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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party
In reply to the discussion: My crappy poem to Woo Me With Science: [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)55. Another fucking Democratic Socialist. Pffft.
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 21 January 1950),[1] who used the pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. His work is marked by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism.[2][3]
Orwell wrote literary criticism, poetry, fiction, and polemical journalism. He is perhaps best known for his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) and the allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945). His non-fiction works, including The Road to Wigan Pier (1937), documenting his experience of working class life in the north of England, and Homage to Catalonia (1938), an account of his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, are widely acclaimed, as are his essays on politics, literature, language, and culture. In 2008, The Times ranked him second on a list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".[4]
Orwell's work continues to influence popular and political culture, and the term Orwelliandescriptive of totalitarian or authoritarian social practiceshas entered the language together with many of his neologisms, including, but not limited to, cold war, Big Brother, Thought Police, Room 101, Memory hole, doublethink, and thoughtcrime.[5]
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He tells the truth and that can be very offensive to some people. I miss him, please come back Woo.
sabrina 1
Jun 2015
#26
Despite what I said about not being sure, I would bet my life on it: woo is female.
merrily
Jul 2015
#54
Whatever Woo's gender, S/he is one of our best, a true blue woo. That's my itty bitty
mother earth
Jul 2015
#80
Well, thank you. Since we're each married and in different parts of the country, I'm guessing
merrily
Jul 2015
#89
"In a time of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act"—Orwell
Enthusiast
Jul 2015
#51
You should not be embarrassed. there's no way to tell on a message board unless the poster shares
merrily
Jul 2015
#60
Me too. There are a few people here who make it worth while to keep coming here. If
sabrina 1
Jul 2015
#61