Andrew Foltz-Morrison speaks English with a Midland accent, studies philosophy and geography at Rutgers University, and writes this blog's posts. His favorite contemporary political thinkers are David Harvey and Noam Chomsky.
“Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I understand it.”
— George Orwell, 1946
repost if you’re sick of right-wing blowhards acting like he was on their side.
How the fuck can the right-wing believe George Orwell was on their side?! Holy shit! I thought it was common knowledge...
I am pretty sure I posted that quote a few weeks back.
George Orwell (a new look at the left wing)
don’t think anyone who is not a complete idiot (ie Sarah Palin)...used Orwell to refute...
Like the man said. Orwell = Socialist and anti imperialist. For fuck’s sake, what do you think he was doing in 1936...
doubleplusgood, this.
Wait, you mean to tell me that right-wingers didn’t know this???? LMAO. My dad is rather conservative politically, and...
Not that I consider myself a “right-wing blowhard,” or routinely invoke the hallowed name Orwell, but you seem to...
Jesus I was JUST thinking this.
Or even better, Homage to Catalonia, George Orwell’s autobiographical novel about his time spent fighting for anarchist...
People who did not know this are morons. Also, this.
Who the hell has been saying Orwell was a righty?
or, you know, just go read The Road To Wigan Pier.
all sides of the political spectrum.