Huxley vs Orwell who got it right? Comix

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39. A very interesting discussion but...

...it leaves out a vital part of Orwell's vision. Orwell predicted that the use of misinformation, disinformation, half-truths, lies and double-speak would manipulate and divide the masses, making them easier to control. Orwell's view accounts for the Tea Party and the modern GOP tendency to use wedge issues and conspiracy theories to frighten their base into voting against their own self-interest. Huxley's did a better job of anticipating the hold that advertising and corporations would have on the public, manipulating and distracting us to prevent organized opposition to corporate power.