Tuesday, July 30, 2002

You GOTTA read this whole article! It is just too rich. Lovin' every minute of it and I'd quote the entire thing here if it wasn't plagiarism itself. Go on, read it! You know you want to...

Miasma

"if George Bush should be hit for plagiarism of George Orwell" [Daypop Top 40]

San Franscisco Chronicle

[...]

Here's a question for constitutional scholars: Can a sitting president be charged with plagiarism?

As President Bush wages his war against terrorism and moves to create a huge homeland security apparatus, he appears to be borrowing heavily, if not ripping off ideas outright, from George Orwell. The work in question is "1984, " the prophetic novel about a government that controls the masses by spreading propaganda, cracking down on subversive thought and altering history to suit its needs. It was intended to be read as a warning about the evils of totalitarianism -- not a how-to manual.


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