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Walter L. Newton2/22/2010 7:22:36 am PST

re: #298 Liberal Classic

To be clear, the characterization of bin Laden as Goldstein is my interpretation of Griffin’s views, not a direct quote. As a truther, Griffin believes our government is not just complicit but fully culpable for 911. In the BBC videos, Griffin suggests CIA involvement with bin Laden as far back as the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. He suggests the government has made bin Laden the recognizable face of the War on Terror through the release of digitally manipulated video tapes and audio recordings.

I’m sorry, I thought you were agreeing with Griffin.

In general, I wish people would be much more careful with using 1984 as a mirror for things they see happening in contemporary society.

I consider myself an expert on Orwell and 1984, I did an awful lot of research on my stage adaptation (newton.acrossthebow.com), and really, Orwell was writing about something that most of us will never experience, or even come close to.