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My son is currently reading 1984 in school. The current parallels are not lost on him...
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:39 am
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:39 am
It really is interesting that the concepts of doublespeak and groupthink have become so ingrained in the progressive agenda, as well as the effort to use to the tools of the state to destroy history and people.
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Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:41 am to udtiger
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The current parallels are not lost on him...
Awesome, we read Fahrenheit 451 every year and most kids cannot draw the parallels. We read it early in the year, so we can figure out who our brighter kids are. 
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:41 am to udtiger
Don't forget the memory hole
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:46 am to udtiger
Great book. Really shows where we are heading.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:48 am to udtiger
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It really is interesting that the concepts of doublespeak and groupthink have become so ingrained in the progressive agenda
Just the progressives?
Both sides are guilty of this. It's OK to accept your side as not being perfect
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:49 am to udtiger
Still wonder why anyone trusts anything the gov't puts out.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:57 am to udtiger
Animal Farm and Brave New World are my favorte texts of the utopian genra. I still have the hard back copy of animal farm my mom gave me from way back when...
Posted on 4/24/17 at 10:25 am to udtiger
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My son is currently reading 1984 in school. The current parallels are not lost on him...
I hope you point out to him the one mistake in 1984.
It's not Big Brother we will have to worry about in the future.
It's Big Mother.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 10:42 am to udtiger
Excellent! We just finished 'Animal Farm.' I would also suggest 'Anthem' by Ayn Rand. Excellent intro to Rand for young people. Short, easy to read, really leaves you thinking! Adults enjoy it too.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 10:46 am to udtiger
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It really is interesting that the concepts of doublespeak and groupthink have become so ingrained in the progressive agenda, as well as the effort to use to the tools of the state to destroy history and people.
The fact you made this statement tells me you're guilty of same.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 11:45 am to udtiger
Have him read Atlas Shrugged next. That's a real eye opener when you look at what's happened in this country over the last few years.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 11:46 am to udtiger
Do you think that the book was assigned from a leftist point of view and your son / others are seeing it the way that most on this board see it?
I'm frankly fascinated that so many seem to think that Le Pen / Trump are the "fascists" when Antifa and the campus left is clearly the fascist element.
I'm frankly fascinated that so many seem to think that Le Pen / Trump are the "fascists" when Antifa and the campus left is clearly the fascist element.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 11:46 am to udtiger
The biggest parallel to 1984 in recent time is definitely the implementation of the Patriot Act.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 11:47 am to udtiger
Great book!!!! Must go to a great school!
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