Sam Benson
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America is far too similar to Oceania from Nineteen-Eighty Four.
America has grown disturbingly close to the fascist nation of Oceania from the dystopian political novel Nineteen-Eighty Four by George Orwell. Please remember that these are generalizations and do not apply to every American. (By the way, I am aware that this is long so feel free to skim)Ministry of Peace - The role of the Ministry of Peace in the novel is to conduct war upon opposing nations. This is pretty straightforward. They are both in a state of perpetual war as a means to drive the economy as well as perpetuate fear am… Read More
January 22, 2008
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Why are the religious right of America complaining about Islamic fundamentalism?
Why is it that the religious right of America is so opposed to Islamic fundamentalism? They are almost exactly the same thing, only different religions. Christian fundamentalists hate the Islamic fundamentalists because they "hate freedom". But what is the difference between hating Americans and hating homosexuals, "commies", etc? Both groups are responsible for countless deaths across the world. In my opinion, they are as bad as the terrorists that they are trying to eliminate. Can somebody please explain this to me? (without saying that Americans are acting in favour of t… Read More
January 17, 2008
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Can a country in the western world support an anarcho-communist government?
Do you think that a developed country in the western world would be able to support itself and remain stable if it operated in an anarcho-communist style of government? Anarcho-communism is the theory that a country would have only the bare-essential laws (no ,urder, no rape, etc) but things like taxes and unessential laws would be abolished. Goods would be distributed by need. Read More
January 16, 2008
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Has America become a fascist state as portrayed in literature?
Has America become the fascist state portrayed in the political dystopian novels of the mid-twentieth century (Nineteen Eighty-Four, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451)? What are your thoughts on the censorship, propaganda, and oppressive force used by the American government? Read More
January 16, 2008
My name is Sam Benson, I am 17 years old. I live in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada and I currently attend St Benedict's Catholic Secondary School. I am a libertarian socialist. Like many others, I found out about this website through the Colbert Report. I play tight end for the St Benedict Saints and wide receiver for the Cambridge Lions. I play bass and electric guitar and I am the bassist for the punk band, Forgotten Morals. I am really into political activism, mainly dealing with libertarianism, socialism, human rights, free speech, etc.
rock_bassist@yahoo.ca
