Hi rjkford, edit for unwanted spell correct
My wife and I have been watching AS part 1,,2,3
This week and she has a hard time with the characters being played by different actors.
Doesn't bother me to much as I am trying to see which I liked the best.Overall 2 thumbs up.

"positive step toward organizing a Gulch somewhere."
I like to fancy one is already started, and I just haven't heard about it. It starts as a zona franca where a startup put its headquarters so founders and employees from several countries can bypass immigration issues and all work in the same office. We only hear about it when they have a successful IPO, and some of the founders set up an incubator and angel fund and invest in an mentor other startups in the zone. At that point the host country starts looking for ways to tax the jobs and wealth generated without killing the goose laying the golden eggs. The people there then have a struggle on their hands: How much liberty can they keep? Only at this point it becomes a news story. I fancy it's happening right now, but I won't hear about it until the IPO and subsequent political/legal battle starts.

Objectivism, living as an Objectivist, AR based movies or series (if they're real possibilities). I'm done with politics as a subject though I'm highly interested in anti-human and anti-Individual Natural Rights government actions by any or all actors.

And we mustn't leave out Kilts or the proper application of whip tips. :>)

Not enough of the population uses utube. It needs to be a home big screen production that can be recorded for future watching. With the new political environment advertisers could be found.

Agreed. A mini-series gives the time to develop the story and the Galt speech could be a separate episode. Let people watch it on YouTube.

The Series. The movies were good, but too disjointed. The time between them and the different cast could be overlooked by us in here, but we need to appeal to the general population. A 6 to 10 part miniseries on something like the History Channel or the like could be a venue that could reach a much larger audience.

Interesting. Thank you.

I am a little concerned that Trump and some of his appointees will be mistakenly called Objectivist or Randian.

Thank you.

Thanks. I enjoy talking Politics but it's good to take a break occasionally.

We do have a going Galt category. I'm thinking a lot of people are taking a "wait and see" approach to Trump. Always good to be prepared.

What I'd most like to see is a positive step toward organizing a Gulch somewhere.

Good one. Thank you.

I'll believe it when I see it. After all, Trump is more of a deal-maker than anything else, and even Reagan was entirely unable to cut back Washington's bureaucracy because he compromised too much. We need to be all over Trump at every opportunity to ensure he keeps his promises to gut or kill agencies. Especially EPA.

I would say we all got a bit of a reprieve for 4 years, hopefully, from advancing socialism. We should use this time to combat socialism as an ideal (very difficult I would say). Atlas Shrugged didnt do it, and I am not sure we can be successful. Once this 4 year stint is done, I suspect another big time socialist will be president and the pendulum will swing back to teh left

How to carve out a life in an increasingly socialist world

Aside from the overdone ideological back-and-forth, there is actually a reason to discuss politics in the Gulch this year. Many of Trump's appointees and advisors, along with a few congressmen and senators, have publicly stated their admiration for Ayn Rand. Even though most of them are not closely associated with the Objectivist movement, it will be interesting to track their political activities and see to what extent their actual policies match their words.

I agree.

I don't mind how politics can affect philosophy, but I think we're going to see enough US tax relief and shrinkage of government that the angst that has driven a lot of us to this forum is going to probably at least minimally subside for a while.

I'm not a protectionist either, but we've been swinging too far for too long in the direction of helping everyone but ourselves.

Movies. Definitely NOT Politics!

I'd like to see more articles/posts relating objectivism to life strategies. Also, it's fun to work on moral dilemmas from an objectivist viewpoint.

Apply Obj.ism to issues. E.g. keep political discussion connected to philosophy vs. mere subjective debate.

Hi Snoogoo. There was talk about a mini series and then a movie. Looking forward to hearing more about it.

Thanks CG.

There's a movie coming? Wow I haven't been back her in the gulch in a long time.. oops.

I agree with OA that "politics are covered sufficiently now.".

I like posts that relate Ayn Rand's ideas to some subject in a way that makes me see that subject in a new way.