[MtnClimber]

It is like Groundhog Day where every day is April 1, 1984.

[piytar]

Most of us rational people took Orwell’ writings as warnings. 1984 is mentioned here. Animal Farm also counts.

The left took them as playbooks. And have executed.

[nopardons]

BTTT

[McGruff]

[Bon of Babble]

Orwell was right, of course, he was just off by a few years.

[aquila48]

The most depressing thing about “1984” is that at the end the system wins and Winston loves big brother.

[William of Barsoom]

One Christmas recently, I gave my grandson and grandaughter each a hardcover four-book set I assembled for them. “1984,” “Brave New World,” “Fahrenheit 451,” and “Animal Farm.”
Their mother intercepted and confiscated the books, and told the kids she’d give them to them, “a little later, when you’re ready.”

He’s in high school, she’s in college.

* fap * (said Major Hoople.)

[bigbob]

Orwell was an optimist.

[Daveinyork]

1984 was based on Orwell’s observations when he was in the part of Spain controlled by the Communists before they were defeated by Franco.

[Spok]

When I read 1984, I thought there was no way people could be convinced to disbelieve fundamental reality, like math and facts of nature. I have since been reeducated about human nature.

[martin_fierro]

[Albion Wilde]