John's Muse

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I see a metaphor in Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged railroad tunnel scene. In the book, the railroad is now being run by incompetent people. There is an eight-mile-long train tunnel in Colorado. In such a tunnel, there is not enough air for a coal-burning train to make it through. It must be a diesel. They always keep a diesel at the tunnel for that purpose. But a big wig has commandeered that diesel for a private train. The railroad staff are afraid of losing their jobs. In the choice between following orders and employment, they follow orders. The engineer quits, knowing the engine will explode if sent into the tunnel. Another engineer, drunk, says he’ll take it through. The passengers are entirely unaware of the situation. Whoever is in charge follows orders and sends the train into the tunnel. The engine explodes, causing the tunnel to collapse, killing everyone. They don’t even try to reach the train. It’s left abandoned in the collapsed tunnel.
I feel MAGA voters have forced us all onto the train and we’re heading into the tunnel.
I feel MAGA voters have forced us all onto the train and we’re heading into the tunnel.
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