“If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood running down his chest, his knees buckling, his arms trembling but still trying to hold the world aloft with the last of his strength, and the greater his effort the heavier the world bore down upon his shoulders - What would you tell him?"
I…don't know. What…could he do? What would you tell him?"
To shrug.”
― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
What happens when Atlas shrugs?
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January 20, 2017
"My fellow Americans," President Greyson began with confidence and conviction in his voice, "it is with great honor that I begin, on this day, my first term as President of these United States of America." The man wore a standard politician's garb: a black suit layered over a white shirt and a blue, red-striped tie. He paused a moment and gently floated his very strong gaze across the massive crowd around him, waiting, as if for the words travel to each individual ear before continuing. "It is also, with great pride, that I present the solution that America so desperately needs, just I said I would. The solution that will get America's middle and lower class the jobs they so desperately need and deserve. The solution that will stop greedy big businesses from soaking up all the money that the people need. The solution that will reignite our economy and put America back on top. The Liberty Plan."
It is a time of stagnation and depression in America. In the last two years, unemployment has risen to 18% and the United States' national debt has reached $30 trillion, with a $3 trillion yearly deficit. The American people wanted a real change. But is what is most wanted really what is best?
Hello, RPers. I am attempting once again to gauge interest in an RP about the fall of America. We shall RP as regular (or not so regular) people in the United States during this time of crisis.
For now, my requirements are, as far as length/quality, mid-high-casual (Spellcheck and decent-length paragraphs). Once I get enough people (THAT WILL ACTUALLY JOIN), I will go more in-depth in the OOC.
Takers?
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