| Congressional Representative Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Dreamin Posts: 3,391 Points: 21,555, Level: 92 | Level up: 21%, 795 Points needed | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by indago Recall that in George Orwell's book 1984, Oceania was at continual war with either Eurasia or Eastasia. Bush has declared war not only on Iraq, but on "terrorism", a never-ending war. Boondoggle | http://www.newamericancentury.org/
It is impossible to engage in intellectual discourse with Republican Party, for if there were such an entity, one would have to try by means of analysis and discussion either to prove its validity or to combat it. In actuality, however, we face a totally different situation. At it's very inception this movement depended on the deception and betrayal of one's fellow man; even at that time it was inwardly corrupt and could support itself only by constant lies."It is unbelievable, to what extent one must betray a people in order to rule it." If at the start this cancerous growth in the nation was not particularly noticeable, it was only because there were still enough forces at work that operated for the good, so that it was kept under control. As it grew larger, however, and finally in an ultimate spurt of growth attained ruling power, the tumor broke open, as it were, and infected the whole body. The greater part of its former opponents went into hiding. The American intellectuals fled to their cellars, there, like plants struggling in the dark, away from light and sun, gradually to choke to death. Now the end is at hand. Now it is our task to find one another again, to spread information from person to person, to keep a steady purpose, and to allow ourselves no rest until the last man is persuaded of the urgent need of his struggle against this system. When thus a wave of unrest goes through the land, when "it is in the air," when many join the cause, then in a great final effort this system can be shaken off. After all, an end in terror is preferable to terror without end. |