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To: rlmorel

When I first read 1984 many years ago, I never thought I’d be living it......


9 posted on 08/19/2019 9:42:29 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
My wife painted a picture some years back of my favorite books:

It was one of her early paintings, but she did it without my input so it clearly shows two things: I talk a lot about certain books....and secondly...she listens...:)

I have heard it said, and understand the context passionately: "Leftists think Orwell's "1984" is an instructional manual, not a cautionary tale."

18 posted on 08/19/2019 10:29:40 AM PDT by rlmorel (Trump to China: This Capitalist Will Not Sell You the Rope with Which You Will Hang Us.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

I never thought that the elites would use 1984 as a how-to manual. :-(


21 posted on 08/19/2019 10:46:23 AM PDT by cgbg (Democracy dies in darkness when Bezos bans books.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

I never thought that the elites would use 1984 as a how-to manual. :-(


22 posted on 08/19/2019 10:46:24 AM PDT by cgbg (Democracy dies in darkness when Bezos bans books.)
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