spujb@lemmy.cafe to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agothis post commits the cardinal internet sin of having nuance sorry :(lemmy.cafeimagemessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up1566arrow-down162
arrow-up1504arrow-down1imagethis post commits the cardinal internet sin of having nuance sorry :(lemmy.cafespujb@lemmy.cafe to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square149fedilink
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-24 months agoSo, funny story… The revelation that towards the end of his life, George Orwell had collaborated with the secret British government propaganda agency, the Information Research Department (IRD), provided conclusive proof as far as his political critics were concerned that he and his politics had always been flawed; that he had never been a reliable adherent of the socialist cause and that he had certainly abandoned that cause in his last years. Also, Orwell was literally a cop serving the British occupation of Myanmar. If he was familiar with corrupt politicians, theiving, and traitors, it was through very first hand experience.
So, funny story…
The revelation that towards the end of his life, George Orwell had collaborated with the secret British government propaganda agency, the Information Research Department (IRD), provided conclusive proof as far as his political critics were concerned that he and his politics had always been flawed; that he had never been a reliable adherent of the socialist cause and that he had certainly abandoned that cause in his last years.
Also, Orwell was literally a cop serving the British occupation of Myanmar.
If he was familiar with corrupt politicians, theiving, and traitors, it was through very first hand experience.