Whenever I start to believe there is no rhyme or reason to anything I experience in my daily life, serendipity pops up its coincidental head and throws me for a loop. In Orwell's essay, he clearly describes how "political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible." What occurred to me is that the only thing that has changed since he originally published this essay in 1946 is that those in the government and the media have only become more adept at obfuscating reality. Thank G-d for an occasional Ed Snowden to let us know what time it is. While I am not surprised about the self-deceptive and predictable rhetoric of the delusional right in this country, what is now giving them a run for their money is the disingenuous platitude-ridden rhetoric of the left that has purposefully blinded itself to an incessant move to the right.... |