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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-16-06 11:18 PM Original message |
Poll question: Which Orwell book do you think best anticipates the BFEE? |
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jane_pippin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-16-06 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think they thought 1984 was a "How-To" book. Hence my gentle reminder |
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Ariana Celeste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-16-06 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
2. 1984 for sure |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-16-06 11:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I think Animal Farm's pretty prescient |
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Ariana Celeste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-16-06 11:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Orwell sure knew what he was talking about |
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hobo_baggins (754 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-16-06 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
4. Animal Farm is about communism... |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-16-06 11:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. It's true that Animal Farm is about communism |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 08:04 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Saying Animal Farm is about communism is oversimplifying it |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 08:45 AM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Actually it's more about Stalinism and corruptibility of government... |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 03:17 AM Response to Original message |
7. Definitely 1984 |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 03:20 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. It was the only quote from Animal Farm I could remember off the top |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 04:01 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. It's a good quote |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
10. Animal Farm doesn't anticipate anything. It's allegory. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 02:26 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. I tried to think of a good word to say what I meant |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
12. It has to be Animal Farm. |
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