In his novel, "1984," George Orwell painted a haunting picture of a totalitarian government and a war that lasted forever, against a shifting enemy. Now it's 2007, and the world is fighting a borderless, seemingly endless "war on terror" that shifts territories. In "1984," there was no privacy and "Big Brother Is Watching You." They say that an average person is caught on video tape at least ten times a day. My office is continually monitored. I'm probably watched 100 times a day or more. In "I984," the "thought police" monitored people for "wrongthinking." Now we have moral pundits from all sides. You're either too "liberal" or too "conservative." In "1984," people talked in "double talk" and "newspeak." We have a President who denies "global warming" and insists people call it "climate change." He mouths meaningless platitudes like "We must stay the course" and "Axis of Evil." How close are we to fulfilling Orwell's prophecies?
2007-02-17
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