Orwell vs. Huxley

[LittleLightShining]

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[yokna7]

Cool Post.

[acptulsa]

They were both right.

[Todd]

They were both right.

Yep. TPTB prefer Huxley's vision



but they will gladly put the boot in your face forever if that doesn't work. ;)

[LittleLightShining]

They were both right.


Yep. TPTB prefer Huxley's vision



but they will gladly put the boot in your face forever if that doesn't work. ;)It seems to me they are using Huxley's vision to distract us from Orwell's vision, which they will use on the stubborn people.

[acptulsa]

It seems to me they are using Huxley's vision to distract us from Orwell's vision, which they will use on the stubborn people.

That was my thought. One method for sheep, the other for wolves (so to speak). But then, that's an oversimplification. Thing is, they're using both together. Huxley's overabundance of crap masquerading as information does a nice job of making people believe that Orwell's withholding of information is not going on. Those hopped up on the official antidepressant soma don't think about the people being locked up for pot--and which are more obedient? The carrot does a nice job of distracting one from the stick...

[Conza88]

Orwell - Fascism
Huxley - Socialism

i.e People don't want to read a book? Why? State schools. State control over the airwaves. MSM.

Combination of both.

[moostraks]

That was my thought. One method for sheep, the other for wolves (so to speak). But then, that's an oversimplification. Thing is, they're using both together. Huxley's overabundance of crap masquerading as information does a nice job of making people believe that Orwell's withholding of information is not going on. Those hopped up on the official antidepressant soma don't think about the people being locked up for pot--and which are more obedient? The carrot does a nice job of distracting one from the stick...

excellent post, as usual acptulsa...

Fabulous comic strip,op. Might take this to use in class for my son when we tackle these books next year....

[Todd]

That was my thought. One method for sheep, the other for wolves (so to speak). But then, that's an oversimplification. Thing is, they're using both together. Huxley's overabundance of crap masquerading as information does a nice job of making people believe that Orwell's withholding of information is not going on. Those hopped up on the official antidepressant soma don't think about the people being locked up for pot--and which are more obedient? The carrot does a nice job of distracting one from the stick...

They've taken Goebbels premise to another level.

"The goal to controlling the media is to reflect an ostensible diversity, when in reality there is uniformity"

[Bruno]

Excellent!


They were both right.

Hegelian dialectic at work?

[Deborah K]

I need some Soma........NOW!!!!!!

[Paulitical Correctness]

I just finished BNW this morning. Almost done with Revisited now. :eek:

[Thrashertm]

Thanks for posting.