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We're always at war. The war on drugs. The war on porn. The war on obesity.

Oceania is at war with Eastasia. Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia.

"for I am the great and powerful OB!"

Outsourcing jobs to India means more jobs for better pay at home - just like War creates Peace and Freedom makes Slavery and Ignorance breeds Strength.

Women never really faint, Villains always blink their eyes, Children are the only ones who blush and Life is just to Die.

http://www.studentsfororwell.org/

Why, anybody can have a brain. That's a very mediocre commodity. Every pusillanimous creature that crawls on the Earth or slinks through slimy seas has a brain. Back where I come from, we have universities, seats of great learning, where men go to become great thinkers. And when they come out, they think deep thoughts and with no more brains than you have. But they have one thing you haven't got: a diploma.

It's caled Perpetual war

Oceania (commonly called the US and Britain) is at war with Terrorism. Oceania has always been at war with Terrorism.

"the irony might be that the EU's actions result in reduced competition when a company simply packs up their products and leaves"

War is Peace, Freedom Is Slavery, Ignorance Is Strength, anti-competition practices reduces competition.

http://studentsfororwell.org/shirt/sos_shirt.png is far more effective :)

http://www.studentsfororwell.org/

The US has always been the land of the free*.

* Subject to terms and conditions, offer not valid where inapplicable.

"I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace."

President George W. Bush, June 18, 2002.

These guys are already on the job.

I've always trusted them to interpret the news for me, and I have no complaints.

>"...undermine democracy"

Sometimes I feel like I'm in one of those Star Trek episodes where nothing makes sense and it turns out to be psychological testing by aliens.

According to my government officials,
- a decorated Marine colonel is a "coward'
- ayone who agrees with the Army War College about Iraq is an appeaser
- people who uphold oaths to defend the Constitution "only aid the terrorists"
- and people who work for honest elections "undermine democracy".

Check out Students for Orwell.

> Having recently (3 days ago) read 1984,

I did too, last week. Might I interest you in this way funny/depressing site?

http://www.studentsfororwell.org/

"I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace."

1984 comes to you live in 2024. That's a reality that scares me....

Nothing to worry about, move on. The documents in question are just being upgraded to the latest version of newspeak. Ignorance is strength. http://www.studentsfororwell.org/

http://www.studentsfororwell.org/

of course, the secret service actually comes to the door of many kids...

here are 3 diff examples:
http://www.progressive.org/mag_mc100405
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/170992_prosser 28.html
http://www.warblogging.com/archives/000379.php
http://shockandblog.com/blog/modules.php?name=News &file=article&sid=16
http://shockandblog.com/blog/modules.php?name=News &file=article&sid=18

Let me guess. Everything bad that is happening is made up. All of it. They are all partisan attacks to make George Bush look bad. We are actually living in the freest paradise on the planet and nothing bad happens here. ...

http://www.studentsfororwell.org/

of course, the secret service actually comes to the door of many kids...

here are 3 diff examples:
http://www.progressive.org/mag_mc100405
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/170992_prosser 28.html
http://www.warblogging.com/archives/000379.php
http://shockandblog.com/blog/modules.php?name=News &file=article&sid=16
http://shockandblog.com/blog/modules.php?name=News &file=article&sid=18

Let me guess. Everything bad that is happening is made up. All of it. They are all partisan attacks to make George Bush look bad. We are actually living in the freest paradise on the planet and nothing bad happens here.

War Is Peace Freedom Is Slavery Ignorance Is Strength
Oh, and Bill^H^Hg Brother is always watching.
(http://www.studentsfororwell.org/)

War Is Peace
Freedom Is Slavery
Ignorance Is Strength

(http://www.studentsfororwell.org/)

Have you considered joining Students for an Orwellian Society (SOS)

Where dit you hear that. Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia

> Oh - hang on... What year is it again? 20 years too late

Once Americans stop reading books altogether we can just burn the books! No one will care.
DoublePlusGood!

SOS

11. And he may well be jnana on slashdot.

If you look at the posts on your item 4, jnana is the alias that Justin chose. As you have show (10), he is an English major, and looking at some of the posts, it looks like this guy is an English major, or at least someone with humanities training.

And, as much as it is somewhat disturbing how much can be dug up regarding someone on the web, his slashdot sig has a link to a Students for Orwell site, so I imagine in a perverse sort of way that Jusin might approve of all of this. And least an English major, he should appreciate the irony.

We are exactly 20 years off on our calendar.

Sure, anyone with two brain cells to rub together was so furious they could choke at Bush's start of election speech. But were you furious because it wasn't Orwellian enough for you?? You need:
SOS: Students for an Orwellian Society!

Remember always:
WAR IS PEACE!
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY!
IGNORANCE IS STRENGHT!

the ad has not been updated. the runner is wearing an ipod. the runner has always been wearing an ipod.

a message from the ministry of truth

> Where is this "agression" of which you speak?

they clearly demonstrated their agression and expansionist/imperialist designs by having obscenely large numbers of their children die from leukaemia caused by the depleted uranium shells left behind by America in the 1991 Gulf War.

Also, half a million dead due to the US-sponsored UN sanctions against Iraq just proves how evil Iraqis are. if they weren't evil, we wouldn't be slaughtering them, would we?

if you believe any of the above, here's some more "truth" for you:

might makes right
fox news
war is peace
freedom is slavery
ignorance is strength
arbeit macht frei

those of you who are offended by the above lies might like to take a look at http://www.studentsfororwell.org/

"But my teacher says that we are not supposed to learn anything by ourselves because we might learn wrong things"

It seems that Orwell was right about the principles, he just got the date wrong.

Personally I like Orwell cause he's funny. Students For Orwell: Because 2003 is 19 years too late.

Right now he's getting a great deal of play in the media for his prescience, not becuse 1984 came true, but because he helped create a vocabulary (thoughtcrime, Big Brother etc...) that can be used to view current events in a new (disturbing) way.

For example, check out Google News through truespeak filter at berkeley (or any news site, just replace the second http address).

His language casts a new light on what's going on, for issues of computer privacy to foreign and domestic policy...

True fans can sheck out Students for an Orwellian Society which continues in the vein. (And, to be clear, it's satire guys, satire)

The fact that this was modded down to troll is disturbing. There are some very legitimate reasons to be annoyed with the Office of Homeland Security.

And the OP is not the first to make comparisons with Nineteen Eighty-Four.

1. * Report Thoughtcrime
2. 
   * War Is Peace
   * Freedom Is Slavery
   * Ignorance Is Strength
   * Big Brother Is Watching You
   

The Students for an Orwellian Society also stand in support of the realization of Orwell's great dream as set forth in his prophetic work in 1984. Unite to bring Orwell and Bush's dream of IngSoc to the Oceania people today!

Ah, but, unfortunately, we are not fully at 1984 yet. That is why some friends and I have formed the Students for an Orwellian Society (SOS). Because 2001 is 17 years too late.