Animal Farm by George Orwell

>Napoleon himself appeared at the meeting on the following Sunday morning and pronounced a short oration in Boxer's honour. It had not been possible, he said, to bring back their lamented comrade's remains for interment on the farm, but he had ordered a large wreath to be made from the laurels in the farmhouse garden and sent down to be placed on Boxer's grave. And in a few days' time the pigs intended to hold a memorial banquet in Boxer's honour. Napoleon ended his speech with a reminder of Boxer's two favourite maxims, "I will work harder" and "Comrade Napoleon is always right"–maxims, he said, which every animal would do well to adopt as his own.

>On the day appointed for the banquet, a grocer's van drove up from Willingdon and delivered a large wooden crate at the farmhouse. That night there was the sound of uproarious singing, which was followed by what sounded like a violent quarrel and ended at about eleven o'clock with a tremendous crash of glass. No one stirred in the farmhouse before noon on the following day, and the word went round that from somewhere or other the pigs had acquired the money to buy themselves another case of whisky.

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Every violent socialist/communist Revolution will end up in a authoritarian Dictatorship, because the people that led the troops, the most brutal ones in the revolution will never give up their new power and their opposition can't stop them because they command the army.

Edit: People need to read animal farm, here for the lazy ones: https://www.amazon.com/Animal-Farm-George-Orwell/dp/0451526341.

> Fiction is just a mirror of reality for the most part. Many things that happen in fiction don’t even happen here. But as far as pain and sadness. Joy and love, life and death, it’s all real here. Here it’s real. - Lucian Bane

Fiction that mirrors reality and challenges the reader is more of what we need, the books i listed below have shaped my view of the world in a very thought-provoking way.

Other stuff out there, the pop-fiction, the garbage or crack cocaine for the brain is as bad as TV. Hollywood panders to the masses. Did you know Hollywood usually has two different versions for films released in America and Europe? Yep, that's right - Hollywood dumbs down movies for American audiences. Everything in media these days is centered around comic books and video games - the modern day opiates of the masses.

Some notable fiction that should be required reading:

• 1984 & Animal Farm
  
  
• The Forever War
  
  
• Starship Troopers
  
  
• Lord of the Flies

Hey dumbass! I said "MORE equal" it's from Animal Farm, by George Orwell? It's a book, you might try reading one once in a while. They're usually identified by a bunch of paper with words on them bound together. It's a line that says "All animals are equal" and then was later altered in the book to say "All animals are equal, but some are MORE equal than others" I quoted that to illustrate a terrifying view that you have. Yes, obviously I'm not the president, obviously i'm not running, but as a CITIZEN I have ALL the same rights as her. She has had government jobs yes, and as such gets protection (by men with guns) to keep her safe. But her status as CITIZENS we are no different.

http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Farm-Anniversary-George-Orwell/dp/0451526341/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451949376&sr=8-1&keywords=animal+farm
here you go, pick yourself up a copy, it's cheap enough.

Let's break it down. Woman says guns don't keep people safe. She's surrounded by people with guns keeping her safe. It's pretty simple. Obviously their only role isn't a deterrent, but it's the first line of defense, some guy with a knife isn't going to try and stab her when she's surrounded by this security detail. Obviously they're more than capable of responding with force.

"Absolutely she is not equal." that is why i say you would support a dictator if they were aligned with your views. Because that's a view of dictators. Thats the kind of thinking that allows the massacre of entire peoples. You call me a lunatic, when I'm the one advocating for equal rights, and you're flat out saying important people don't need to be equal.

No, in the event someone breaks into my house, I will perceive them as a threat, and yeah, I will shoot if they are not fleeing. Also, shooting does not equal killing. You can kill someone by shooting, no shit, but there's such a thing as incapacitate. That doesn't mean I want to shoot and kill someone. I am not some lunatic going out hunting people who gets a chubby at the thought of taking a human life. Chances are, i will never HAVE to shoot somebody and that is a good thing. BUT the government has no right prohibit me from protecting myself in my home as I see necessary. I've only been an advocate for the second amendment, which apparently is enough to label me as a lunatic.

Apparently, someone knowing their rights, and using critical thinking to realize big daddy government won't always be there in time to help is a lunatic as well.

I live in a fictitious world inside my head? Why's that? Because I think it's hypocrisy to say what this woman said while she is protected by guns? We both agree those armed guards are keeping her safe. We both agree that running for presidential office can make you a target. So if guns don't keep people safe like she says, WHY DOES THE GOVERNMENT GIVE HER ARMED GUARDS? They obviously don't keep her safe right? you seriously can't see any form of hypocrisy there? No one can be that thick.

You're the type of person that thinks that if a persons life is at risk such as getting stuck in a shooting, that they should just accept their fate. You're the type of person who thinks that if a woman is getting raped, she should just let it happen because she might kill the asshole in self defense. We wouldn't want those type of people with guns now would we? /s

Since you're argument has deteriorated to not understanding the irony of the "Some people are more equal than others" (honestly man, thats really simple to understand) and to throwing half assed insults my way with no real discussion on your part. That's the end of this.

Piss off.

And honestly, read a book. You might find it could help you pull your head out from your ass.

What about something like Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury or Animal Farm by George Orwell?

The Catcher in the Rye is a pretty good gateway book for more literary fiction.

1984 and Animal Farm will probably appeal to your SF tendencies.

If you want something more contemporary, maybe try The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. It has to do with comic books...

https://www.amazon.com/Animal-farm-Fairy-George-Orwell/dp/0451526341

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> they will stop trying to deny it. They're just gonna one day start saying that this is all good. That it's a good thing our leadership is in bed with Russia.

This all sounds very familiar.

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If she is mature enough to handle darker themes, I'd recommend something along the lines of Animal Farm, Of Mice and Men or perhaps Night by Elie Wiesel. They're relatively short works, but they will be eye-opening to first-time readers of both age groups.

Germany. I have 50 push-ups riding on each point difference, so I believe~

I need to read.