tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180069184626464868.post791404258721142377..comments2023-08-03T08:10:44.885-04:00Comments on Angular Unconformities: Internet controlUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180069184626464868.post-42880323046435806952008-02-20T21:31:00.000-05:002008-02-20T21:31:00.000-05:00That was always my reservation about 1984. How ma...That was always my reservation about <I>1984</I>. How many people did it take to keep such a close eye on everyone else? How many people were employed in rewriting the past? It makes the USSR look like a model of efficiency.Scott Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332208542776592894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180069184626464868.post-21964496486203178002008-02-20T19:19:00.000-05:002008-02-20T19:19:00.000-05:00The reality of modern communications really does m...The reality of modern communications really does make Orwell seem antiquated. I've tried to think about whether the means of communication/propaganda in his day make his conception more logical, but I really don't think so. Even in WWII, French and Dutch resisters ran clandestine radio stations. <BR/><BR/>And if you think about the reality of having enough watchers to ensure that all the Winston Smiths of the world were facing the video screens when they were supposed to, it all seems a bit unlikely.James Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18431950784819780004noreply@blogger.com