1984 Fascism

Guernica by Pablo Picasso, 1937 : 

Guernica by Pablo Picasso, 1937

1984 : 

1984 Or: 2 + 2 = 5

Biographical Highlights: Orwell : 

Biographical Highlights: Orwell 1922-1927 Assistant Superintendent of Police, Indian Imperial Police, Burma. Resigns whilst on leave in England, Autumn 1927 and lives in Portobello Road, Notting Hill, London Autumn/Winter. 1928-1929 Lives in working class district of Paris, writing and later working as a dishwasher probably at the Crillon. Hospitalized with pneumonia at Hopital Cochin, Paris from 7-22 March 1929. 1930-1931 Goes tramping in London and Home Counties. Writes early version of Down and Out in Paris and London. Contributes essays to Adelphi (The Spike and A Hanging) under his own name Autumn of 1931 picks hops in Kent. This George Orwell Chronology is copyright © 2008 by Charles' George Orwell Links.

More Biographical Notes : 

More Biographical Notes 1936 In industrial Lancashire and Yorkshire, investigating working class life and unemployment at suggestion of Victor Gollancz (January-March). Moves to Wallington, Herts. (April). Keep the Aspidistra Flying published (June). Marries Eileen O'Shaughnessy (June 9). Attends ILP Summer School, Letchworth, Herts. (July). Leaves for Spain to fight for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War, visiting Henry Miller in Paris en route (December). 1937 In Spain (January-June). Corporal with Partido Obrero de Unificacion Marxista detachment of the Aragon front. Involved in street fighting in Barcelona between government and anarchist troops. Wounded in throat by sniper. Honorable discharge for medical reasons from P.O.U.M. militia. Evades arrest during anti-P.O.U.M. purge in Barcelona. The Road to Wigan Pier published (March). Left Book Club edition of 44,150 copies. This George Orwell Chronology is copyright © 2008 by Charles' George Orwell Links.

What was the Spanish Civil War? : 

What was the Spanish Civil War? A Revolution which broke out in response to the right-wing and fascist coup attempt of General Franco. The war lasted for three years and ended with Franco's victory, aided by fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. The revolution saw huge swathes of Spanish industry and agriculture socialised and run collectively by the workers and peasants. From libcom.org

Francisco Franco : 

Francisco Franco "Our regime is based on bayonets and blood, not on hypocritical elections." Francisco Franco Quoted in H.L. Matthews, Half of Spain Died

Guernica by Pablo Picasso, 1937 : 

Guernica by Pablo Picasso, 1937

Fascism? : 

Fascism? True Axis of Evil: Mussolini with his BFF FASCISM Originating in Italy in the 1920s, fascism is a right-wing, fiercely nationalist, totalitarian ideology to gain mass popular support and crush the workers’ movement. Often highly racist. From libcom.org Fascism has come to mean following a certain party line--whether it be liberal, conservative, feminist, racist, or politically correct. This broader use of the term glosses over the horrors of true fascism, and it allows politicians to use fascist techniques without being held accountable.

Fascist Principles: NOTE: The 14 Points below were written in 2004 by Dr. Laurence Britt, a political scientist. Dr. Britt studied the fascist regimes of: Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia), and Pinochet (Chile). : 

Fascist Principles: NOTE: The 14 Points below were written in 2004 by Dr. Laurence Britt, a political scientist. Dr. Britt studied the fascist regimes of: Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia), and Pinochet (Chile). 1. Powerful and continuing expressions of nationalism Flag-waving, party slogans, pride in military, demands for national unity 2. Disdain for the importance of human rights The ends justify the means. It’s for your protection. 3. Identification of enemies/scapegoats as a unifying cause Individuals or groups to hate and blame 4. The supremacy of the military/avid militarism Elites form close ties with military and military industry 5. Rampant sexism male-dominated, these regimes inevitably viewed women as second-class citizens. They were adamantly anti-abortion and also homophobic. 6. A controlled mass media Direct control, corporate control to produce propaganda 7. Obsession with national security 8. Religion and ruling elite tied together, though not so for most communist parties 9. Power of corporations protected Although the personal life of ordinary citizens was under strict control, the ability of large corporations to operate in relative freedom was not compromised. 10. Power of labor suppressed or eliminated 11. Disdain and suppression of intellectuals and the arts 12. Obsession with crime and punishment 13. Rampant cronyism and corruption Those in business circles and close to the power elite often used their position to enrich themselves. This corruption worked both ways; power elite received financial gifts and property from the economic elite, who in turn gained the government favoritism. 14. Fraudulent elections Elections in the form of plebiscites or public opinion polls were usually bogus.

Fascism Today--24 years post 1984 : 

Fascism Today--24 years post 1984 North Korea Burma Zimbabwe? Russia? Iran? Serbia? Also, recently, Iraq under Saddam Hussein Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge Certainly, there are more…

Nazi Propaganda : 

Nazi Propaganda 'The seed of peace, not dragon's teeth' cartoon of Hitler, from the magazine Kladderadatsch, 22 March 1936 All Germany Hears the Fuhrer on the people’s receiver Germany is Free!

Propaganda: Nazis and 1984 : 

Propaganda: Nazis and 1984 Nazis * “The broad mass of the nation ... will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one.” — Adolf Hitler, in his 1925 book Mein Kampf. * “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” — Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. * “Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Göring during the Nuremberg Trials. Nineteen Eighty-Four * “Remember our boys on the Malabar front! And the sailors in the Floating Fortresses! Just think what they have to put up with.” (Part 1 - Chapter 3) * “The rocket bombs which fell daily on London were probably fired by the government of Oceania itself, 'just to keep the people frightened'.” (Part 2 - Chapter 5) * “The key-word here is blackwhite. Like so many Newspeak words, this word has two mutually contradictory meanings. Applied to an opponent, it means the habit of impudently claiming that black is white, in contradiction of the plain facts.” (Part 2 - Chapter 9) * “To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become inconvenient, and then when it becomes necessary again, to draw it back from oblivion for just so long as it is needed...” (Part 2 - Chapter 9) * "The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became truth." (Part 1 - Chapter 7) * "And if all others accepted the lie which the party imposed-if all records told the same tale-then the lie passed into history and became the truth." (Part 1 - Chapter 3) This George Orwell Chronology is copyright © 2008 by Charles' George Orwell Links.

Why George Wrote: : 

Why George Wrote: In his essay Why I Write, Orwell clearly explains that all the "serious work" he had written since the Spanish Civil War in 1936 was "written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism". [1] Therefore, one can look at Nineteen Eighty-Four as a cautionary tale against totalitarianism and in particular the betrayal of a revolution by those claiming to defend or support it. However, as many reviewers and critics have stated, it should not be read as an attack on socialism as a whole, but on totalitarianism and potential totalitarianism. Orwell based many aspects of Oceanian society on the Stalin-era Soviet Union. The "Two Minutes' Hate", for instance was based on Stalinism's habitual demonisation of its enemies and rivals, and the description of Big Brother himself bears a physical resemblance to Stalin. The Party's proclaimed great enemy, Emmanuel Goldstein, resembles Leon Trotsky, in part because both are Jewish. This George Orwell Chronology is copyright © 2008 by Charles' George Orwell Links.

Betrayal of the Revolution: Stalin : 

Betrayal of the Revolution: Stalin Uncle Joe Stalin, the ungood ally…

Betrayal of the Revolution: Castro : 

Betrayal of the Revolution: Castro

Betrayal of the Revolution: Big Brother : 

Betrayal of the Revolution: Big Brother “A primary purpose of the educational system is to train school children in good citizenship, patriotism and loyalty to the state and the nation as a means of protecting the public welfare, …” Justice H. Walter Croskey, Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District

Oceania : 

Oceania In many ways, Oceania is indeed a future metamorphosis of the British Empire (although Orwell is careful to state that, geographically, it also includes the United States, and that the currency is the dollar). It is, as its name suggests, an essentially naval power. Much of its militarism is focused on veneration for sailors and seafarers, serving on board "floating fortresses” This George Orwell Chronology is copyright © 2008 by Charles' George Orwell Links.

The World Order in 1984 : 

The World Order in 1984 * Oceania (ideology: Ingsoc or English Socialism), * Eurasia (ideology: Neo-Bolshevism), and * Eastasia (ideology: Obliteration of the Self, usually rendered as "Death worship").

Betrayal of Rock: Van Halen, 1984 : 

Betrayal of Rock: Van Halen, 1984 Featuring such smash hits as: “Jump” “Panama” and “Hot For Teacher”