1984

mrp00sy · 2012-10-10T17:48:55+00:00

Fun fact: In Barcelona, there is a George Orwell square that is under 24-hour video surveillance.

Volsunga · 2012-10-10T17:43:35+00:00

Dystopic literature is not about the technology or the use of technology (except Fahrenheit 451, but that's a different issue). They are about the society that causes them. The point of 1984 isn't that surveillance is bad and will cause and evil tyrannical government. It's that the politicization of language leads to a loss of ideas and can be used to control the thoughts of the population. Orwell was protesting against the euphemism treadmill. What he was trying to get across is that the "R-word" campaign is what's actually dangerous, not the NSA. You can disagree with it, but don't misrepresent it.

deja-vu-comment · 2012-10-10T15:40:34+00:00

Alright, calling the bluff, how many people that upvoted this actually read 1984? Or did you just upvote it because it sounds like a smart reference?

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WizzardLevelEcon · 2012-10-10T16:37:13+00:00

we are not even close to 1984's form of world order or goverment, get over it.

winterd · 2012-10-10T17:46:12+00:00

The mere fact that this post still exists completely unravels this sign's entire argumet.

FokJulleNaaiers · 2012-10-10T18:07:04+00:00

wow, so deep mannn

getoutofmyyard · 2012-10-10T17:33:16+00:00

This makes me wonder how many times I can see the same picture on Reddit.

hrtzdnnt · 2012-10-10T17:47:13+00:00

woah man fucking like fuck the system man 420 bro

iced327 · 2012-10-10T17:49:30+00:00

RON PAUL 2012 I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK blah blah blah

vecnyj · 2012-10-10T19:43:40+00:00

In 1984 you literally would get killed for saying something anti-Big Brother in your own home, or even having a facial expression that implied hate. The government controlled the entire media and rationed food. You are an idiot if you think we are even marginally close to that.

whateverdipshit · 2012-10-10T19:03:25+00:00

It's liberals that are more likely to be upset by what people think, versus what they do. Reddit itself is a website built on censorship.

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Leafy_head · 2012-10-10T17:24:32+00:00

I feel like I'm a distinct minority in wanting more cameras observing public areas, with the caveat that the footage never be secret or otherwise unavailable to public review.

Cameras don't always tell the whole story, but frankly, I trust them more than I trust human witnesses.

DoctorSweetMeat · 2012-10-10T18:17:58+00:00

Why does everyone always see themselves as the party members? Did they not get the book at all?

ESully · 2012-10-10T18:47:43+00:00

Or was it a warning?!

deepfryerdan · 2012-10-10T19:22:06+00:00

I can't believe this got so many upvotes with how young the hivemind is (or appears to be).

McFeely_Smackup · 2012-10-10T17:55:59+00:00

I had the distinct pleasure of being in High School in 1984...so every, and I mean EVERY teacher took it as a mandate that the class read 1984 and produce a report on it.

By the time I graduated, I'm not exaggerating to say I turned in at least a dozen reports on 1984. I have read and analyzed the book so thoroughly, so many times, I could probably qualify for a doctoral thesis on it.

So yeah, I kind of have an opinion when some 20 something hipster douche references 1984 incorrectly. Get a job hippie.

Weatherman542 · 2012-10-10T18:56:49+00:00

This is fucking stupid. Downvote.

campy · 2012-10-10T19:00:30+00:00

Oh man I can totally agree with this! As a white, middle-class male from the American suburbs, I feel so oppressed.

ZeroGSpaceCow · 2012-10-10T17:47:07+00:00

You're going to be really happy about those security cameras when you car gets stolen, or when someone decides not to mug you.

ace0fskulls · 2012-10-10T20:13:22+00:00

I study Criminology and posts like this make me cringe. Maybe there are a lot of CCTV cameras but most of them are there for public safety and crime deterrence.

You want to go smoke a joint, go do so in your own home but until those cameras are actually in your home and telling you what to say go take your 9/11 truth poster and NWO: revealed book to the children's area because your brain should fit in nicely with the other small children.

ZeroCoolthePhysicist · 2012-10-10T16:30:15+00:00

Hipsters bein' hipsters.

lisabadcat · 2012-10-10T18:06:42+00:00

Neither was brave new world.

Aeolean · 2012-10-10T18:08:42+00:00

I think Big Brother would have closed his eyes to much of what we do today.

nick041 · 2012-10-10T18:17:25+00:00

I have to say, there's never been a book with a final sentence that's made me just sit their in aw because of what I just read. For a good minute I re-read the final sentence in that book and was like, 'wow'. Phenomenal book, beginning to end.

ViamnotacrookV · 2012-10-10T18:21:44+00:00

Mpls, MN?

Mguy123456789 · 2012-10-10T18:40:23+00:00

The alarmist is strong in this one.

artbs · 2012-10-10T18:41:28+00:00

But those stretchers are so good for your back!

h8bit · 2012-10-10T18:47:24+00:00

it hasn't been used as such, you laughable fucking idiot

remyseven · 2012-10-10T18:47:28+00:00

In a way, this karma thing is a form of groupthink. Oh the irony.

remyseven · 2012-10-10T18:49:27+00:00

at least Brave New World had orgies

NoOneToldMeWhenToRun · 2012-10-10T19:14:51+00:00

It was an awesome album though.

jeexbit · 2012-10-10T19:15:09+00:00

Big Brother is WWWatching You (feat. George Orwell)

leondz · 2012-10-10T19:49:52+00:00

Neither was Brave New World.

orginaldon · 2012-10-10T20:05:20+00:00

wtf is 1984

snowlion13 · 2012-10-10T20:06:09+00:00

i was born in 1984 and what is this

imperfect5th · 2012-10-10T20:17:30+00:00

I would say (in America at least) that Fahrenheit 451 is a more accurate portrayal of our society.

kvachon · 2012-10-10T20:32:07+00:00

SO EDGY!

loudmouthman · 2012-10-10T20:40:15+00:00

1984 is about everyone watching everyone else and reporting each other for any discrepancy. Its more a Brave New World, everyone distracted and in need of distraction after one screen distracted us to the point of saturation we are building second screens on iphones, ipads and tiny laptops. it is all about the next 5 minutes of entertainment before you get distracted again.

craigwhyte · 2012-10-10T20:44:30+00:00

i dont get it.

NoLongerABystander · 2012-10-10T20:52:58+00:00

Hey-O! What a witty and eye opening observation to make!

I hate how all people take away from that book is surveillance. It's so much more.

dassadec · 2012-10-10T21:02:25+00:00

Might as well jump?

Spaghettihouse · 2012-10-10T21:05:39+00:00

Oh, damn, that is some incredibly deep shit right there. That sign stapled on a pole sure showed the governme--, wait, isn't the idea in 1984 that this kind of thing couldn't have happened?

Oh, wait.

ReiReim · 2012-10-10T21:07:11+00:00

Ooo, what a badass. Spray painting a sign instead of the pole itself or a wall. Rage against that machine!

FrogDie · 2012-10-10T21:09:43+00:00

Was not supposed to be a repost-fest

GodlyDrmmr · 2012-10-10T21:13:38+00:00

I doubt half the people understood that 1984 is actually a book

TheExtremistModerate · 2012-10-10T21:14:12+00:00

I hate when people say "ORWELL WAS RIGHT!!" as if Orwell was some pro-cog who had seen the future.

It was a work of fiction. Many people forget that.

Hazy_V · 2012-10-10T21:34:37+00:00

Maaaan no one gives any credit to these authors for making subtle predictions derived from the political/social happenings of their time. Everyone thinks they're just describing evil, then use the novels to correctly identify this crazy new evil. Cept it was always evil...

So give props instead of using it for insult fodder. I'm sure both uses of the literature are equally stupid...

downsunup · 2012-10-10T21:44:04+00:00

not even close you say? LOL if a financial collapse happens and they declare martial law youd see they really are. many of those in uniform have been trained and waiting for that day they do the secret societies bidding and youll see who the real leaders of this country are

Ha-HaHolocaust · 2012-10-10T21:57:51+00:00

SO BRAVE You are literally a brave 420 anarchist and please suck my dicks!!!

I bet those noob cops are ownt by your neckbeard powers!!

spotterla · 2012-10-10T22:02:24+00:00

Tell that to these guys

Erectsean · 2012-10-10T22:08:36+00:00

I feel like the first time I saw this picture was 1984.

thorlichman · 2012-10-10T22:11:24+00:00

OP, let me tell you something you already know. You're not persecuted. You're not oppressed. You're just a whiny little bitch who enjoys the illusion of moral superiority you get through your imaginary victimhood. Unless you posted this from North Korea, STFU.

bastian1343 · 2012-10-10T23:00:39+00:00

"REPOST!" was not supposed to be a suggestion.

PBRlover · 2012-10-11T00:19:07+00:00

incrementalism... frog in the pot...????????????? we all need to just deal with it right? its better for society right? I dont think so.

Circlejerk_Conductor · 2012-10-11T01:03:17+00:00

Pathetic redditry

I mean wow guys, Open your eyes sheeple, America is fat and sucks, Pot is a miracle cure for everything, carl sagan in my ass etc.

anal_smiter · 2012-10-11T04:57:37+00:00

How I felt reading this post after just finishing that book

gritz4danpatrick · 2012-10-11T05:06:42+00:00

why people tape over their computer's camera, and cuz you know...

terf2004 · 2012-10-10T17:04:24+00:00

You know the reason they want you to read it in high school is because it can apply to any political situation? Its an incredibly easy book to find parallels with. That is the point.

It does however become incredibly annoying seeing people who have just found it think that its the height of political conversation to say everything is just like 1984 or reference it as often as possible.

Thats just a point for the future.

gage117 · 2012-10-10T17:57:46+00:00

I just read that, today. Literally got done within this hour. Coincidence? Ancient Astronaut Theorists think not.

remyseven · 2012-10-10T17:51:40+00:00

Goldstein = bin Laden

there will always be a new Goldstein

Part-Time_Scientist · 2012-10-10T16:39:47+00:00

Note to self read this 1984 book after I finish Grad School and have time...

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