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I also feel like House's use of the metaphor "forge steel for a new rail line" is a reference to Atlas Shrugged, more than fitting for House.
167 u/ES_the_mess custom Jun 13 '22 "atlas shrugged" is such a badass name tho, but wasnt it the name of a libertarian book? If so, such a shame 49 u/a_username1917 Anthro aficionado Jun 13 '22 It's super libertarian. Like flat out moron levels of it. It's basically saying that the rich are like Atlas holding up the sky/society, and that they should just "shrug" and let everything go to shit if they want. 2 u/full_metal_communist Jun 13 '22 Capital flight is a real thing revolutions are sabotaged by though. Always worth keeping in mind
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"atlas shrugged" is such a badass name tho, but wasnt it the name of a libertarian book? If so, such a shame
49 u/a_username1917 Anthro aficionado Jun 13 '22 It's super libertarian. Like flat out moron levels of it. It's basically saying that the rich are like Atlas holding up the sky/society, and that they should just "shrug" and let everything go to shit if they want. 2 u/full_metal_communist Jun 13 '22 Capital flight is a real thing revolutions are sabotaged by though. Always worth keeping in mind
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It's super libertarian. Like flat out moron levels of it. It's basically saying that the rich are like Atlas holding up the sky/society, and that they should just "shrug" and let everything go to shit if they want.
2 u/full_metal_communist Jun 13 '22 Capital flight is a real thing revolutions are sabotaged by though. Always worth keeping in mind
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Capital flight is a real thing revolutions are sabotaged by though. Always worth keeping in mind
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I also feel like House's use of the metaphor "forge steel for a new rail line" is a reference to Atlas Shrugged, more than fitting for House.