[E. Pluribus Unum]

The inverse of “white privilege” is universal victimhood.

[strings6459]

One of the more prophetic things to me in 1984 is the accuracy of the effect of that kind of society on women.

[Dr.Deth]

Orwell will not be banned under the leftists. The problem is, they think it’s a manual rather than a warning.

[Thank You Rush]

I can’t say I’m sure what WHITE PRIVILEGE even means. We’re supposed to get with the program every time some imbecile comes up with a new term? Sure don’t know why the idiot obozo comes into office promising to be a president for ALL OF AMERICA and all of a sudden, WHITES are the enemy to everyone NOT WHITE!!! Odd how that happened! STUPID and RIDICULOUS!

[pepsi_junkie]

The basic idea of "white privilege" and "microagressions" is that even if a white person is not racist, they really are racist.

With white privilege YOU are racist because of the actions of other people. Cops don't watch you as hard, etc. With microagressions, YOU are racist because of the sensitivities of other people. So if you let a black person speak first in a meeting, your racist because you are putting him on the spot of having to start things off but if you don;t let a black person speak first you are racist because it shows you secretly don't trust him to do it. It's all about whatever random feeling they decide to attach to it. In fairness, the whole sexual harassment thing that began in the 90s set the stage for this by making every male afraid in most interactions with women in the workplace because of how they might take something you say, innocent or not, and their ability to wreck your career on the basis of those feelings. This is just the logical extension of that.

Bottom line, we're all horrible people if we're white.

[Larry381]

It's no secret that both George Orwell & H G Wells were both extremely prophetic.
One writes about altering historical facts to make the past conform to the ever-changing (politically correct) party line while the other write about Morlocks, ape-like troglodytes who live in darkness underground and surface only at night to prey on the (unarmed) Eloi.

[Aliska]

I think 1984 was required reading for my U of IA comm skills course. I really got engrossed in it. Along with it I read Down and Out in London and Paris, something at the top of the world, and I skipped one about growing up in New Guinea, possibly by Margaret Mead.

Maybe I should read 1984 again, but I see how much of it has proven prophetic. I never cared to read Animal Farm or any other books where animals are personified.

[TribalPrincess2U]

Just try and find the ORIGINAL 1984 book. The original book!

[metmom]

Why read it when we’re living it?

[aquila48]

No - more like “Brave New World”.

[JayAr36]

Don’t have to read it, WE ARE LIVING IT!

[bmwcyle]

Or open your eyes, you are living it.