Just curious here, what do people here think of George Orwell?

[Mc Mike]

39. +1. Top thinker and analyst .

Oceana launching bombs into their own population, then blaming their enemy of the week, pre-supposed British intel's diverting IRA bombs from targets, to innocent British civilians (Paddy Flood case.) Or Likud undermining Arafat in favor of radical Palestinian orgs, who attack innocent Israelis. Or massive US gov involvement in Flight 103, or CIA training of binladen and the muhajadeen.

Telescreens, telecom surveillance, the memory hole, the two minute hate, gory slasher films, starving citizens by austerity measures due to fake wars, love as the ultimate thought crime, double-think, provocateurs leading the underground to evil thoughts and deeds.

'Homage To Catalonia' was a great in-depth analysis of the patchwork quilt of small groups that opposed Franco's fascism, as allies. Until the Western money people cut a deal with Stalin, that kept nazi Franco in charge until the mid-'70's. The Warsaw Resistance had a similar patchwork nature, without the nazi-sellout component.

'Coming Up For Air' made an intriguing environmental-mystical argument against fascism. Really something, coming from a rational materialist.

All of his essays are extremely enjoyable reading, and top notch analysis. 'Down and Out...' and 'Road to Wigan' are worthy of multiple reads.

Double plus good.