IS IT FAIR AT THIS POINT TO REFER TO THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION AS "ORWELLIAN"?

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political : IS IT FAIR AT THIS POINT TO REFER TO THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION AS "ORWELLIAN"?

[+] ballot by xxxxxxxx
created Thu Oct 14, 04
Orwellian referring to George Orwell, the pen name of the author of "1984".

In "1984" the concept of black = white and up = down was mentioned. The Bush Administration has the "Clean Skies Initiative" which allows more pollution in the air, as well as "No Child Left Behind" which leaves millions of children in inner-city schools behind.

Plus, "Big Brother" could see everything and forced control over everything. Thanks to the Patriot Act, this has become true in the US under the Bush Administration.

So, knowing all of this, is it fair to label the Bush Administration as "Orwellian"?

Yes.
No.
Fair?! More like TRUE!
I thought it was vice-versa

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And Saddam was taken out on the grounds of thought crime. Okay - he was a very bad man who'd done a lot of bad things. But, as has now been admitted, he was taken out for the DESIRE to make weapons.

by keithsheen on Thu Oct 14, 04 6:32am [+]

The Associated Press
Updated: 6:38 p.m. ET Oct. 13, 2004WASHINGTON -
Medical milestone or privacy invasion? A tiny computer chip approved Wednesday for implantation in a patients arm can speed vital information about a patients medical history to doctors and hospitals. But critics warn that it could open new ways to imperil the confidentiality of medical records.

The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that Applied Digital Solutions of Delray Beach, Fla., could market the VeriChip, an implantable computer chip about the size of a grain of rice, for medical purposes.

With the pinch of a syringe, the microchip is inserted under the skin in a procedure that takes less than 20 minutes and leaves no stitches. Silently and invisibly, the dormant chip stores a code that releases patient-specific information when a scanner passes over it.

Think UPC code. The identifier, emblazoned on a food item, brings up its name and price on the cashiers screen.

Chip's dual uses raise alarm
The VeriChip itself contains no medical records, just codes that can be scanned, and revealed, in a doctors office or hospital. With that code, the health providers can unlock that portion of a secure database that holds that persons medical information, including allergies and prior treatment. The electronic database, not the chip, would be updated with each medical visit.

The microchips have already been implanted in 1 million pets. But the chips possible dual use for tracking peoples movements as well as speeding delivery of their medical information to emergency rooms has raised alarm.

by cretin_slap on Thu Oct 14, 04 8:35am [+]

possible dual use for tracking people's movements

possible dual use for tracking people's movements

possible dual use for tracking people's movements

possible dual use for tracking people's movements

possible dual use for tracking people's movements

by cretin_slap on Thu Oct 14, 04 8:37am [+]

War = Peace.

Ignorance = Wisdom.

Loss of Rights = Security.

Hmmm.

by Cathexis on Thu Oct 14, 04 9:35am [+]

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