The George W. Bush Administration Parallels George Orwell's 1984

By Sean Davis, published Jul 23, 2007
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The current Bush administration reminds me of George Orwell's book "1984" where the United States Government, is referred to as "Big Brother" which is what it is called by some in today's society. In the book the government controls the flow of information and constantly watches over the shoulder or every citizen to purposely intimidate the people in an attempt to keep them in line with the government regardless of whether or not they are law abiding citizens.

After reading an article concerning former Surgeon General Richard Carmona, I got to thinking and realized that the Bush administration reminded me of the book "1984". My train of thought is such that I may just be putting together things, that may not be related, but who knows if it really is that way.

Richard Carmona, had on the record stated while in the office of Surgeon General, to make a long story short had an information officer that would not let him say anything that went against President George W. Bush, and even had to mention him each time he gave a speech. Then you have Cheney, who has in a televised interview stated that regardless of his own personal views on any given subject he has to adhere to Bush's agenda. You also have Scooter Libby, who was made a scapegoat in order to orchestrate a vendetta against a CIA operative's husband.

We cannot forget these things either, which are the political firings of the U.S. District Attorney's or the ouster of the former FEMA director who was made a scapegoat, only to have it come out he was actually doing his job and the Republican hierarchy including Bush acted as if there was nothing wrong for the first few days. There is also the domestic wiretapping program that was started up in done in a way to circumvent the U.S. Court System and later found to be illegal due to the fact that it circumvented the court system.

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What's most scary about the GWB admin. is they and their true believers are convinced that God himself put them in power while Bill Clinton "hijacked" the Presidency. If you saw the CNN Christiane Amanpour special this past week on religion, it was striking the similarities between the so-called "Christian Right" and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and radical Muslims. Not in their beliefs, but in the way they want to impose them on everyone else.

Posted on 08/25/2007 at 9:08:00 PM

 
I am not all that sure that he got there through democracy. Election fraud in 2000 and 2004. I think the Big Brother government started a while ago, perhaps when the Surgeon General decided to outlaw cigarettes. Pick something the general does not like as a starting point. There is something fundamentally wrong when a person that owns a business is not allowed to smoke a cigarette within it's walls. One person allergic to peanuts means no one is allowed to eat peanuts on an airplane. Kids are not allowed to skate board in parks. The list is a long one.

Posted on 07/29/2007 at 9:07:00 PM

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