Forwarded from NavigatingTheLies
1984 depicts a society controlled by surveillance and fear, whereas Brave New World depicts a society controlled by pleasure, conditioning, and the suppression of thought
1984 warns against oppression from a totalitarian government through pain and coercion, whereas Brave New World warns that people may come to love their own slavery through technology and distractions
Orwell wrote books would be banned, but Huxley wrote that there would be no reason to ban books because no one would want to read one. Orwell wrote we would be deprived of information, but Huxley wrote that they would give us so much information we would be reduced to passivity. Orwell wrote we would become prisoners, but Huxley wrote we would become a preoccupied with distractions
Which sounds more plausible?
“Brave New World”
Many “truthers” believe the Antichrist system will come as an overt Orwellian dystopia. But in reality, it will come as a covert Orwellian dystopia masquerading [in the false light] as Huxley’s “utopia”
1984 warns against oppression from a totalitarian government through pain and coercion, whereas Brave New World warns that people may come to love their own slavery through technology and distractions
Orwell wrote books would be banned, but Huxley wrote that there would be no reason to ban books because no one would want to read one. Orwell wrote we would be deprived of information, but Huxley wrote that they would give us so much information we would be reduced to passivity. Orwell wrote we would become prisoners, but Huxley wrote we would become a preoccupied with distractions
Which sounds more plausible?
“Brave New World”
Many “truthers” believe the Antichrist system will come as an overt Orwellian dystopia. But in reality, it will come as a covert Orwellian dystopia masquerading [in the false light] as Huxley’s “utopia”
Forwarded from Liberty Rising
There comes a time
When reasonable men
Must do
Unreasonable things
When reasonable men
Must do
Unreasonable things
Forwarded from Clash Report
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Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank:
Every home here belongs to us.
We are the owners of this house.
Remember that your home will be mine.