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Wednesday, October 13, 2004

Kafkaesque and Orwellian


Kafka-Orwell 2004:
If you think American life and language in 2004 sounds like they have been lifted from the work of Franz Kafka and George Orwell, you’re not alone.

Here at Kafka-Orwell headquarters, we realized that if doublespeak, promotion of irrational fear, and upbeat "message discipline" in the face of troubling reality are what it takes to win the presidency, we might as well have true masters of the form – Franz Kafka and George Orwell – lead our nation for the next four years!