People are NOT EQUAL. I don't think people should share unless it's in their self-interest. And democracy... well that's just the magic word, isn't it? Everyone loves 'democracy'... the system that keeps the superior at the will of the inferior. I denounce fascism in all forms but it would still be better than the collective that this man envisions.
Orwell was taught to American school kids in a way that emphasised his anti-Stalinism ,yet did not mention that he was a democratic socialist to the end..this is like teaching people about the life of Martin Luther King without teaching that he was in favour of racial equality.Orwell was a lifelong supporter of the Labour Party,whose response to the unfolding Cold War was to suggest that Britain be part of a socialist state of Europe..
We in a violent and continuously changing world. History is full of wonderful figures who have strived to bring justice and fairness to as many as possible. So far, Capitalism has succeded better than all other systems. We must give up a measure of invidual freedom while enjoying the huge benefits Capitalism has given us: Better Health, Longer Life, Hundreds of Gagets that make life easy & fun, and accept that Finance Moguls naturally rule over us!
It's funny with the imagery and interviews they make Orwell out to be a far right wing commie basher. Orwell was way LEFT WING. "He had no party line"--bullshit. Wondering if he'd have supported the Iraq War--for Christ's sake, no, you fucking dipshit.
@profd65 Just being left wing doesn't mean you'd be anti-war. Look at the Soviet Union. They were extremely far left, yet still had a lot of needless wars like in Afghanistan.
@profd65 From Orwell's essay "Why I Write": The Spanish war and other events in 1936-37 turned the scale and thereafter I knew where I stood. Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I understand it.
I haven't read that essay, but I can tell you're taking that line out of context: Orwell would never have said anything like "Pacifism is objectively pro-Fascist" unless he were talking about a specific case where fascism was a grave threat that needed to be met. You make it seem like according to Orwell we need to be constantly waging war against absolutely everybody; that to be peaceful is itself pro-fascist.
@profd65 You were referring to someone's suggestion that he would not have supported the Iraq war. That's why I quoted what he wrote in his essay "Why I Write" in which he said , " ... I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism... ". In case of regimes such as Iraq, and North Korea, it would be incorrect to point out that he would have supported a non-interventionist policy.
@profd65 You don't have to agree with everything that Orwell wrote. He was against the fascist regimes in Germany, Italy and Spain. He was anti-imperialist also in the case of Burma, India and other colonies but he also pointed out to the intelligentsia (mostly on the left) that the war against fascism cannot be characterized as being imperialist.
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People are NOT EQUAL. I don't think people should share unless it's in their self-interest. And democracy... well that's just the magic word, isn't it? Everyone loves 'democracy'... the system that keeps the superior at the will of the inferior. I denounce fascism in all forms but it would still be better than the collective that this man envisions.
quidnick 2 weeks ago
Orwell was taught to American school kids in a way that emphasised his anti-Stalinism ,yet did not mention that he was a democratic socialist to the end..this is like teaching people about the life of Martin Luther King without teaching that he was in favour of racial equality.Orwell was a lifelong supporter of the Labour Party,whose response to the unfolding Cold War was to suggest that Britain be part of a socialist state of Europe..
BLUEHIPPO47 3 weeks ago
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We in a violent and continuously changing world. History is full of wonderful figures who have strived to bring justice and fairness to as many as possible. So far, Capitalism has succeded better than all other systems. We must give up a measure of invidual freedom while enjoying the huge benefits Capitalism has given us: Better Health, Longer Life, Hundreds of Gagets that make life easy & fun, and accept that Finance Moguls naturally rule over us!
Avalon400 1 month ago
holy shit did anyone see te guys teeth @ 3:00 ?
itsericnesbihal 1 month ago
the irony its the thought police
joebstarsurfer 1 month ago
It's funny with the imagery and interviews they make Orwell out to be a far right wing commie basher. Orwell was way LEFT WING. "He had no party line"--bullshit. Wondering if he'd have supported the Iraq War--for Christ's sake, no, you fucking dipshit.
profd65 3 months ago 10
@profd65 Just being left wing doesn't mean you'd be anti-war. Look at the Soviet Union. They were extremely far left, yet still had a lot of needless wars like in Afghanistan.
Failcard 2 months ago
@profd65 From Orwell's essay "Why I Write": The Spanish war and other events in 1936-37 turned the scale and thereafter I knew where I stood. Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I understand it.
karangmail15 1 month ago
@profd65 From Orwell's essay "Pacifism and the War": Pacifism is objectively pro-Fascist.
karangmail15 1 month ago
@karangmail15
I haven't read that essay, but I can tell you're taking that line out of context: Orwell would never have said anything like "Pacifism is objectively pro-Fascist" unless he were talking about a specific case where fascism was a grave threat that needed to be met. You make it seem like according to Orwell we need to be constantly waging war against absolutely everybody; that to be peaceful is itself pro-fascist.
profd65 1 month ago
@profd65 You were referring to someone's suggestion that he would not have supported the Iraq war. That's why I quoted what he wrote in his essay "Why I Write" in which he said , " ... I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism... ". In case of regimes such as Iraq, and North Korea, it would be incorrect to point out that he would have supported a non-interventionist policy.
karangmail15 1 month ago
@profd65 You don't have to agree with everything that Orwell wrote. He was against the fascist regimes in Germany, Italy and Spain. He was anti-imperialist also in the case of Burma, India and other colonies but he also pointed out to the intelligentsia (mostly on the left) that the war against fascism cannot be characterized as being imperialist.
karangmail15 1 month ago
@profd65 who knows, the only thing you have is an inference
itsericnesbihal 1 month ago
How About Burma for 1984 - more precisely?!
henrysoul1 4 months ago
this guy looks tedious lol
imgordonfreeman 1 year ago
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carsanookdotcom 1 year ago
You're a champion for posting this, thanks
Oscar301 1 year ago 5