To: redfreedom
I'm reading "1984" and "Brave New World" again, and of course "Gulag Archipeligo".
Such brilliance.
17 posted on
12/11/2020 6:15:05 PM PST by
Eagles6
To: Eagles6
Plus Animal Farm, Fahrenheit 541, Atlas Shrugged and On the Beach.
I’m going to put together a small dystopian book collection to send to all the GrandKids. As part of a real edumacation.
30 posted on
12/11/2020 6:19:37 PM PST by
Paladin2
To: Eagles6
Both Orwell and Rand were brilliant and prescient.
“How does one man assert his power over another, Winston?“ Winston thought. “By making him suffer”, he said. “Exactly. By making him suffer. Obedience is not enough. Unless he is suffering, how can you be sure that he is obeying your will and not his own? George Orwell, 198451 posted on
12/11/2020 6:33:12 PM PST by
PROCON
(Molon Labe)
To: Eagles6
[I’m reading “1984” and “Brave New World” again, and of course “Gulag Archipeligo”. ]
I’m reading U.S. Army manuals.
81 posted on
12/11/2020 7:16:43 PM PST by
PLMerite
("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
To: Eagles6
Add in “ The Road to Serfdom” by Hayek.
91 posted on
12/11/2020 7:28:42 PM PST by
lizma2
(rie)
To: Eagles6
I'm reading "1984" and "Brave New World" again, and of course "Gulag Archipeligo". Reading them or living them?
101 posted on
12/11/2020 8:04:11 PM PST by
magooey
(The Mandate of Heaven resides in the hearts of men.)
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