It as though Orwell, whose birthday is today, foresaw the coming of the criminals in our current U.S. administration. His cautionary writings eerily foreshadowed their methods.
Given that administration’s all-out information war on our right to discuss our own American history with even a modicum of accuracy, this statement by Orwell was particularly prescient:
“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
Yet elsewhere Orwell provides a hint as to how we might counter this assault on the American people:
“In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
As patriotic Americans work to take back our beautiful country from grifters and con artists, we need the wisdom of George Orwell more than ever.