this world would never end up like 1984(the book). the middle class in many countries has grown too large. Plus, George Orwell intended the book as a warning, not a prediction or prophecy. We would really have to have grown mindless to succumb to propoganda. Plus, the liberal population has grown too lage to accept something like that.
2007-09-28 07:06:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
In some ways, we are already there ... ask yourself who controls the media, who controls the images we see ... ask yourself if the government is capable of tapping your phone to spy on you ... ask yourself if people are not prepared to throw their lives away on a futile war that achieves nothing ...
2007-09-28 13:05:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're right that it wasn't meant to be taken literally. But I think you give the middle class too much credit. America after 9/11 showed that many people are willing to give up civil liberties and submit to surveillance if they think it will make them safer. As for mindless, just think of the number of people who believed that 9/11 justified invading Iraq.
We have also improved on Orwell's idea of perpetual war by declaring it against a concept rather than a political entity. As long as there's a nutcase somewhere with a grudge and a grenade, we'll always have terrorism to war with.
2007-09-28 14:32:26 · answer #2 · answered by injanier 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From the things I hear people say, and the crap that they believe is true, I think Orwell nailed it.
We're there.
I see people getting angry about whatever the media tells them to be angry about.
People forget yesterdays news almost immediately.
When reporters avoid asking the obvious question, nobody jumps up and asks why.
We are sheep. In the end, we're here to be sheared, or slaughtered.
Big Brother has won.
Have a nice day.
2007-09-28 14:42:38 · answer #3 · answered by james p 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
people succumb to propaganda every day. advertising do have the power to control what you think.
obviously it wouldnt get that bad but politicians flit from policy to policy all the time.
2007-09-28 15:13:22 · answer #4 · answered by kelby_lake 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what you are talking about. What is 1984? the year? that was like 25 years ago moron.
2007-09-28 14:20:50 · answer #5 · answered by Greg M 2 · 0⤊ 6⤋
I dunno about that, we wound up in Iraq, didn't we?
2007-09-28 14:13:43 · answer #6 · answered by vikesfan.rm 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋