There was a particularly damning interview over at Rolling Stone yesterday with Steve Schmidt about his vocal departure from the Republican Party. It’s a quick read, and you can find it right here.
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“To keep them in control was not difficult.”
“So long as they (the Proles) continued to work and breed, their other activities were without importance. Left to themselves, like cattle turned loose upon the plains of Argentina, they had reverted to a style of life that appeared to be natural to them, a sort of ancestral pattern…Heavy physical work, the care of home and children, petty quarrels with neighbors, films, football, beer and above all, gambling filled up the horizon of their minds. To keep them in control was not difficult.”
— from George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four”
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Donald Trump calls for a database and surveillance of all Muslims.
Americans, please consider voting for me.
The first priority of my administration will be establishing a database and surveillance of rich assholes.
Also? A free copy of George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four” to any American citizen who requests one. A copy of the United States Constitution will be tucked inside.
Eric Robert Nolan, Author 