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The Rise of Huxwell
The Rise of Huxwell Two dystopias are better than one… = HUXWELL Noam Chomsky stopped just one rung shy of perfection with his illuminating book, Manufacturing Consent, about how commercial media work as extensions of government and corporate power to manufacture the consent of the masses. Likewise, Matt Taibbi’s title, Hate, Inc. is a near-perfect indictment of cable and […]
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 […]
If You Believe
IF YOU BELIEVE If you believed they put a man on the moon Man on the moon If you believe there’s nothing up his sleeve Then nothing is cool REM – Man on the Moon The REM song Man on the Moon, released in 1992, is a haunting melancholy tune, with Andy Kaufmann and his […]
Are We Already Living In A Brave New World? – Huxley’s Warning To The World
Are We Already Living In A Brave New World? – Huxley’s Warning To The World In the 21st century, how far away are we from Huxley’s dystopian vision of the future? “It seems to me that the nature of the ultimate revolution with which we are now faced is precisely this: That we are in […]
The War on Science and the 20th Century Descent of Man
The War on Science and the 20th Century Descent of Man Huxley makes it crystal clear that he considers the world to be overpopulated, and that science and progress cannot be free to advance without limits. In Part 1 the question was discussed what was Aldous’ real intention in writing the Brave New World; was it meant […]
Cascade of Consequences
CASCADE OF CONSEQUENCES “There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.” – George Orwell 1984 “People will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people’s minds.” – Frank Zappa Orwell and Zappa’s words of wisdom have […]
Orwell & Huxley’s Warnings to the World
ORWELL & HUXLEY’S WARNINGS TO THE WORLD As George Orwell neared his death, he made one final warning to planet Earth and every human on it. Scarily, we are seeing human beings demand their own enslavement and that of others which was exactly what Orwell said would happen. The woman interviewing Orwell from his death […]
See You on the Dark Side of the Moon
SEE YOU ON THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON And if the cloud bursts thunder in your earYou shout and no one seems to hearAnd if the band you’re in starts playing different tunesI’ll see you on the dark side of the moon Brain Damage, Pink Floyd And if the dam breaks open many years […]
Technology: Distracting, Disturbing, Deceiving & Deluding Ourselves to Death
TECHNOLOGY: DISTRACTING, DISTURBING, DECEIVING & DELUDING OURSELVES TO DEATH “What Huxley teaches is that in the age of advanced technology, spiritual devastation is more likely to come from an enemy with a smiling face than from one whose countenance exudes suspicion and hate. In the Huxleyan prophecy, Big Brother does not watch us, by his […]
Mad World
MAD WORLD And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take When people run in circles it’s a very very Mad world, mad world The haunting Gary Jules […]
Why Orwell Is Superior to Huxley
Why Orwell Is Superior to Huxley One of the frequent comparisons that comes up in the Dissident Right is who was more correct or prescient, Orwell or Huxley. In fact, as the only truly oppressed intellectual group, the Dissident Right are the only ones in a position to offer a valid opinion on this, as […]
Brave New World Revisited and the Disease of Over-Organization
Brave New World Revisited and the Disease of Over-Organization When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists; but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and […]
Prisons of Pleasure or Pain: Huxley’s “Brave New World” vs. Orwell’s “1984”
Prisons of Pleasure or Pain: Huxley’s “Brave New World” vs. Orwell’s “1984” Definition of UTOPIA 1: an imaginary and indefinitely remote place 2: a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions 3: an impractical scheme for social improvement Definition of DYSTOPIA 1: an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often […]
