Ayn Rand imagined a world
Where the gifted would rule
And the rest would accept their subordinate roles
Because the leaders would produce enough for everyone.
When the most fearsome animal is released,
His requirements are many,
And his satiation never reached,
As his territorial needs, matter and mind, expand.
The experimenter never entirely escapes his experiment,
So too, Rand’s Libertarian leader
Can become the biggest.
Although being the best requires no allegiance to materiality.
An unending appetite is its own justification.
The need to consume matter does not allow for introspection,
Merely genuflection to a false god.
Building a gigantic chariot does not expedite the search for truth.
Acceptance of the strong leader’s mission reflectively
Does not promise an honest search.
Alas, the best explorer for truth is never assured eventual insight,
But it is only he who engages in a meaningful hunt.
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