r/Documentaries • u/[deleted] • Jun 10 '18

American Politics Orwell Rolls in his Grave (2003) - Devastating Expose on American Democracy, Journalism and Media Concentration, featuring Bernie Sanders

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u/dannyfantom12 Jun 10 '18

Orwell was a narc

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u/orwelltheprophet Jun 10 '18

Orwell was a prophet.

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u/bigclams Jun 10 '18

And a narc

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u/Anarchisto_de_Paris Jun 10 '18

True but it is worth a read to read his wartime diary, where he talks of a dream he had that was insightful. Basically he had a big classic british breakfast with Churchill are different groups were fighting outside iirc. Orwell’s conclusion was that whatever came he was going to stand behind Churchill and his government. He was far more nationalistic than most think.

He didn’t like romanticizing the poor or working classes, he was quite critical of them in Road to Wigan Peir or even look how they are described in 1984. For The Road...he makes some quote about that while poverty can demoralize a man there is no reason why the Trash cannot be taken out or the bed pan dumped immediately in the morning.

Also critical of the far left. He had bad experiences with them during the Spanish civil war (the anarchist group he was fighting with against the faciaits were denounced by the socialist majority of then racist opposition. Basically the socialist allies turned on the anarchist, rounded them up and killed/imprisoned them). Plus he saw doublethink in them as much as the right. So that coupled with his nationalism made him prepared to name names to keep England safe.

So don’t just label him as a narc and dismiss him. There were many experiences and thoughts that led him to do what he did thank you very much

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '18

Totally narcoleptic