Tuesday, September 20, 2005

All Orwell's Works

All of George Orwell's writings online. The author of 1984 and Animal Farm (i.e. the Bush Administration) had some accurately prescient ideas about the present-day world half a century ago. The three tenets of Big Brother from his novel '1984' are eerily reflected in modern life:

1) War is Peace
2) Freedom is Slavery
3) Ignorance is Strength

“I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace.” - George W. Bush

Orwell was already furious at Cheney's lapdog Bush 50 years before they were appointed by the Supreme Court as a scourge on the planet.

Orwell is always great autumn Saturday afternoon reading - his intelligence and caustic wit make you look at the world in a new way, regardless of your beliefs.