Wasn't Animal Farm a reaction to Stalinism?Panda
I understand it that way as well.
Here is a link to a page that does a good job of breaking down the book:
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George Orwell's '1984'
by Winston Smith :>D inon a thread it was asked how we chose our screen name.
mine is from the book george orwell's, 1984. .
'winston smith' is the protagonist who big brother tries to crush.. the book, along with george orwell's animal farm, are required reading imo for any jw/x-jw.. actually, the book is a great insight into what can happen when individuals surrender their freedom to any high control group.. .
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George Orwell's '1984'
by Winston Smith :>D inon a thread it was asked how we chose our screen name.
mine is from the book george orwell's, 1984. .
'winston smith' is the protagonist who big brother tries to crush.. the book, along with george orwell's animal farm, are required reading imo for any jw/x-jw.. actually, the book is a great insight into what can happen when individuals surrender their freedom to any high control group.. .
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any of this sound familiar to those who haven't read the book? Ya need to read it because it gets better!!!!
Stephanie
No doubt.
I think that this book would be a safe book for "fence riding JW's" to read who may want to read something that gives insight into high-control groups but does nothing to directly attack the WTS.
Once a JW who has detected the hints of high-control ways of the WTS, reading this will open their eyes IMO.
BTW, I saw the movie on DVD this weekend.
I liked it, but IMO if anyone would view the movie who has not first read the book, they would miss the intended impact by Orwell.
After seeing the movie, I forgot how they would call each other 'brother' or 'sister', another scary parallel.
"Hi brother, did you hear the good news? The chocolate rations have been raised to 25 grams. Doubleplus good!"
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LMAO! United States Atheists...
by Odrade inwe're watching this cable access program for "united states atheists.
" they meet on tuesday nights at 7:30. they have the ghostbusters symbol for their symbol and call themselves the bunkbusters.
it was a riot!
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The program sounds pretty funny to me. Is it more of a tongue-n-cheek kinda thing? It doesn't sound like they are taking themsleves too seriously.
And besides, as long as these guys don't kill anyone in the name of atheism, atheism will still have more respect from me than most organized religions.
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The F word @#$%
by Brummie inthe "f" word:.
when is @#$% acceptable?.
there are only eleven times in history where the "f" word has .
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Nice ones Brummie!
#12. OMG I'm in a @#$%ing cult.
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How do you like your toilet paper?
by Winston Smith :>D in.
how do you like your toilet paper?
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BTW, Over the top for me, TY
Hopefully the 3% use something else as a substitute, like the 'ole corn cob
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Active Jehovah's Witnesses - - - PLEASE READ
by nicolaou inan open letter to all jehovah's witnesses.
dear friend, .
what caused you to come and read the posts of so many of your former brothers and sisters who have either been disfellowshipped or have chosen to walk away from the society and the 'truth'?
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It would be great if it could be put on this forum when they first log on. It makes the scared lurkers feel invited ,non threatning and a warm welcome. Great idea
KLS
That is a great idea!
BTW, Welcome SuzyQ!
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How do you like your toilet paper?
by Winston Smith :>D in.
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George Orwell's '1984'
by Winston Smith :>D inon a thread it was asked how we chose our screen name.
mine is from the book george orwell's, 1984. .
'winston smith' is the protagonist who big brother tries to crush.. the book, along with george orwell's animal farm, are required reading imo for any jw/x-jw.. actually, the book is a great insight into what can happen when individuals surrender their freedom to any high control group.. .
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On a thread it was asked how we chose our screen name. Mine is from the book George Orwell's, 1984.
'Winston Smith' is the protagonist who Big Brother tries to crush.
The book, along with George Orwell's Animal Farm, are required reading IMO for any JW/X-JW.
Actually, the book is a great insight into what can happen when individuals surrender their freedom to any high control group.
I just wanted to use this thread to post quotes from the book that I find pertinent to the WatchTower experience.
Any discussion RE: Orwell's warning of the future and high control groups is welcome.
A few good quotes to get started:
"Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else. Not in the individual mind, which can make mistakes, and in any case soon perishes: only in the mind of the Party, which is collective and immortal. Whatever the Party holds to be the truth, is truth. It is impossible to see reality except by looking through the eyes of the Party. That is the fact that you have got to relearn, Winston. It needs an act of self- destruction, an effort of the will. You must humble yourself before you can become sane.'"
How the WTS views itself above any individual desire and thought is well stated in the above quote.
Whatever the WTS views as truth is truth. There is no other way around it. And for an individual to deny that truth is insanity, a loss of faith in God. One must humble themselves and destroy themselves as an individual to relearn truth.
"Obedience is not enough. Unless he is suffering, how can you be sure that he is obeying your will and not his own? Power is in inflicting pain and humiliation. Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing. ?. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face -- for ever.'"
Suffrage on the WTS treadmill is needed. Just going in field service, answering at meetings, or going to conventions is not enough. One must suffer to obey. Suffer by knowing that you can always 'Do More'. You are never doing enough, you are never sure you will make it through the 'Big-A', you have never put in enough hours. And so one struggles in their minds, tearing themselves down and reshaping their own mind to fit the desired mold of the WTS.
Even in the 1000 years of Paradise, you can be snuffed out at any given moment. Just making it through the Big-A is not enough. And making it to the end of the 1000 years is still not enough, there will be more tests from Satan, where many will away and the number will be as the sands of the sea.
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Morsels of Lard
by Xena inwe have a guy who comes by every now and then selling homemade tamales....those wonderful little morsels of lard...beef, pork, chicken and bean & cheese...i got the beef...and scarfed down uuummmm 5 of them .
may the god's of fat have mercy on my ass!!!!!!!!!!
so what do you have trouble resisting??
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anyone else have a tamale craving? or anything else for that matter they just can't resist?
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Morsels of Lard
by Xena inwe have a guy who comes by every now and then selling homemade tamales....those wonderful little morsels of lard...beef, pork, chicken and bean & cheese...i got the beef...and scarfed down uuummmm 5 of them .
may the god's of fat have mercy on my ass!!!!!!!!!!
so what do you have trouble resisting??
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May the God's of Fat have mercy on my ass!
*** gets pushed out of the way as men rush into line to become Xena's 'God of Fat' ***