1984 parallels

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

Forced suppression of sexual desires = abstinence only education

War with Eastasia/Eurasia = War on terror

Changing of records = changing of reasons for war on Iraq

Double think = war is peace, invasion and occupation is liberation, etc.

Thoughtcrime = branding anyone not toting party line as "unpatriotic"

Room 101 = Abu Gharib/Gitmo

Newspeak = the simplicity and narrow range of vocabulary used to tout gov't programs

Government lies about how it has increased literacy rate, living conditions, and economic conditions.

Feel free to add more while it's still allowed.

[Azathoth]

1. John Ashcroft = the telescreens personified n/t

[renaissanceguy]

3. Or the Patriot Act.

n/t

http://www.cafepress.com/liberalissues/466053

[zbdent]

14. Try asking to turn off Faux News in a restaurant

because you want to enjoy your meal, not regurgitate your previous one onto your current one . . .

[illbill]

2. holy shit....

some good comparisons there.. scary. :(

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. Inner Party = Republican 'Rangers' and 'Pioneers'

Outer Party = lower Republican party members - useful idiots
Proles = the rest - poor, immigrants

government surveillanace = Patriot Act

Goldstein = bin Laden or al Zarqawi

[Azathoth]

5. I'd say the neocons are closer to being the inner party

They're the idealogically pure cult that has seized control. The rest of the GOP has fallen in line behind them.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

7. excellent! thank you!

[SmartBomb]

6. 1984 wasn't fantasy, it was prophecy. n/t

[meegbear]

8. Check out this link for a more detailed breakdown

http://www.studentsfororwell.org

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

10. Thanks for the great link!

[Bronco69]

9. Goldstein = Bill Clinton

Fox news = 2 minutes hate.

[dhinojosa]

11. "Oh, Can't you see me here with my back against the record machine"

"I ain't the worst that you've seen.
Oh can't you see what I mean ? "

1984 was awesome. :)

[agitpropagent9]

12. .

freedom fries = victory gin

[BunnyPuncher]

13. Doug Kellner / Herbert Marcuse

For those who have a lot of spare time, might want to check out Doug Kellner's essay on this very topic (not specific to this administration however) that is an extension of Herbert Marcuse's 60's essay One Dimensional Man.

I should also admit to having not waded through the second part of the essay, but knowing Kellner's work it may be of interest to this crew.

http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/kellner/Illumina%20Folder/kell13.htm

Cheers.