As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Truth Be Known,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…
“Football, beer, and above all, gambling, filled up the horizon of their minds. To keep them in control was not difficult.” – George Orwell
My Commentary: Not difficult at all…
I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…
Former President, Jimmy Carter
[Former President] Jimmy Carter Warns Against War With Iran:
http://www.rawstory.com/2012/04/jimmy-carter-warns-against-war-with-iran/
(Agence France-Presse) Former US President Jimmy Carter warned against a possible war with Iran Monday as he decried his nation’s involvement in unjust conflicts at a summit of Nobel Peace Prize laureates in Chicago.
Carter, a naval veteran who served as Democratic president from 1977 to 1981, said that while he is “not against conflict when necessary,” the criteria for a just war are often not met.
My Commentary: Do not believe in the false religion of violence, murder and war as “necessary.”
“War is a way of shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking in the depths of the sea, materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run, too intelligent.” 1984 – George Orwell
“Do not turn to the right or the left; Turn your foot away from evil”! – Míshlê [Proverbs] 4:27
“Speak, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the Law of Liberty”! – Yaaqob (“James”) 2:12
Amusing Ourselves to Death:
http://www.recombinantrecords.net/docs/2009-05-Amusing-Ourselves-to-Death.html
My Commentary: The above illustration, by Stuart McMillen, was developed using the book, “Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Showbusiness,” by Neil Postman, which, among other things, juxtaposes Orwell’s “1984” with Huxley’s “Brave New World.”
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse on the Age of Show Business
