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2022-01-24 Britain

Orwell's novel 1984 is flagged as shock content in the UK

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Posted by badanov 2022-01-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9641 views ] Top

#1 Because it reads like "Here what is going on now" Guide Book.

Posted by NN2N1 2022-01-24 06:52|| 2022-01-24 06:52|| Front Page Top

#2 The book of Genesis 18-20 I believe it is, refers to the evils of the ancient cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. There are reportedly some 20 additional references throughout the book. The precise details can be debated, but most scholars believe something calamitous at least happened there.

Orwell's 1984 is becoming less and less debated.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-01-24 07:24|| 2022-01-24 07:24|| Front Page Top

#3 The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah might have been due to a meteor.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2022-01-24 08:45|| 2022-01-24 08:45|| Front Page Top

#4 1984 has been moved from fiction into current events.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-01-24 09:06|| 2022-01-24 09:06|| Front Page Top

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