Agreed, sure the wives would have quite a bit to discuss and that I would like to avoid lol. Francisco is easily one of my favorite characters in any book, love part in Atlas when he and Hank Rearden work together to dam up the furnace, the way Rand described his movements in throwing the fire clay was that of a dancer, she made their work seem like the most beautiful ballet, truly amazing.
Jim Taggarts wedding is a work of art all the way through. So many plot lines converge into what you reference, the money question. Francisco’s impeccable logic and reasoning are so foreign to the “elites” that they turn away in horror, like Spanish inquisitors hearing true blasphemy. How often have we seen this played out in real life over the past 3-4 years? Truth tellers became pariahs to society and, to the brainwashed masses, their messages became conspiracies no good citizen would ever believe.
"My wife claims I'm a debater about everything and, while I'll never admit it, she's right."
Let's not let our Mrs. People meet up anytime so. Deal?
"(waiting on the equivalent of the Taggart Bridge collapse to happen)"
When they Nationalize d'Anconia Copper, hide the women and children.
Agreed, sure the wives would have quite a bit to discuss and that I would like to avoid lol. Francisco is easily one of my favorite characters in any book, love part in Atlas when he and Hank Rearden work together to dam up the furnace, the way Rand described his movements in throwing the fire clay was that of a dancer, she made their work seem like the most beautiful ballet, truly amazing.
"Francisco is easily one of my favorite characters in any book"
Galt is deservedly the hero. But Francisco's Money Speech is the greatest passage in the book and one of my favorite from all books.
https://www.capitalismmagazine.com/2002/08/franciscos-money-speech/
Jim Taggarts wedding is a work of art all the way through. So many plot lines converge into what you reference, the money question. Francisco’s impeccable logic and reasoning are so foreign to the “elites” that they turn away in horror, like Spanish inquisitors hearing true blasphemy. How often have we seen this played out in real life over the past 3-4 years? Truth tellers became pariahs to society and, to the brainwashed masses, their messages became conspiracies no good citizen would ever believe.
"How often have we seen this played out in real life over the past 3-4 years?"
Too often. It's like the bad guys think AS is a How-To manual and not the cautionary tale it's intended to be.