Myra
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Sun Nov-02-03 02:49 PM
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What does everyone think of 1984? |
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Now that we're living it.
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Sun Nov-02-03 02:51 PM
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1. It's double plus good! |
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Sun Nov-02-03 02:55 PM
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2. I feel more like we're living "Farenheit 451" - in that story |
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the people seem to relish being sheep.
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Sun Nov-02-03 02:55 PM
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I like "Jump" and "Hot For Teacher" best.
Van Halen RULES!!!
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Sun Nov-02-03 11:29 PM
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11. I attended that album's concert. |
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DLR remains the king of arena rock.
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Sun Nov-02-03 03:00 PM
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4. That's where I derived my screen name |
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Here's a searchable version of the book online: http://www.online-literature.com/orwell/1984/
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Sun Nov-02-03 03:03 PM
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5. Orwell's family should sue the regime for copyright violation |
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And they might want to join up with Kafka's folks and make it a class action suit.
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Sun Nov-02-03 03:09 PM
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7. Great music and pop culture that year |
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and the way things are going now, Ronald Reagan would be an improvement.
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Sun Nov-02-03 03:26 PM
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8. Re-read it in early '01 |
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about the time the panic attacks kicked in.
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Sun Nov-02-03 10:39 PM
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9. Seems More like Brave New World |
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We have been lulled into accepting and desiring our fate. There is very little need for coercion in America today;we have abdicated our civic responsibilities in lieu fo seeking pleasure, materialism, and entertainment. It's true that there is Orwellian "Newspeak" everywhere but from what I have seen, its not likely most people would be any more pro-active to change even if they are faced with the truth about how marginlized we have become.
God Help us all!
AH1970
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Sun Nov-02-03 11:24 PM
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10. I agree we are in "The Brave new world" not 1984 |
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Orwell is grinning from the grave with envy at Huxley’s accuracy at calling our society today. A must read is BNW Revisited it is far more chilling than Orwell’s 1984.
Why is it more chilling? More of Huxley’s Prophetic predictions have come true. Huxley predicted that we (the bewildered herd) would grow to love our servitude; Orwell thought it would be forced upon us.
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