1984 Quote
Submitted by wes_h on Mon, 09/19/2011 - 13:07Still haven't read it, it's next after I finish Slaughterhouse Five, but I did see it on Greenwald's Salon.com story and it's too good to not bear repeating:
"War prisoners apart, the average citizen of Oceania never sets eyes on a citizen of either Eurasia or Eastasia, and he is forbidden the knowledge of foreign languages. If he were allowed contact with foreigners he would discover that they are creatures similar to himself and that most of what he has been told about them is lies. The sealed world in which he lives would be broken, and the fear, hatred, and self-righteousness on which his morale depends might evaporate. . ."
- 1984
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Its all about programing the masses to your agenda
Manufactor consent and control the ideology of americans through its educational system. My whole education from elementary to undergraduate school was that government is good and solve all our problems. Central economic planning is god. Austrian economics and history support otherwise.
1984
Definitely one of those books that will forever rearrange your thinking. Some of my highlights:
"The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism"
2 + 2 = 5, and Winston finally believing it
Doublethink
Newspeak
The Memory Hole
The answer to Winston's question..."Why?"
Orwell (Eric Blair) was a disenchanted socialist. Tormented by the ever-present shadow of looming death by consumption, 1984 is his 'big reveal' into the Progressive's hive-mind.
It's mind blowing considering it was written in 1948.
Slaughterhouse V is exceptional and a terrific anti-war book. Vonnegut, another disenchanted socialist, laments futility itself. A science fiction book about ALLIED atrocities against German civilians...what balls Vonnegut had.
If you like those 2 then you will like Brave New World as well. Huxley came from the elite class and reveals exactly what the Progressives have in mind: eugenics, control by dumbing us down, and an Indian Style caste system.
Still haven't read 1984
I have the book but still haven't read it.
READ IT
What are you waiting for?
This post,
and the article linked [below] caused me to create this picture: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150312285828702&l=e...
Check it out and let me know what you think...
Niiiice
Likey
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When
When is one of the "Bad" Americans the people on the pay rolls the media and the people intentionally doing this stuff going to break ranks and decide that they Love their Country more then themselves and their money that's what I am wondering. I know its going to happen I am just wondering when.
Please delete my account Due to Mr.Nystom rewriting one of my post under my name.
Always thought this one was scary....
a nation of warriors and fanatics, marching forward in perfect unity, all thinking the same thoughts and shouting the same slogans, perpetually working, fighting, triumphing, persecuting - three hundred million people all with the same face." Part 1, Chapter 7, pg. 77
Yes we can! Yes we can! Yes
Yes we can! Yes we can! Yes we can!
The waking up manual: http://www.dailypaul.com/168937/the-waking-up-manual-how-to-...
Another brilliant quote
cited in the article:
"The war is waged by each ruling group against its own subjects, and the object of the war is not to make or prevent conquests of territory, but to keep the structure of society intact."
Party Manual attr. to Emmanuel Goldstein.
Article must read:
http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2011/09/10...
Book must read again.
It Sounds...
very much as though this paragraph has described the emotional, rational, and spiritual hard-wiring of Sean Hannity.
"It does not take a majority to prevail but rather an irate, tireless minority keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men."
--Samuel Adams
Hell yes it does
That dude is all about rhetoric that kills. The last thing he wants are for his listeners to catch on to this concept. Good-bye ad revenue.
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Interesting Take on the Last Line.....
The sealed world in which he lives would be broken, and the fear, hatred, and self-righteousness on which his morale depends might evaporate. . ."
Even though the world of today is not sealed, many Americans minds are never the less. Let's look at the neo-cons. Their still all crazed about people in the middle east as being raised as dangerous psyco terrorists that can't wait to attack the people in America because they are "free"..... FREE BULL SHIT!
AND it is this mind warped thought that allows all the mid east wars to continue.....
All EVIL is being done in the guise of "Some people being better than others." Because: Some ainmals are more equal than other animals. -Animal Farm-
What the? > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MTIwY3_-ks
"They're a different type of human" Mentality
Exactly. People think that those guys are just different types of humans, "nothing at all like me!" they'll say. If they only spoke to them, or saw them and their families at the playground, on the merry go round and playing in the sand. We're all incredibly similar when it boils down to the basics. If they saw the humans over there they'd wonder how we can wipe them out and cheer.
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Yep.....
This is why people learning the truth about 911 is soooooooooo important. People learn the truth and all this B.S. stops.
The Truth Will Set Us Free!
All EVIL is being done in the guise of "Some people being better than others." Because: Some ainmals are more equal than other animals. -Animal Farm-
What the? > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MTIwY3_-ks
Hits hard at home doesn't it...
On a similar note...the kids and I were hanging out Saturday watching some cartoons on netflix. My 5 year old came across the newest version of Animal Farm and wanted to watch it. I was so impressed with just how much of it she understood. Of course it wasn't on the government type level, but she understood what was happening within the farm. It really hit me when she asked why all the animals just wanted to watch television while their farm fell apart and the pigs took over. She also caught on real quick when the rules were made, and then slowly started changing to enslave some but not others. She told me that animals can't be truly equal, of some are more equal than others.
I'm starting to think that this home schooling is great. I go through heck with the people around me, but that is all about recess it seems. I have actual and true concerns about the current educational/indoctrination system, and they are concerned with whether or not she has enough play time with little kids. So I say it all boils down to recess, and they say it has nothing to do with recess... arrgghhhhhh!
So now we have Campfire, dance classes, painting classes, weekly library trips, and weekly museum/zoo trips. Can we stop playing yet damnit!!! :O)
You may have already seen this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjOXT_KSFhA
My favorite part is: I'm sorry, Mathew 5:22 limits any further response on my part...
That is freaking great!
That lady sounds just like the family members that I have gone around and round with...BUT WHAT ABOUT RECESS????? absolutely kills me.
Thanks a million for pointing this out to me! I love it.
That was awesome
"It all boils down to recess" lol, such a good insight! I remember reading Animal Farm in HS, but want to revisit that as well. So much to read!!
I hope I can home school my kids when I have them, at least until Jr High or High School. At least.
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