"BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a 2008 Republican presidential hopeful, said on Thursday his administration's new restrictions on stem cell research are aimed at heading off an "Orwellian" future."
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2006-09-01T161039Z_01_KNE158193_RTRUKOC_0_US-STEMCELL-RESEARCH.xml&archived=False
Orwell's _1984_ is about the government controlling the people by controlling and manipulating information, so "Orwellian" would be apt for the current U.S. regime, not stem cell research.
I'm guessing that Romney meant to refer to a future akin to Huxley's _Brave New World_, not _1984_. I don't see that as being accurate either, just less completely off-base. Any comments? Do you agree or disagree and why, please.
The second part of my question is about the use of language -- Romney uses this dark word "Orwellian" to paint SCR with fear and mystery. How do you see that?
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