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merrily

(45,251 posts)
55. Another fucking Democratic Socialist. Pffft.
Wed Jul 1, 2015, 08:58 AM
Jul 2015


Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950),[1] who used the pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. His work is marked by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism.[2][3]

Orwell wrote literary criticism, poetry, fiction, and polemical journalism. He is perhaps best known for his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) and the allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945). His non-fiction works, including The Road to Wigan Pier (1937), documenting his experience of working class life in the north of England, and Homage to Catalonia (1938), an account of his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, are widely acclaimed, as are his essays on politics, literature, language, and culture. In 2008, The Times ranked him second on a list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".[4]

Orwell's work continues to influence popular and political culture, and the term Orwellian—descriptive of totalitarian or authoritarian social practices—has entered the language together with many of his neologisms, including, but not limited to, cold war, Big Brother, Thought Police, Room 101, Memory hole, doublethink, and thoughtcrime.[5]


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My crappy poem to Woo Me With Science: [View all] MannyGoldstein Jun 2015 OP
Woo got swarmed? Cleita Jun 2015 #1
One of our most knowledgeable posters! MannyGoldstein Jun 2015 #3
Oh without a doubt. But also not offensive except maybe to the ignorant. eom Cleita Jun 2015 #7
Woo Me REALLY offends the swooners Skittles Jun 2015 #8
Few things are more painful MannyGoldstein Jun 2015 #9
swooners suck, no matter WHO they are swooning for Skittles Jun 2015 #10
He tells the truth and that can be very offensive to some people. I miss him, please come back Woo. sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #26
One can never be sure online, but I believe woo is a woman. merrily Jul 2015 #38
Really? Enthusiast Jul 2015 #52
Despite what I said about not being sure, I would bet my life on it: woo is female. merrily Jul 2015 #54
Whatever Woo's gender, S/he is one of our best, a true blue woo. That's my itty bitty mother earth Jul 2015 #80
Nothing new: Woo is true and blue. merrily Jul 2015 #81
Woo is all that & more. mother earth Jul 2015 #82
Nothing new: woo is true and blue. And so are you. merrily Jul 2015 #84
Back at you, my friend. mother earth Jul 2015 #86
Thank you! merrily Jul 2015 #87
I assumed you were a male. bvar22 Jul 2015 #88
Well, thank you. Since we're each married and in different parts of the country, I'm guessing merrily Jul 2015 #89
"In a time of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act"—Orwell Enthusiast Jul 2015 #51
Another fucking Democratic Socialist. Pffft. merrily Jul 2015 #55
Yup. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #57
And wrote 1984 in 1948 about Russia. merrily Jul 2015 #62
Always. merrily Jul 2015 #42
We need his voice. Hope he returns soon. azmom Jun 2015 #2
She. Duppers Jun 2015 #15
I think I have heard that. azmom Jun 2015 #16
Woo? DJ13 Jun 2015 #4
Woo is one of the reasons I come here. JEB Jun 2015 #5
Her posts. merrily Jul 2015 #39
Yes. Her posts. JEB Jul 2015 #56
De nada. No biggie. merrily Jul 2015 #58
Habits of speech and not thinking JEB Jul 2015 #59
You should not be embarrassed. there's no way to tell on a message board unless the poster shares merrily Jul 2015 #60
Me too. There are a few people here who make it worth while to keep coming here. If sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #61
They seem to be taking us out one by one. Phlem Jun 2015 #6
I've been worried about him marym625 Jun 2015 #11
Yes. What is going on? JDPriestly Jun 2015 #13
I don't know about anyone else marym625 Jun 2015 #18
It happened in AA. sheshe2 Jun 2015 #29
Dammit! I missed that--any chance of getting him back? eridani Jul 2015 #35
He is a friend, eridani. sheshe2 Jul 2015 #36
Heaven05? One of the nicest posters anywhere. What happened? merrily Jul 2015 #43
No, it was 1SBM that got the hides. sheshe2 Jul 2015 #68
Well, I am very sorry to hear that. I enjoyed my exchanges with him very much. I hope I said merrily Jul 2015 #69
Her. merrily Jul 2015 #40
Who's next? Sabrina? Bvar? You? Efilroft Sul Jun 2015 #12
I also have noticed donnasgirl Jun 2015 #14
Cali's on timeout MannyGoldstein Jun 2015 #17
Autumn is active L0oniX Jun 2015 #20
Never enough Autumn! nt MannyGoldstein Jun 2015 #21
Autumn is alive and well and the main host of the Bernie group marym625 Jun 2015 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author L0oniX Jun 2015 #19
Thanks! nt MannyGoldstein Jun 2015 #22
Thanks L0oniX! marym625 Jun 2015 #24
Thanks! nt Mojorabbit Jun 2015 #32
she merrily Jul 2015 #41
A Woo appreciation thread. I approve! Hydra Jun 2015 #25
Welcome back! nt MannyGoldstein Jun 2015 #30
Thank you! Hydra Jun 2015 #31
We lost a few really great people marym625 Jul 2015 #33
Welcome back. merrily Jul 2015 #44
Woo being flagged for review is ridiculous. cui bono Jun 2015 #27
I miss her too...one of my must read posters. zeemike Jun 2015 #28
Her. And I like your limerick. merrily Jul 2015 #46
I changed that. zeemike Jul 2015 #49
crappy Haiku: kath Jul 2015 #34
Yeah. This hide was suspicious. Duppers Jul 2015 #37
It was critical of Hillary. Case closed. merrily Jul 2015 #45
Truly! Duppers Jul 2015 #72
How is that worthy of a hide? marym625 Jul 2015 #48
I totally agree! Duppers Jul 2015 #73
OK, there is something suspicious about what is NOT there DonCoquixote Jul 2015 #53
Thats a bullshit hide right there. bunnies Jul 2015 #66
Yep, got that right. WTF! Nt. Duppers Jul 2015 #74
Just look at those who replied on that thread. Cleita Jul 2015 #67
Woo's reply # 37 JEB Jul 2015 #71
I even emailed it to myself. Duppers Jul 2015 #75
One of DU's clearest thinkers and most informative posters. merrily Jul 2015 #47
Kicked and recommended to the Max for Woo Me With Science! Enthusiast Jul 2015 #50
K & R GoneFishin Jul 2015 #63
good job Manny. Doctor_J Jul 2015 #64
kick midnight Jul 2015 #65
K&R JEB Jul 2015 #70
+100 for your poem and sentiments, Manny. Duppers Jul 2015 #76
The ignore button is our friend right now. onecaliberal Jul 2015 #77
Bring back Woo! immoderate Jul 2015 #78
Woo, you are missed. :) mother earth Jul 2015 #79
Woo is not a corporatist - TBF Jul 2015 #83
More science! GeorgeGist Jul 2015 #85
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