Re: [scifinoir2] The mo better dystopian prophet: Orwell or Huxley?

2009-08-09 Thread Martin Baxter
(standing ovation) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] The mo better dystopian prophet: Orwell or Huxley? Date : Sat, 8 Aug 2009 17:43:24 -0700 From : Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I think that they were both

Re: [scifinoir2] The mo better dystopian prophet: Orwell or Huxley?

2009-08-09 Thread brent wodehouse
Not to hedge, but events seem now to be unfolding in roughly equal measure. Though, given the starkness of choice, one cannot but feel terribly disheartened, in any case. By the way, what exactly changed your vote, and from what to what? ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: Wow. After reading

[scifinoir2] The mo better dystopian prophet: Orwell or Huxley?

2009-08-08 Thread ravenadal
Wow. After reading this, I changed my vote! ~rave! http://fatpita.net/?i=1952

[RE][scifinoir2] The mo better dystopian prophet: Orwell or Huxley?

2009-08-08 Thread Martin Baxter
That put a couple of new wrinkles in my brain... -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] The mo better dystopian prophet: Orwell or Huxley? Date : Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:12:17 - From : ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Wow

Re: [scifinoir2] The mo better dystopian prophet: Orwell or Huxley?

2009-08-08 Thread Mr. Worf
I think that they were both right. Orwell was right in the beginning (Nazis, Russians, China,North Korea, Argentina etc.) but after the 1950s in this country the game plan changed. Now we are more on the Huxley path. The real danger is what happens when we can no longer sustain the rampant