1984, 17 years late

[infrogmation]

"Seventeen years later than expected, 1984 has arrived. In his address to Congress Thursday, George Bush effectively declared permanent war -- war without temporal or geographic limits; war without clear goals; war against a vaguely defined and constantly shifting enemy."
[...]
"It's time to speak and to act. It falls on us now to take to the streets, bearing a clear message for the warmongers: We don't love Big Brother."

"It's 1984" article by Jacob Levich

Comments

[ernunnos.livejournal.com]

No successful politician ever becomes an "ordinary citizen" again. They either stay in politics until they're dead, or use their position to obtain benefits that last beyond their term.