It's one of the most well known books of the twentieth century, but I had never read it. It was an assignment in some class back in highschool or college, I recall, but I got out of it. Anyhoo, Mrs Voice convinced me to read it after a conversation about Trumpian language. As usual, she was right.
I'm about 3/4 of the way through. Can't put it down.
I hope the real life Proles wake up soon.
"I can see it. You have more of the north in you than your brothers."
I read this a few years ago. Good read with horrible implications, as our world mirrors this to a tee. And have for quite some time, in my humble opinion. "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley is related I'm told, I haven't read it yet though. Thanks for the reminder! I will point out that Obama put in place The Ministry of Truth before he left office, so it's not just a Trumpish thing.
I read this a few years ago. Good read with horrible implications, as our world mirrors this to a tee. And have for quite some time, in my humble opinion. "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley is related I'm told, I haven't read it yet though. Thanks for the reminder!
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Brave New World, I remember. I found it to be pretty boring, but it has certainly inspired many conservative thinkers.
And yes! The parallels today are so obvious that it doesn't even read like fiction! Which is pretty sad.
I will point out that Obama put in place The Ministry of Truth before he left office, so it's not just a Trumpish thing.
If you're talking about the Countering Disinformation And Propaganda Act, I strongly disagree. Clearly, the past few years have demonstrated the harm such misinformation can accomplish, and unlike Trump, that bill was intended to curb such propaganda, rather than propagate it.
And that isn't a theory, and it isn't something that came from an alternative news website or facebook. Nope. That Donald Trump, himself, repeated and validated Russian propaganda is on the record and was stated under oath before congress, in response to questioning from a Republican member of the Senate Intelligence Committee:
"I can see it. You have more of the north in you than your brothers."
Brave New World, I remember. I found it to be pretty boring, but it has certainly inspired many conservative thinkers.
And yes! The parallels today are so obvious that it doesn't even read like fiction! Which is pretty sad.
I started BNW on my way home a few months ago, but was already very tired and didn't get far. Then it ended up in the to-read-book-pile (I love reading!) and forgot about it. Hope it's not imopssible to get through!
1984 gave me goosebomps all the way through and a sick feeling! As you say, not like fiction at all...
If you're talking about the Countering Disinformation And Propaganda Act, I strongly disagree.
That could be it, as I'm not american I don't really follow all those things very closely. Don't worry, I'm not a Trump fan. But then I generally don't trust politicians no matter the party, nor follow any party (we have quite the number). I see media full of propaganda in many countries, including my own country and the US, so it's already there. Not necessarily state sponsored, as personal bias can find it's way into anything, but some are. How much I'm not sure. Giving a goverment the authority to decide what is "truth" is something I find really scary as a principle. No matter the intention of those putting it in place, as it's easy to take advantage of. Sooner or later it will be. And I doubt any goverment is above using propaganda as much as possible. It's a slippery slope! Teaching people to check different sources (as in articles that are not identical, and many are) and weigh the information before making up their mind, is a far better solution in my opinion. Takes time of course, but well invested and serves the people in the long run. Not to mention investigative journalists with high integrity and platforms they can use.