love with Anland, really, he had a fanatical love for Anland, both in love and with worship, it was to the point of no return, but it was a pity that he was finished, and it was too late to meet Anland, otherwise......
Greenspan famously asserted that economic development is the impetus of giants and then it develops, and Greenspan can only speculate on various numbers of economic development under this impulse. This argument was influenced by Ayn Rand.
Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle, is still going around preaching Aynrand's theories, raising money and donating for it.
The American payment insurance, the founder Elon Musk, this guy now wants to build a paradise in Colorado that Anrand penny!
It's all elite. These are all popular characters, and even many people feel that they are. The establishment of Silicon Valley in the United States is a practice of Aynrand's theory, and almost all the financiers on Wall Street are Aynrand fans!
That's an exaggeration, isn't it?
Really, why? Actually, it's very simple, and that's Ayn Rand's theory.
Ayn Rand's philosophical theory is called. Rational egoism, radical laissez-faire capitalism, to be more specific. That is, she believes that there is an absolute truth in this world, and this absolute truth is the 'self-realization' of man. Since it is self-realization. Then people are all selfish, and the wealth they create is also selfish, and they are selfish for the sake of self-realization, which is a very correct thing, so we can draw a conclusion very lightly.
How to measure a person's morality in the real world?
In Ayn Rand's theory, it is not about how many good deeds you have done, not how kind and compassionate you are. And just look at one, that is. How much money do you make!
To put it simply, the more money you have, the higher your moral level!
You say, will these American elites worship Ayn Rand? Definitely, it must be, right? Whoever has more money has higher morality, and the people on Wall Street like to hear this the most, right? Who has more money than the people on Wall Street? So, they are the most morally noble!
Yes, even if they don't say it, they definitely agree with this in their hearts.
In the United States, although both the left and right factions are attacking Aynrand, and even the church is criticizing her, these people all buy Aynrand's books, and even in the education system, classrooms will require students to read Aynrand's works, to put it bluntly, brainwashing since childhood. Otherwise, would Ayn Rand's book be a big seller?
Therefore, since you Curtis are an American, you must know Anland, but at this time, Mr. Feng said directly and simply.
"You must know that the progress of our society is inseparable from the elites, and it is the elites who push it, and then the society advances. And now, our train needs elites, and Wilford and I are both contemporaries, and I am also suffering from nuclear radiation, and you can tell that I am a dying man. ”
At this point, everyone finally understood the importance of Feng Xiaogang's 'no makeup' appearance, this dictator, this emperor, it seems that it is not easy to do it!
And Feng Xiaogang continued: "We need elites, you are elites, elites who can push us forward! It should be said that the entire train needs you, and it can also be said that the entire human race needs you to protect this 'perpetual motion machine' of ours!"
It turned out that this was Mr. Feng's real purpose, and at this time, Mr. Feng also gave Curtis a metal pellet, which contained a small note.
HUMAN!
Human beings, this is the last meaning that Mr. Feng wants to convey!
"I know you're skeptical, you're hesitating, but don't think it's good to protect a perpetual motion machine. You have to do things that ordinary people can't do, just as we have to control the population. Gilliam agrees with this, and the whole Curtis riot is what I agreed with Gilliam, but you are better than we imagined, very good. ”
"Gilliam?"
"Hahaha, he must want you to kill me, because then you don't have to know the truth. But it's nothing, didn't he say it, it's better to have two hands, and it's more comfortable to pick up a woman. ”
These words destroyed a belief in Curtis's heart, it turned out that Gilliam and this Mr. Feng were all in the same group!
In fact, now everything is clear, we can't deny that Wilford and Mr. Feng are very bad, but in such a train, for the sake of the future of mankind, it seems that they can only do this, and they also pay the price, that is, they are radiated by the 'perpetual motion machine', but!
"Do I have to snatch other people's children too?" this is Curtis's last bottom line, because snatching children is the most direct trigger for this riot.
"Yes, there is no way, because although we really want to achieve the perfect 'control zhì', but that can't be done, so, for the sake of 'ecological balance', we have to snatch the children in the back compartment and assign them to the front carriage, as you can see, they are all a bunch of bastards who don't have a good life, and they can't have children. I despise them, too, but we have to maintain 'ecological balance'. ”
Snatching children, in Mr. Feng's mouth, is to maintain ecological balance.
Well, to be honest, here, this guy Wu Xiang is sarcastic.
But it also destroyed all of Curtis's beliefs, and he was now completely brainwashed, and he no longer had the fanatical eyes of a revolutionary, but was replaced by the ambition of a dictator!
"......" The audience felt a lot of chills, not in terms of temperature, but psychologically, because this is simply terrifying, has Curtis become an elite who promotes social development?
It seems to be right, but it makes people feel wrong, it is this psychological state that makes people feel unsafe and cold!
At this time, the picture switched to Yuna and Haiqing, and Yuna saw that it seemed that Haiqing's fingers moved...... (To be continued......)
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