1984
- By Chesterton
- UK and Ireland
- 5 Replies
My intent here is not to pick on the U.K. Public video surveillance is everywhere these days. But I had heard about London even in the early '90's, I believe. I thought it strange that that would come about in the land that gave us the story about a world where there was even surveillance inside private homes. I was wondering if Orwell's writings were still relevant, or have been forgotten over there."I'LL STOP CALLING THIS ADMINISTRATION "ORWELLIAN" WHEN THEY STOP USING 1984 AS AN OPERATIONS MANUAL" -Op-Ed Columnist: Get Me Rewrite!: February 6, 2004 OP By PAUL KRUGMAN
"Seventeen years later than expected, 1984 has arrived." -Bush's Orwellian Address: Happy New Year! It's 1984 Published on Saturday, September 22, 2001 by CommonDreams.org by Jacob Levich
"As President Bush wages his war against terrorism and moves to create a huge homeland security apparatus, he appears to be borrowing heavily, if not ripping off ideas outright, from George Orwell. The work in question is 1984, the prophetic novel about a government that controls the masses by spreading propaganda, cracking down on subversive thought and altering history to suit its needs. It was intended to be read as a warning about the evils of totalitarianism -- not a how-to manual" -Learning To Love Big Brother by Dan Klutzman (Washing Political Correspondent) July 2002
We have "thought crime" in the U.S., but I do have to say that when it comes to thought crime, ya'll are way ahead of the game, right up there with North Korea and China, IMO.
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