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Bluenorthwest

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41. I don't think the quote in the OP is actually Orwell.

Reply to zeemike (Reply #22)

Sun Mar 16, 2014, 09:12 PM

Mar 2014

If it is in his work, I sure don't know where. Do you?

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George Orwell [View all] nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 OP

this could be a silent thread with lots of recs BelgianMadCow Mar 2014 #1

true nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #13

wow sad-cafe Mar 2014 #2

crunchy? hrmjustin Mar 2014 #5

using the OP's famous term sad-cafe Mar 2014 #7

I have never seen that. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #8

really? sad-cafe Mar 2014 #9

Maybe I just didn't notice. What did you version of crunchy mean? hrmjustin Mar 2014 #11

It predates The Great Mexico City Hail Storm pintobean Mar 2014 #16

oh I had forgotten that sad-cafe Mar 2014 #53

oh you have a list? hrmjustin Mar 2014 #55

That was before your time pintobean Mar 2014 #61

What was your DU screen name at that time? morningfog Mar 2014 #62

........ daleanime Mar 2014 #69

Heh, that explains the unmatched popularity of hippy punching Fumesucker Mar 2014 #3

They're really quite small in number n/t Oilwellian Mar 2014 #4

All the Republicans and 95% of the Democrats? Fumesucker Mar 2014 #6

"They" are small in number only if one doesn't count those who are jtuck004 Mar 2014 #10

The man understood the nature of society better than most. mountain grammy Mar 2014 #12

That he did nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #14

Orwell was a genius tea and oranges Mar 2014 #15

I have never seen or heard of this ending anywhere. Brigid Mar 2014 #37

Many people haven't tea and oranges Mar 2014 #42

OK, Brigid, Book in Hand (it wasn't hard to find after all) tea and oranges Mar 2014 #43

I have never seen a copy of 1984 that did not have the appendix whopis01 Mar 2014 #47

I'm sure you're right tea and oranges Mar 2014 #54

I have "The Principles of Newspeak" in my edition. Brigid Mar 2014 #52

Hardly Happy tea and oranges Mar 2014 #82

Thank you for this! (EOM) Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2014 #77

My man Orwell Jack Rabbit Mar 2014 #17

He was indeed nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #18

K&R friendly_iconoclast Mar 2014 #19

Yep libodem Mar 2014 #20

I will have to go look for that, sounds fascinating nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #21

Kick and recommended zeemike Mar 2014 #22

Where would I find his essays? I read 1984 because my sister and her friends were required to jwirr Mar 2014 #30

Here is one place on line... zeemike Mar 2014 #35

Read my sig, Zee. Seeking Serenity Mar 2014 #34

And it is a hell of a good sig line too... zeemike Mar 2014 #36

I don't think the quote in the OP is actually Orwell. Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #41

Searching it does come up as Orwell everywhere but things do spread like wildfire on the internet. cui bono Mar 2014 #79

That's an interesting quote. And proven to be true even here on DU. n/t cui bono Mar 2014 #75

Thanks, nadine... ReRe Mar 2014 #23

Yup nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #24

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #25

nope nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #27

Sure pinboy3niner Mar 2014 #28

Well, he might be such a very distant uncle nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #32

K&R Aerows Mar 2014 #26

So, what's the truth? Drunken Irishman Mar 2014 #29

"Those dedicated to twisting the truth to suit their own purposes Aerows Mar 2014 #39

Problem is, how do you know which truth is correct? OnlinePoker Mar 2014 #31

Evolution = truth Doctor_J Mar 2014 #50

But we have to tell both sides. Otherwise it wouldn't be fair. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #59

One person says water is wet, the other says water is dry. CJCRANE Mar 2014 #67

Empirical evidence ... Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2014 #78

Read my sig. That's one of his quotes. Seeking Serenity Mar 2014 #33

Yup. I have read some of his early fiction nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #46

My wife will be adding this quote to a notebook she has that have all kinds of quotes she finds diabeticman Mar 2014 #38

Except it's not George Orwell.... Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #40

read 840high Mar 2014 #56

+1...nt SidDithers Mar 2014 #68

Holy shit! That explains a few things. Watch for blind anger and vitriol. nt GoneFishin Mar 2014 #44

Some of us expect it anymore, sadly nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #45

, blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #48

K&R DeSwiss Mar 2014 #49

True, except people also hate falsehood. gulliver Mar 2014 #51

What, no kitty cat in that boat picture? LOL Corruption Inc Mar 2014 #57

K&R! What George said is becoming more obvious with every passing day. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #58

. Berlum Mar 2014 #60

The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those that speak it. SidDithers Mar 2014 #63

Once bitten, twice shy pintobean Mar 2014 #64

Called Orwell's base commander. Codeine Mar 2014 #65

SOP in these situations...nt SidDithers Mar 2014 #70

My favorite, by far. Brickbat Mar 2014 #71

Unlikely a writer of his skills would ever say "those that speak it." Brickbat Mar 2014 #66

The head librarian in this town nilesobek Mar 2014 #72

The rewriting of history nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #76

The Two Minutes of Hate lasted all day yesterday. bvar22 Mar 2014 #73

It is funny that a quote about truth Progressive dog Mar 2014 #74

The content is gold no matter if Goofy said it. TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #81

No It Isn't, it is meaningless Progressive dog Mar 2014 #84

K&R! colsohlibgal Mar 2014 #80

Good one! KamaAina Mar 2014 #83

Indeed. blackspade Mar 2014 #85

I think the argument then goes to "Who's Truth" demtenjeep Mar 2014 #86