Even the most brainwashed Russians are getting antsy. Yesterday, all they heard was that Turkey is evil, Turkish resorts are dangerous, Turkish tomatoes are rotten, and Turkish textiles are low-quality. For hours each day they listened to stories about evil Turkey, bad tomatoes, and dangerous resorts.
And then today they are hearing that Turkey is great, tomatoes are tasty, textiles are chic, and resorts are super safe. This is too 1984 even for them. Russian Facebook is plastered with confused queries as to what one should really think about the tomatoes. Because deciding on one’s own if they taste right is clearly unthinkable.
I’m almost feeling sorry for the poor freaks.
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I thought it was always 1948 in Russia?
http://jpohl.blogspot.com/2011/08/exiled-forever.html
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DYSLEXIA EXPERT NEEDED HERE!
We have two equally good arguments posted here, one showing Russia’s perpetual “Groundhog Day” as 1984, and the other as 1948. Obviously, one of the posters has gotten the number “8” and the number “4” reversed.
Which one of you needs cognitive therapy to help with reading / writing numbers and letters in correct order?? 🙂
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\Which one of you needs cognitive therapy to help with reading / writing numbers and letters in correct order??
Both are right since Orwell’s 1984 is Russian 1948.
🙂
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Well supposedly Orwell got 1984 by reversing the last two numbers of 1948 when most of it was written.
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Don’t judge a book by it’s cover. Most Russians are very much aware of the propaganda machine which exists there. Many of these queries are in the form of a joke…just Russian style, not Western style. Although many do eventually become a bit confused as to political stances because of the constant barrage of propaganda, I have not met one native Russian who actually is incapable of deciding for themselves what is good, tasty or fashionable….and I have met countless Russians.
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People who can’t figure out that the crucified 3-year-old and the raped epileptic grandma aren’t really have lost the capacity to decide anything.
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