"If there was hope, it must lie in the proles, because only there, in those swarming disregarded masses, eighty-five percent of the population of Oceania, could the force to destroy the Party ever be generated."
"Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious." - George Orwell 1984
Listening to the news (NPR to be exact) I thought of the above lines from that famous book. I recall the prim and proper NPR reporter talking about our self serving government. How a particular official in Washington was doing some such thing strictly to motivate his political career. Gee, what a surprise!!! This line of thinking always leads me to a tragic end. The majority of the populace would never pay attention to such news. It's unimportant to them. They would rather watch American Idol or whatever other reality show is on or popular. God save us if the majority population ever made it past this way of thinking. Then they would no longer be proles. They would begin to pay attention to the important issues. They would overthrow all that is and create a wonderful new world. But this will never happen. The power struggle will never allow it to occur. The elite will always be there to batter these people down....keep them in their place. The public school systems will remain poorly funded. If you don't have loads and loads of money then you will probably end up with an 8th grade level education (did you know that all local newspapers are written on an 8th grade reading level so that the mass populace will understand them).
This blog just angers me. Strangely, it makes me want to go back to college. I don't really care what courses I take....I just enjoy educating myself and I feel sorry for those who don't strive to do the same. They will never be more than they are. They will become stagnant....complacent. Will someone please invent a motivational drug? But even if we had such a drug...would the apathetic people take it?
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