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The Purpose Of War According To George Orwell (1984)
The Purpose Of War According To George Orwell (1984) Some food for thought from George Orwell’s ‘1984’… Does anything really ever change? (emphasis ours) The primary aim of modern warfare is to use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living. Ever since the end of the nineteenth century, the problem […]
The Greatest Trick Big Brother Ever Pulled
The Greatest Trick Big Brother Ever Pulled “The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist” is a quote generally attributed to Charles Baudelaire – or possibly Keyser Söze depending on who you ask on the internet. Something similar can be said about Big Brother. When you think about what […]
Slouching Towards 1984
Slouching Towards 1984 Orwell could not have imagined the swiftness in which the Left has exerted control over our body politic In George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984,” he portrays English society – renamed Oceania – as a futuristic version of the 1940s Soviet Union. In this invented society that Orwell calls IngSoc – English Socialism […]
It’s Not a Lie If You Believe It
IT’S NOT A LIE IF YOU BELIEVE IT “The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.” – George Orwell, 1984 “Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth.” ― Aldous Huxley, Brave New World I wish I could go through a day without having to […]
Welcome to 1984
Welcome to 1984 I’ve been addressing the war on cash lately, and for good reason. While everyone’s attention is focused on the war in Ukraine, inflation and the Supreme Court, government plans to eliminate cash are accelerating. For example, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are coming even faster than many anticipated. The digital yuan is […]
Exactly Which Dystopian Novel Are We Living In?
Exactly Which Dystopian Novel Are We Living In? There’s a debate going on among the disaffected/terrified over which dystopian novel we’re now living in. As John Rubino remarks, some point to social media addiction and designer drugs to suggest Brave New World. Others see mass surveillance and pandemic lockdowns as putting us squarely in 1984. Still others cite […]
Orwell’s 1984 Prophecies
Orwell’s 1984 Prophecies
Living in a Potemkin World
LIVING IN A POTEMKIN WORLD “Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in […]
Delta variant throws the world back into Orwellian autocracy
Delta variant throws the world back into Orwellian autocracy Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, risks to your prosperity… and on occasion, inspiring poetic justice. Doctors could lose medical licenses if they spread vaccine “misinformation” […]
NY Times Calls For Biden to Appoint “Reality Czar” to Fight “Misinformation”
NY Times Calls For Biden to Appoint “Reality Czar” to Fight “Misinformation” Here comes the Ministry of Truth. Drew Angerer via Getty Images/Composite The New York Times has amplified claims by “experts” who are calling for Joe Biden to appoint a “reality czar,” prompting critics to compare the idea to the Ministry of Truth in […]
“1984” Has Come to China
“1984” Has Come to China You’re probably familiar with George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four; (it’s often published as 1984). It was written in 1948; the title comes from reversing the last two digits in 1948. The novel describes a world of three global empires, Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia, in a constant state of war. Orwell […]
How’s That Alternative Reality Working Out For You?
How’s That Alternative Reality Working Out For You? Two plus two equals four. Epstein didn’t kill himself. At the end of 1984, Slavery is Freedom, two plus two equals five, and Winston Smith loves Big Brother. The Party has destroyed Smith’s mind, he embraces whatever narratives it promulgates. The fictive Party has solved the conundrum that […]
