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Absolutely perfect thread explaination. Excelent work, irateplatypus. Yes, it was Oceania where Winston Smith lived.
The main idea is that we have to respect the power that technology brings and be wary of who wields that power. It is easy to become dazzled by the complexity and wonder of the modern world, but don't allow it's dazzle to blind you from truth.
Now obviously the situation we find ourselves in is not quite as black and white as the Big Brother vs. the Brotherhood, but it is possible that we are headed in that direction. It's good to keep this in mind as we hear political leaders like Bush say: "Let us never tolderate outrageuos conspiricy theories, concerning the attack of Spet. the 11th. Malicious lies that attempt to shift the blame away from the terrorists themselves; away from the guilty." Oddly enough, we have yet to see any evidence of Ossama Bin Laden's connection to the attack on 9/11.
It's just a matter of keeping you perspective, learning facts for yourself, and challenging those who willingly lie to their own selfish ends. IMO, of course.
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