In keeping with the levity of the holiday season, I thought I would post something here a little more light-hearted than the lockdowns we are currently experiencing in order to promote well-being and goodwill among people, Therefore, I present to you, in it's entirety and uninterrupted (except for those times when you choose to pause it in order to demonstrate to the Monitoring Authority that you are really just watching cat videos) the full and now colorized 1954 version of George Orwell's "1984".
Yes, I said more light-hearted than our current lockdowns. At least in Orwell's vision, the Proles were allowed to travel back and forth to work! And they HAD work to travel to!
However, as the film unfolds, we will see just what sort of dangerous shenanigans that freedom to travel can lead to... Take it as a tale of morality, a warning, and behave yourselves! Aren't you glad, deep down in your heart of hearts, that decision has been taken away from us by those who know much better how we should live, and who are therefore much smarter than we? After all, they are only looking out for our best interests!
Without further adieu:
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Yes, I said more light-hearted than our current lockdowns. At least in Orwell's vision, the Proles were allowed to travel back and forth to work! And they HAD work to travel to!
However, as the film unfolds, we will see just what sort of dangerous shenanigans that freedom to travel can lead to... Take it as a tale of morality, a warning, and behave yourselves! Aren't you glad, deep down in your heart of hearts, that decision has been taken away from us by those who know much better how we should live, and who are therefore much smarter than we? After all, they are only looking out for our best interests!
Without further adieu:
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Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’