[Freedom2specul8]

War propaganda has strength...and people are easily manipulated. I think that is the underlying theme of 1984.

[skip2myloo]

If challenged on this article, Brad would claim complete success.

I bet he would say he only wrote it to stimulate thought and to provoke discussion.

And, it has.

If we ignore him, will he go away ??

[thoughtomator]

The underlying theme of 1984 is that despite the most extensive manipulation of circumstances and information conceivable (at the time, anyway), human beings will still be human beings. This (imo hopeful) message is virtually ignored in analysis.

With regards to the use of constant war to distract the population, well, we can see that in reality. But it is not the reality in the USA in 2004, and it is paranoid to believe that is the case. It is fantastic - literally, a fantasy - to believe that is the case.