Anti-Capitalist Sentiment (with some morality)

[rong]

That quote above from (the book "The theory and practice of oligarchical collectivism" which is within) the book 1984 tempted me to read the extracts from the internal book again. Orwell is a genius. If you haven't read it you really are missing something special.

[a500lbgorilla]

That quote above from (the book "The theory and practice of oligarchical collectivism" which is within) the book 1984 tempted me to read the extracts from the internal book again. Orwell is a genius. If you haven't read it you really are missing something special.

Orwell was a genius - but he was exposed to all the wrong stuff. I picked up a collection of his essays at a thrift book store and it has some incredible pieces

Politics and the English Language
Shooting an Elephant
Such, Such Were The Joys

But Orwell had a lensed view of the world. I don't know how to say it but he wasn't aware. Through all of his essays, through all the great quotes, it constantly shines through to me that he is incredibly, deeply, well read in all of the wrong material.

Funny aside about 1984, I remember in high school english class my teacher, who I really respected, said if GO didn't write it, someone else would have. And just about everyone else seems to disagree.