There are
two articles on
slashdot today using "
1984" and "
Orwellian" to describe some new developments. I wonder what's going on - is it simply paranoia, or is it a harbinger of things to come?
I think that by writing
1984, George Orwell may have prevented the state of affairs of our world from devolving to that of
Oceania. It has probably embedded in our minds the fear of living in a world where freedom is constricted. Any threat to freedom and people will erupt against the threat because of this very same fear.
If you know the future, it's not going to happen. ;-)