Orwell and Obama.

AuthorKillingsworth, Mike
PositionLetter to the editor

"Obama Perfects Impunity" (by Alfred W. McCoy, November issue) reminded me of John Hurt in the movie version of George Orwell's novel 1984. Hurt's character worked at "The Ministry of Truth," where they daily rewrote history to coincide with the views of Big Brother, the symbol of repressive, totalitarian government.

We already have acquired many of the elements of 1984 into our psyche with little or no resistance on our part. Orwell's prophetic story should be required...

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