April 18, 2003
1984
It's become sort of a cliche to say that Orwell was ___ years ahead of his time, but some of this stuff is terrifyingly close to the truth:
Blackwhite ("loyal willingness to say black is white when party discipline demands this")/Crimestop ("....protective stupidity"): 9/11 is Iraq's fault. And Syria's too. And the war in Iraq was always about liberation only. Nothing else.
Doublethink ("The power to hold two completely contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accept both of them. "): We'll go it alone if we have to. But we have a coalition. But we won't wait for the UN. But you're either with us or against us.
Hate week: Brought to you by Clear Channel.
Prolefeed: "Rubishy "Entertainment" and spurious news which the Party handed out to the masses"
Resistance: "The only thing that is for sure, is that the party blamed every possible woe of society on this group." Troops in Iraq will be endangered by Tim Robbins speaking in Cooperstown.
Two Minute Hate. ("Daily telescreen specials in which various elements of crimethink were packaged into a parade of horrible images and sounds, at which, the viewers were expected to boo, hiss, curse. and release any negative emotions upon") If only it were only two minutes.
And that's just a quick scan. This country is getting seriously scary. If this Salon article doesn't terrify you, then put another flag on your car, write another letter to the New York Post, and pray, to whatever God you pray to, that people who don't think the way you do, never get access to these powers.
Posted by michaelf at April 18, 2003 01:14 AM | TrackBackComments
i am genuinely scared for a lot of reasons (just read an article about the new law that's being passed that bans "partial-birth" abortions and how the noise about it is a whisper in this glorious time of war, and felt fire behind my eyes) but something that gives me hope and joy (i'm serious) is that you're updating so much.
thanks.
also i'm listening to a song where girls are chanting "armpit hair, armpit hair" that i have never heard before.
and that's the news that's fit to print (or, not)
Posted by: christine at April 18, 2003 02:55 AM
