molgrips – Member
I’m amazed as the way Orwell very effectively describes our society.
That really is total bollocks.
It’s extrapolating from the early Cold War situation based on Stalinist Russia, which is absolutely bloody NOTHING LIKE the current privacy/security issues we are facing in the UK/West, and is a bit of an insulut to those millions who suffered there, tbh.
Saying that is like saying you understand how starving people in third world countries feel because Starbucks had run out of almond croissants this morning.
The novel isn’t prophetic at all. The title is suggesting that as the cold war rumbled on, in 30 whatever years time (from writing) we’d all end up in this situation. We didn’t, the cold war ended, without a nuclear war. I think the book is a warning rather than a prophesy anyway
Calm down dear.
Which bit isn’t then?
a) The fact that we are monitored by CCTV wherever we go?
b) The fact the revelation of your actions/thoughts/opinions might lead to your prosecution?
c) The fact that war is used for political muscle flexing, rallies of patriotism and financial / scientific progress?
d) That some classes of society are treated/viewed differently to others?
e) Greater use of helicopters by the military 😉
f)The fact that without and established and powerful mechanism to determine absolute rule, we have no single political party that with absolute conviction stands out as the ruling party, certainly in the UK?
g) The fact that we’ve gone from a socialist to capitalist phase in the majority?
And other stuff. Can’t see how my opinion is disrespectful TBH, I think your applying one blokes opinion and blowing it out of proportion.