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You say quaint. To me it seems remarkably out of touch with the real problems Americans face.
by cf 6y ago
You say quaint. To me it seems remarkably out of touch with the real problems Americans face.
- TheAdamAndChe 6y agoA government in the geopolitical landscape is much like an organism in the environment. Evolution is spurred on not by chance, but by selective pressure that prunes out the weak and unstable. We've entered an era where Mutually Assured Destruction has reduced that selective pressure of superpowers down to nothing. In this environment, power can easily be pulled from citizens and placed into the hands of the autocrats who trust that the chances of being usurped is extremely low. And they're right. There are social justice issues in the world, sure. But I think this issue of power redistribution is a big issue too.
- 082349872349872 6y agoSee "You and the Atomic Bomb" (1945): http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0300011h.html#part33 http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0300011h.html#part33 for the lines of thought which I believe inspired 1984's Eastasia, Eurasia, and Oceania. (the latter of which Airstrip One will have joined by the end of this year) Edit: for GP, I believe BR 'quaint' == US 'out of touch', much like BR 'brave' == US 'will lose you the next election'.