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Talk:Mystery:Did George Orwell Become a Conservative? (view source)
Revision as of 12:57, February 27, 2009
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"Your silence about Communism's proven millions of murders is louder than your profession of outrage over Pinochet's alleged thousands."
"Your silence about Communism's proven millions of murders is louder than your profession of outrage over Pinochet's alleged thousands."
Uh, well maybe he was silent "about Communism's proven millions of murders" because that was ''irrelevant''. He should be asking you why you're silent on Pinochet's atrocities. You two are the ones with the double standards. [[User:Alexjohnc3|Alexjohnc3]] 19:08, 16 November 2008 (EST)
Uh, well maybe he was silent "about Communism's proven millions of murders" because that was ''irrelevant''. He should be asking you why you're silent on Pinochet's atrocities. You two are the ones with the double standards. [[User:Alexjohnc3|Alexjohnc3]] 19:08, 16 November 2008 (EST)
It is generally accepted that Orwell always held socialist views. However, as evidenced in particular by his two most famous works, Animal Farm and 1984, Orwell was highly critical of Stalinism which in his opinion was not socialism. The way this apparent mystery is framed is also counter-productive. It is framed as if there are only two possible choices, liberal or conservative. The term 'political spectrum' is used for good reason and the labels being applied here are arbitrary and only heighten impressions of differences in political opinion. [[User:RobertWDP|RobertWDP]] 07:57, 27 February 2009 (EST)