Orwell's vision of the future comes to Britain

UK: Intolerance of 'Intolerance' Tolerated

Issue Date: 04-26-2007
By Dusty Loy, Iowa State Daily (Iowa State U.)
The European Union continues to inch closer to the dystopia foreseen by George Orwell in his novel ''1984.''

In Orwell's novel the main character is a party member in a socialist, totalitarian government that perpetuates its power through omnipresent surveillance and perpetually seeking out ''thoughtcrime,'' such as holding views that were contrary to what the party wishes individuals to think. In the main character's diary, he explains it thusly: ''Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime is death,'' and ''Thoughtcrime is the only crime that matters.''

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