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|    jan bojer vindheim to Moyehoist    |
|    Re: Bush reporting for neo-fascist duty.    |
|    02 Aug 04 07:16:59    |
   
   From: jan.vindheim@gmail.com   
      
   Moyehoist wrote:   
      
   > >> What do you think are examples of Orwells radical inclinations?   
   > >   
   > >having just read Burmese Days I can mention that one,   
   > >but really his whole oeuvre is diffused by a social conscience   
   > >which make his support for anti.authoritarian socialism natural.   
   >   
   > Are these radical? Burmese days is a romance story on the background of   
   > country club politics.   
   >   
   > What is radical about that? I thought you said that Orwell promoted radical   
   > political concepts.   
      
   My words were:   
    the essence of Orwell is to keep a radical sensibility   
    - socialism if you like -   
   while at the same time being aware of the abuses of power that have   
   taken place in the name of various radicalisms.   
      
   --   
   jan bojer vindheim   
   http://vindheim.net   
      
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