Oh, P.S. 5th horseman, I rated you up for your participation on this thread, and how much i enjoy reading your posts.
Always a pleasure to chat with you.
Not many people know of catalonia's anarcho-syndicate revolution of the late 30's either...and George Orwell has always been my favorite. In fact, the only book that I EVER read that actually made the hair stand on the back of my neck was 1984.
Can you believe that Wikipedia lists Orwell as a "Conservative leader and thinker" ... http://www.conservapedia.com/Orwell ...talk about revisionism. Something Orwell dispised. Orwell NEVER criticized socialism in any of his major books. He criticized authoritarianism, the very cornerstone of conservative thought.
Which is a flat out lie, as Orwell obviously dispise people such as these.
Always a pleasure to chat with you.
Not many people know of catalonia's anarcho-syndicate revolution of the late 30's either...and George Orwell has always been my favorite. In fact, the only book that I EVER read that actually made the hair stand on the back of my neck was 1984.
Can you believe that Wikipedia lists Orwell as a "Conservative leader and thinker" ... http://www.conservapedia.com/Orwell ...talk about revisionism. Something Orwell dispised. Orwell NEVER criticized socialism in any of his major books. He criticized authoritarianism, the very cornerstone of conservative thought.
conservapedia Wrote:George Orwell, whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair (June 25, 1903 - January 21, 1950), was a leading and open-minded English writer, essayist and journalist who became critical of his ideological allies on the left. He hated imperialism[1] and grew increasingly conservative while maintaining his good standing among democratic socialists, which allowed him to continue his columns and while cleverly introducing them to conservative insights.[2] The tension between the conservative Orwell grew to become, and the democratic socialist he still allowed others to view him as, may account for some of his interesting word inventions like "doublethink".
The inspiration for Orwell's growth into conservatism remains unexplored. Likely reasons include his open-mindedness, his adopting and then raising (due to his wife's untimely death) a child, and his disillusionment with leftists while fighting on their side in Spain.
Which is a flat out lie, as Orwell obviously dispise people such as these.
