Somewhere, George Orwell isn't smiling. He'd no doubt be appalled, and a little nonplused, by the accuracy of his speculations in Nineteen Eighty-Four. In the novel, you'll recall, the deliberate impoverishment of the ordinary "proles" and the Outer Party types was a matter of INGSOC policy, a theme underscored by the general shabbiness of Orwell's dystopia, what with the constant shortages and the way thing always seemed to be literally and physically falling apart. Particularly striking is the Orwellian presentiment that the world of the future is bound to be poorer and, simultaneously, engaged in constant warfare.
More gloom and doom from Justin Raimondo. The light at the end of the tunnel is definitely a locomotive heading straight for us.
You may be interested in reading the article, Orwellian America 911 and the Road to Iran, found here
ReplyDeletethat discusses the increasingly orwellian, surveillance society in the U.S, the ongoing wars for profit, and the facts of living in the post 911 world.
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