Clarity?

John Galt's speech in this week's reading comes just in the nick of time; the world is nearing a catastrophic failure due to the neglect and malevolence of the "looters". Galt, acting as the voice of reason for society, reprimands the licentious civilization as if it were a small child who had just done something wrong. He does say some powerful things, things such as "every period ruled by mystics was an era of stagnation and want, when most men were on strike against existence, working for less than their barest survival, leaving nothing but scraps for their rulers to loot", and "through centuries of scourges and disasters, brought about by your code of morality, you have cried that your code had been broken, that the scourges were punishment for breaking it, that men were too weak and too selfish to spill all the blood it required. You damned men, you damned existence, you damned this earth, but never dared to question your code. Your victims took the blame and struggled on, with your curses as reward for their martyrdom - while you went on crying that your code was noble, but human nature was not good enough to practice it. And no one rose to ask the question: Good? - by what standard?" Galt brings some valid points, such as how the looters of this world have set the bar so low that it cannot be raised again. Galt does criticize the government and the people in charge. But does he have the right to do so? I mean, he has been away from society for a long time, yet here he comes, acting like a savior to society, trying to make them realize their wrongs. He has always had the ability and the means to make the rest of the world a better place, yet he chooses to hide away in Atlantis. This makes me question whether or not Galt truly wants to help society...

One more thing: If Galt believes that he can make a difference in the world, why does he want everyone to go on strike? If he does want to fix things, why just make everything slow to a stop? Progress needs people pushing it forward to actually make it progress (if that makes any sense); otherwise, no innovation occurs, the economy remains stagnant, and everyone loses a sense of duty towards a cause. Galt may sound like the savior, but he might have other intentions...