10 George Orwell Quotes That Perfectly Predicted Life In Modern America
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Eric Arthur Blair, better known as George Orwell, as an English novelist, journalist, essayist and a noted critic. Many of his writings induced awareness of injustice, totalitarianism, and socialism. Among his many great novels are 1984 and Animal Farm. He also wrote non-fiction works like The Road to Wigan Pier, where he details his working class life in the north of England.
Orwell spawned the term Orweillian, which is used to describe totalitarian and authoritarian social practices. It’s sometimes also used to describe people with whom you have remarkably minor disagreements with. He also spawned words that are common in today’s vernacular, like Big Brother and Cold War.
Orwell is easily one of the more prolific and profound authors of the 20th century. His words ring true even now. These are 10 of his quotes that speak volumes about life today in 2015.
1) “In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics.’ All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia.”
2) “All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.”
3) “War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.”
4) “The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history.”
5) “In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
6) “Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed: everything else is public relations.”
7) “In real life it is always the anvil that breaks the hammer…”
8) “The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.”
9) “Threats to freedom of speech, writing and action, though often trivial in isolation, are cumulative in their effect and, unless checked, lead to a general disrespect for the rights of the citizen.”
10) “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever.”
Orwell spawned the term Orweillian, which is used to describe totalitarian and authoritarian social practices. It’s sometimes also used to describe people with whom you have remarkably minor disagreements with. He also spawned words that are common in today’s vernacular, like Big Brother and Cold War.
Orwell is easily one of the more prolific and profound authors of the 20th century. His words ring true even now. These are 10 of his quotes that speak volumes about life today in 2015.
1) “In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics.’ All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia.”
2) “All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.”
3) “War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.”
4) “The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history.”
5) “In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
6) “Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed: everything else is public relations.”
7) “In real life it is always the anvil that breaks the hammer…”
8) “The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.”
9) “Threats to freedom of speech, writing and action, though often trivial in isolation, are cumulative in their effect and, unless checked, lead to a general disrespect for the rights of the citizen.”
10) “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever.”
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These are excellent Orwell quotes. Thanks for posting them, bsL!
USA USA USA.
God Bless US.
Get the Evildoers.
Freedom Isn't Free
Patriots.
Pledge of Allegiance.
National Anthem.
Support the Troops.
War machine fly byes.
Hope your doing well Jose.
4) “The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history.”
We can thank much of our news media for that. And at least half of our politicians.
But the dig about "teams" again? Nah, not so much.
It's funny that conservatives get called out here, but just about every one of these points illuminate the issues of statist governments, and both dems and reps have been actively building power and control for a long time. Anyone lib who thinks this is strictly a con issue is just as deluded as the faux news viewers they rag on. Both parties have had their periods of control, war mongering, power grabbing, and working for their own purposes and personal gain. There are no national politicians who are acting in our interest. For anyone to become a national player they have to shed their personal morals, make massive compromises, and sell themselves to the machine. Some if the resident libs here are every bit as deluded and complicit in the loss of freedom and liberty as the religious right. As someone not in either camp I find it as goofy as watching religionists arguing about the one true way.
Edit: BTW, good thread and great quotes!
Carry on.
#8: “The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.”
Refer to the Wisconsin thread. Team Conservative in that thread would not even hear of it that there is a major national problem with the police and minorities even with all the factual evidence pointing it out. Not one of them would even acknowledge it and one or two even said that there is no problem at all.
Your statement above is no exception.This is def an issue by idiots on both sides of the isle.Keeping integrity as tough as that is in govt knows no one side of the isle .Locally we do have some on both sides that seem to keep it real and actually govern and advocate by addressing the issues of their constituents and not what party line says.
And it's not listed but the Southern Girls at country concerts in Daisy Dukes and cowboy boots.That kinda Americana is very Important.One more special one just for you Baseball,Apple pie and Chevrolet(I had to work the Vette in somewhere,lol)
It does have a doom and gloom ,there is no future ring to it,so that might fall right in your wheel house.
I also happen to be Fiscal Conservative and Think of myself as a Gentleman.Im not religious and my opinions are not driven by party.Soooo make of that what you will.
Im a live and let live.You get out what you put in kinda guy.
I know what I am not .And that's a Whiny Liberal who like s to chuck rocks at the others side.That is not aimed at anyone in particular,just saying.
No idea what you're on about yet again.
Should you choose to pursue this, please bring specifics or let it go.
She gets a little angry at anyone who isn't hell bent that everything in this world is fucked up.oh well.