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Thread #162232   Message #3863388
Posted By: Jim Carroll
29-Jun-17 - 03:57 AM
Thread Name: BS: Time to choose on June 8th-UK Elections
Subject: RE: BS: Time to choose on June 8th-UK Elections
If you people who quote Orwell ever stretched your minds to actually reading what he wrote, you would be aware that he was addressing his writings to all extremist societies - not just those on the 'so-called left
The right use Orwell, even though much of what he wrote was directed at them -
Animal Farm in particular, in particular was directed at extremism and the eroding democracy that was occurring throughout the world - the destruction of his dream of Socialism in Russia by Stalin and the rise of extreme Capitalism in Germany - which he regarded as two sides to the same coin
'Down and Out' and 'Wigan Pier' were about exploitation and extreme poverty and its effects on humanity in Britain and Europe
'Aspidistra' presented the lengths intellectuals and dreamers were forced to go in order to survive in a class-divided society.
'Catelonia' was a journalistic exercise rather than an analysis of what was happening in a Europe where Capitalist Fascism was on the rise and what was (or was not) being done to stop it - it was limited by the fact that it was superficially researched (Orwell had a shoddy reputation among those who were actually fighting Franco for being a drunk and a dilettante).
You self-imposed, selective illiterates really need to read what you quote if you are not going to expose yourself for your illiterate ignorance
Orwell aimed his writings at all forms of extremism - left, right and centre
"That maybe true Carroll"
The fact that you are totally incapable of conducting a discussion in reasonably respectful terms makes you one of the problems of society Orwell addressed much of his invective at - the bullying, belligerence that was threatening his world at the time.
Why not try reading a book - it can be both enjoyable and rewarding
Jim Carroll