I wonder if even Orwell could have predicted that his book itself would become the subject of its own kind of doublethink, where readers insist that 1984 was not a critique of Communism which (much to the denial of its proponents) must be totalitarian, but instead a critique of "Corporatism."
I loved it when they would have an all day Great Books festival on TLC.
Nyorm don't care
Its so shameful that I only managed to read this book a few weeks ago, I think it should be required reading for everyone at somepoint.
I wonder if even Orwell could have predicted that his book itself would become the subject of its own kind of doublethink, where readers insist that 1984 was not a critique of Communism which (much to the denial of its proponents) must be totalitarian, but instead a critique of "Corporatism."
War is peace
Freedom is slavery
Ignorance is strength
@alexthelizardking You can find copies. There's Amazon and eBay, or you can get lucky in Best Buy
is there a great books dvd?
some
I think it not only warns against the human lust for total power, but the ability of a system to bring out the worst in people.
We are slowly getting the way of the book ,camera`s everywhere `doctored` BBC scripts, addiction`s to lottery ticket`s, whistle-blowing etc.
@tangcameo I used to love the marathons when I was in college. They did them on the weekends, and I was SET for two days!
I thought winston was a member of the outer party.
@LeonidasIII300 Communism is not stalinism.
Where's the proper American version?
full agreement :)
so cool
You suck lol