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Today, in 2021, the classic novel, 1984, written in 1949, is the No. 2 best-selling book on Amazon, a platform that, earlier this week, essentially removed the conservative social media site Parler from the internet because the company disagrees with the way the Twitter alternative polices its content.The setting of Orwell’s dystopian story is “Airstrip One,” formerly known as Great Britain, a province of the bloated and powerful superstate “Oceania.” Those who live there, are victims of perpetual war, unending and inescapable government surveillance, as well as the impenetrable manipulation of information.Oceania’s political ideology, euphemistically named “English Socialism” is enforced by the privileged, elite “Inner Party.”Via the “Thought Police,” the “Inner Party” persecutes individualism and independent thinking, which are regarded as “thought crimes.” The tyranny is ostensibly overseen by a mysterious leader known as “Big Brother,” who enjoys an intense cult of personality. The Party “seeks power entirely for its own sake. It is not interested in the good of others; it is interested solely in power.”The book’s protagonist, Winston Smith, a member of the “Outer Party” and an official with the ironically named “Ministry of Truth,” which wields control over the flow of information, is tasked with rewriting newspaper stories so the narrative always matches up with the leading Party’s agenda. Workers are led to believe they’re correcting misquotes. In reality, however, they are replacing fact with fiction presented as valid information.There’s also the “Ministry of Peace,” which keeps Oceania in a constant state of war, as well as the “Ministry of Plenty,” which rations food to all citizens. In addition, the government uses its pre-approved language, “Newspeak,” to limit the vocabulary used by the people.It’s no wonder “1984” is flying off the shelves. The irony of the book’s success on the Amazon charts hasn’t been lost on those purchasing and reviewing the famed novel.One commenter, Andrew, wrote: “I can’t believe that his book predicted the events of today so accurately to the point that I am writing this review on a website that actively violates the First Amendment via censorship of freedom of speech on sites such as Parler.”Excerpt: Tré Goins-PhillipsPost from Good News Network radiohttps://www.gnnradio.org/https://www.facebook.com/162460564275541/posts/1037097093478546/
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