It was back to reality today; back to work. I had a pleasant lunch with my sister at the local gastropub though. On our way back to our offices, she mentioned a comment she had heard; a comparison of the War on Terror and the setting of the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four; a never-ending war between the home nation and a ruthless, but constantly changing enemy. The population accept ever fewer rights and harsher living conditions because they are told it is necessary to win the war. History is constantly tweaked to ensure that the war continues to be justified…
I really ought to read the book, just to find out for myself!
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