Monday, September 17, 2012

Orwell v. Huxley

 
 
In the grand scheme of things, who was "more" correct - Aldous Huxley, or George Orwell? Now, I'll admit openly that I have a dark vision. I believe, in principle, in the writings of Thomas Hobbes, Malthus, Orwell and Huxley. This is true for many different reasons, as well as one unifying one - we create our own dystopia. And, we are doing so right now.
What got me started on this train of thought? I read "Lord of the Flies" a long time ago. Plato even wrote of the dictatorship of the artists. Our DNA always seems to get in the way of "peaceful" co-existence.