Freedom Is Slavery: The Road to the Dystopian Novel

[jill_rg]

I'm no cartoonist, but I am a writer, and since I see some writing in this community, I hope it's okay if I post a little something about all the tactics the current powers-that-be in the U.S. have borrowed from Oceania and the other totalitarian regimes of the great dystopian novels:

http://jill-rg.livejournal.com/20193.html

Comments

[fizzyland]

You're obviously a fan of fantasy fiction if you think that Mittens H. Romney III is going to improve anything but tax cuts for the wealthy. Also, bonus luls at the "free lifetime birth control for wimmins."

[fizzyland]

Selective benefits like massively lower tax rates on 'investment income?'

[johnny9fingers]

Gordon Bennett lass, that is the most inspired satire on the US right I've seen: and then Paul Broun stepped out of the woodwork and demoted you to second place.

[uberreiniger]

You are really, really stretching the meaning of some of those quotes in order to wrap them around current events.

[american_geist]

Generally this is a humor community, and although your post didn't have much humor, this quote sure made me laugh:

"2008: It becomes racist to criticize or disapprove of the President of the United States or his policies, actions, or statements in any way because of his minority status."

This is the political equivalent of "I CAN'T BE RACIST MY BEST FRIENDS ARE BLACK YOU GUYS."

Also: "The Obama Administration cheers on the Occupy movement as its members rally and riot in the streets, trashing and destroying both private and public property, and unleash their hate at evil capitalists (whom the Party of Oceania eradicated long ago, while still constantly reminding its people how evil and oppressive they were, and they can always trust the word of the Party!)."

I really wish the straw-man Obama you have in your head was real. Us lefties would LOVE for Obama to embrace the Occupy Movement, which he never ever did, ever.

[dwer]

I know, right?

Remember what John Stewart said, tho. The GOP hasn't been arguing with the real Obama... they've been arguing the invisible Obama that's in their head, that only they can see! Clearly the OP is thinking of THAT Obama, not the centrist, business-oriented Obama that actually exists in the real world.

[chessdev]

I want the 30 seconds of my life I wasted skimming your nonsense - back

[fizzyland]

As soon as I see someone cite Dinesh D'souza, I'm done. I've listened to him in person and he is colossally full of shit.

[brother_dour]

This +1

[the_rukh]

Lucky me I stopped after "freedom is slavery".

Generally that leads to a bunch of redefining morality to suit ones own beliefs, and I'm not in the mood for bullshit.