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George Orwell – love reading his classics. The capitalist class change their laws to tally with their own agenda
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The pigs Napoleon, Snowball and Squealer secretly change four of the seven commandments of Animalism in George Orwell's "Animal Farm" after breaking the farm's laws. Over time, these seven commandments become two prevailing laws.
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After chasing the humans off of Animal Farm, Snowball, Napoleon and Squealer paint on a barn wall the seven commandments of Animalism. All animals on the farm must follow these commandments, which bar them from wearing clothes, sleeping in beds, drinking alcohol and killing other animals. The commandments remind the animals that "whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy" and "whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend." The final and most important commandment calls all animals equal.
After getting caught engaging in human behaviors, such as drinking alcohol, sleeping in beds and ordering certain animals killed, Snowball, Napoleon and Squealer change the commandments. They now bar animals from sleeping in beds with sheets, drinking alcohol to excess and killing other animals without cause. The other animals accept that the commandments always included these additions, and Napoleon and his friends go unpunished.
Over time, some pigs learn to walk on two legs and are convinced that they are superior to the other animals on the farm. These changes lead to further revisions. Two maxims replace the seven commandments. While all animals are all equal, some are more equal than others. Also, while having four legs is good, having two legs is better.
I'm curious as to the purpose of this post ! Is it to encourage the Mods. into providing written support for Vin's statement of intent to the E.C. ?
Whimsical and humorous, satire and a love for Orwell and freedom of speech.all the best Joe PS it is under off topic and jokesbut one can wonder what 1984 would have made of the need to beg for free speech
sat·ire[ sat-ahy uhr]NOUN1.the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.2.a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.3.a literary genre comprising such compositions.
northern light wrote:I'm curious as to the purpose of this post ! Is it to encourage the Mods. into providing written support for Vin's statement of intent to the E.C. ?According to the post #142 dated 10th March 2016 on the Forum thread – "twitter account @worldsocialism.org", the Forum moderators issued the suspension. Cde Stephen Davison, aka SocialistPunk, posted a link to this post from post #125 on the Forum thread – "Moderators decision on Cde. Maratty's indefinite forum ban". If you have any evidence that the EC, not the Forum moderators, issued the ban, then could you please let me know. Thanks. YFS, Oliver acting general secretary
SocialistPunk wrote:sat·ire[ sat-ahy uhr]NOUN1.the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.2.a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.3.a literary genre comprising such compositions.Very selective there SPWiki" it has also been used with subversive intent where political speech and dissent are forbidden by a regime, as a method of advancing political arguments where such arguments are expressly forbidden.Political satire is usually distinguished from political protest or political dissent, as it does not necessarily carry an agenda nor seek to influence the political process. While occasionally it may, it more commonly aims simply to provide entertainment"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_satire
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