The only thing George Orwell got wrong was the year wasn't it?

The title should have been 'Millenium' not 1984.

The death of a man at the G20 demo in London has highlighted how heavy handed the metroplitan police have become. Even though their handling of this poor man may not have been the direct cause of his death surely it must have been a contributing factor?

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What we want is to be educated more about the politics. Ignorance is not bliss Mr Know it all and yes there were idiots in that demo but in the main people voicing their concerns by a peaceful presence. And this is not a hundred years ago when the Miltia were called on for target practice. Have we learnt anything in the intervening years from then and now?? Not a lot I fear.

ev1l-monkey

In the book the government control everything even the date, 1984 was a ballpark figure made by reversing 48 the year it was written

So technically the date isn't wrong

PinHead

its impossible to draw that conclusion from that heavily edited video thats appeared

Felicia C.

No. The liberal-biased press just blows everything out of proportion.

old know all

The interesting thing was that the original draft was 1974, but Orwell pushed the date forward because he thought it was too futuristic. 1974 was in the middle of Maggie Thatchers excesses.

We get the police we deserve. If we have a society that expects the police to deal with violent protest, we can expect violent police. The man who died was unfortunate to find himself between rioting anarchists and rioting protesters.

100 years ago, we'd have used the militia (we call it the TA these days). A magistrate would have read the Riot Act and anyone who did not leave immediately was then fair game for target practice. What sort of society do we want? One where a bystander gets jostled and has a heart attack, or one where protesters get shot?

Sweet Potato Pie

So far, only about 90% of "1984" has came true. Once people realize that the Democrats and Republicans are just two wings of the same Party, then it will be complete.

Of course, I'm counting on too few people realizing that.

trish

I have just seen the video and that man had his hands in his pocket. The police guy just hurled himself at him and pushed him to the ground. If I was his relative I would want to do something about it!

It was the wrong year but he got everything else about right and we are rapidly turning into a police state! Its all down to the anti terror laws something they brought about by playing on our fears. We are heading for a real disaster with new world order meaning the end of anything to do with democracy anywhere in the world

vambo number five

I seem to remember the loathsome Thatcher coming to power in 1979.
1984 would have been "in the middle of her excesses", dreadful as they were.

Crow

WHAT REALLY ANGERED ME WAS, THAT THAT UNIFORMED THUG HAD NO DAMMED REASON TO ATTACK THE POOR GUY. HE WAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROBLEM AND WAS HEADING AWAY FROM THE POLICE. BUT THEN, THE POLICE FORCE AREN'T THERE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE ANYMORE. THEY ARE SIMPLY NEW LABOURS FASCIST BULLY BOYS, PUSHING THE PEOPLE AROUND AND TAKING MONEY WITH MENACES. NEW LABOUR ARE VERY GOOD AT TURNING OVER POWER TO VIOLENT THUGS. (sorry, left the caps lock on)

bootney_lee

yeah bro f da police

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