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Scuba

(53,475 posts) Thu Jan 30, 2014, 12:19 PM Jan 2014

George Orwell knew a bit about "truth"

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George Orwell knew a bit about "truth" (Original Post) Scuba Jan 2014 OP

Nice. bvar22 Jan 2014 #1

And a bit about deception too.. Fumesucker Jan 2014 #2

Ducts. Octafish Jan 2014 #3

We see this playing out every day everywhere we look. Enthusiast Jan 2014 #4

bvar22

(39,909 posts)

1. Nice.

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2014, 02:46 PM

Jan 2014

DURec for Orwell.
He has turned out to be more of a Prophet that a writer of fiction.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

2. And a bit about deception too..

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2014, 02:50 PM

Jan 2014

"In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act."

Put the quotes together and the further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate revolutionaries.