I wonder what he would say if he was alive today and reading CNN. Anyhow, happy birthday George.
Posted by Ricardo at June 25, 2003 06:56 AMHey, I got linked! And my site isn't even in a universal language like English or Spanish! Thank you, Ricardo!
As for Orwell... he'd probably just shake his head and wonder whether his books inspired people to do just the opposite of what he thought best for everyone. Guilt would kill him, wouldn't it?
Posted by: Ricardo at June 26, 2003 08:40 AMAbsolutely - it probably gave people a few ideas about what they might get away with, instead of inspiring other people to be wary.
Interestingly enough, in a recent article ( which you can find here http://www.diarioti.com/gate/n.php?id=3603 ) Bill Gates is quoted as saying that Orwell was just "partially right". This is probably because Orwell didn't envision the role huge corporations would player as part of the police state.
Posted by: Ricardo J. at June 29, 2003 10:09 AM