When the NSA spying scandal broke in June, Amazon sales of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four vaulted more than 6000 percent. The connection of Big Brother with the NSA might have been hysterical and spurious, but it was also testament to our sentimental, kneejerk affection for Orwell, to the fact that he remains the default scribe whenever our paranoia is fondled by the ominous machinations of realpolitik.What a peculiar pair of sentences. Geraldi doesn't say that the connection was spurious, only that it might have been. Talk about weaseling. And if the connection is not spurious, what's paranoia got to do with it? Maybe he should take a look at this: NSA revelations remind me of Cold War Romania: Column.
There's also this: Jennifer Hoelzer's Insider's View Of The Administration's Response To NSA Surveillance Leaks.
Testing. Left a comment here the other day, pointing to Giraldi's seasonal appearance (he did that Alix Ohlin review last August), and it was either deleted or gobbled up. Anyway, hope all is well.
ReplyDeleteAnd, by "well," I mean as well as can be under the circumstances. My best to you and Debbie.
ReplyDeleteThat's worrisome, about the comment not appearing. The only comments I ever delete are spam, and I even miss some of those.
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