America 2014: An Orwellian Tale

Buzzflash Reviews | 2004 | Dawn Blair

[Eleutheria5]

The most gauling thing about this idiotic leftist rant of a book is the fact that innocent li'l old me went and wrote a novel that I called United America: 2014. Now I discover that this miserable lefty cow wrote one that is the polar opposite of mine, but with almost the same title. It took me six years to write the book under extremely difficult conditions, and two years to get it published. Ms. Blare (sic), it has Dawn-ed on me that I might have to take you down, if you aren't already there. Given what I know of your work from Buzzflash, it would be a pleasure, assuming it's necessary.

I'm just waiting on cover art and a release date. The ISBN is 1-4241-5273-9. Publisher is PublishAmerica.com. Order it now through your local book seller.

But back to Blair's book. Orwell spoke of a totalitarian society built on the principles of socialism, in which the government completely controls all information and distorts the English language to manipulate the masses. Fascism is a form of socialism. It is national socialism, or the confiscation of the private property, life and liberty of one nation in favor of another. Hitler and Mousolini practiced it. So did Saddam Hussein. The only difference was the particular nation that they favored at the expense of all others. Fascism has as much in common with George Bush and the "Christian Right" as pear juice does with hiking boots. But Blair's misuse of the term is a prime example of Orwell's "newspeak". It is an oversimplification of language designed to hide its true content.

Mr. Buzzflash, for that matter, is Blair's fellow cretin. Before he compares 1984 to another, lesser book, he might try reading the former. He can read, I hope. He wrote that article, so I assume he is literate. Of course, it is possible that he really did read Orwell, but failed to understand it. Some people do have trouble understanding complex thoughts without the aid of hand puppets.

[L98Fiero]

The fact that this got published should inspire the terminally retarded everywhere.

[snowrip]

That is without question the most idiotic thing I have ever heard of in my entire life.

I am now dumber for having read this.

[Centurion2000]

It's amazing that the left even thinks that Bush could go that far right.

[California Patriot]

There is certainly an Orwellian nightmare taking shape. It comes from the left -- the Bush-haters who love to spin fantasies of right-wing plots. They're the ones who are taking over our society and destroying both freedom and civilization.

[Cyclopean Squid]

I wish things had turned out this way.

[Edgerunner]

What he says sounds like an outline for Hitlery's America...

[Spok]

"Rescued by a mysterious, powerful young woman and a band of teenaged computer hackers"

This line had me laughing out loud. This kind of crap doesn't really get published, does it? And whoever owns the copyright to "1984" should sue.

[sergeantdave]

Leftists see fascists everywhere except where it really lives - in themselves.

[popdonnelly]

I think both the author and the reviewer are nuts. Happy they found each other. It's hard to know what to make of a World where people talk about these fantasies in conspiratorial tones. "Watch out, Bush is gonna get ya!"

[KarlInOhio]

Was I the only one who thought "America 2014: An Orwellian Tale"? 2014 will be the sixth year of President-for-life Hillary's term of office in that nightmare story.

Karl Rove will get sent to Room 101 to have a starving James Carville caged to his face.

[Sawdring]

This plot sounds like that movie "P for Propaganda" that Natalie Portman starred in.

[processing please hold]

Um, I think I'll pass.

[Kozak]

You forget the barf alert.....

[ASOC]

No, they are off their meds.

[ggekko60506]

Where do I begin with the boundlessly stupid, vapid, ahistorical screed contained in this book?

As a a conceptual antidote to all the disinformation contained in this novel I suggest reading John Ashcroft's book "Never Again". Under Ashcroft the Justice Department restored professional integrity after 8 years of shilling for the Clintons and Ashcroft's DOJ scrupulously followed existing Federal Law in pursuing the war on terror.

The brazen effrontery of this book is simply breathtaking. Virtually all attacks on Civil Liberties have originated on the Left and not on the Right.

The Left has become accustomed to erecting ridiculous straw men and then knocking them down while the MSM cheer leads from the sidelines.

[Frank_2001]

No, you weren't the only one. But I think that "President" would not be enough for her, she will get herself crowned "Empress";)

[mnehring]

It's amazing that the left even thinks that Bush could go that far right.

Technically, fascism is still left as it is totalitarian. The most extreme 'Right' would be anarchy- no government involvement. The most extreme left would be an extreme version of Communism (N. Korea type) with total government control over everything. It's always been a myth that fascism is 'right wing'.. it was only called 'right' because when these terms were coined, it was 'right' of Communism.. but it is still far left of our system of government.

[Doomonyou]

Evidently, all us "right wingers" keep our guns, round up the democrats, and lock them up in Wal-Mart detention centers, and Bush rewrites the constitution and the bill of rights without a hitch. I guess this all comes to pass in the next 18 months or so.

Oh yeah, I see it happening.

[Cyclopean Squid]

For me, Emperor would not be enough either. There have been emperors before. I would craft a new title for myself, perhaps something postmodernist like "Historical Prism."