thoughts on fast food, Malcolm X, and 1984

[carrythelantern]

Well I'm going to do a little post of what I got out of some of the books I finished recently. What good is a book if you don't share with other people some of what you learned.

Comments

About time

[anonymous]

Well, of course, I did not catch this on your myspace page, but I am glad I did not miss it. 1984, The Giver, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451 (you should read all of these) make a reader realize that we buy into lies everyday. Some people don't mind the lies; some do. You are young and idealistic. At work they call this youthful enthusiasm. However, the world will try, and probably succeed in beating this out of you. Eventually you will not care if all people are treated equally as long as you and your kids get the best deal. You don't want your kid going to crappy public schools or going to war. Also you have the money, so you will get to make decisions. Who is going to fight for the poor, hungry, hurting people? Not you. You will be callous, rich and won't care. Let someone else take the fall

[polkadottie]

I just finished reading Love is a Mix Tape-that memoir by the guy that writes for Rolling Stone that had his wife die at a young age. It's pretty good.

[heart_in_2]

If you like 1984 you should watch the movie "they live." It's similar and it stars Rowdy Roddy Piper.

[castshadow]

and rowdy roddy didnt get nominated for an oscar for that fine performance. what an outrage! it changed so many lives for the better. but we can only hope that robots continue to make strides toward equality in this incredibley robot-prejudiced nation.

[girlsjustlie]

erroneous! erroneous on both accounts!

[uncleansinger]

Hey soon and very soon we might be neighbors and my kitten Jonah is going to tear Rudy and your dog apart!