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1984 Anticipation Guide.

//To prepare for peace is to prepare for war.// I completely disagree with this statement. To prepare for peace is to be tolerant and understanding. It is being dimplomatic and rational instead of being hot heated and blood thirsty. War is a savage art. I belive humans have evolved enough to resist war. We've developed cures for disease and defined laws of physics. Humans have acomplished great things and we are capable of greater things. Whether we live up to that potentional of greatness or not is up to humanity.Greatness is promoting equality and understanding. It is promoting outreach and sincerity. It is promoting peace. Getting back to the statement "To prepare for peace is to prepare for war", I understand what the quote is saying. That if a threating country is becoming alarmingly close to another country, the country that is peaceful may have to defend themsleves with war against the attacking country. That may be true, but, The United States is a superpower and we have a lot of advantages to us. The United States is a very rich country. We may be in debt almost 4 trillion dollars but our national revenue is higher than most countries in the world. We also inhabit some of the most educated and forward thinking people in the world. We, as a nation, pride ourselves on being democratic and original. But, The United States as a whole is stubborn and narrow minded I believe. The war in Iraq was discussed in UN when it was young, and when George W. Bush asked for allies in this war, not one country was willing to support invading another country for proof of a conspiricy theory. I understand the US is looking for alquida, but the war on terrorism is a neverending war, and when is bringing home young men and women home in coffins going to get old? It may be for "peace in the United States", but we are no longer promoting peace. We, as a society, are promoting fighting, and winning this war. We are no longer concerned with worldwide comfort and peace, but we are concerned for victory and glory. Peace and war do not go hand and hand. Someone who is intolerant and unfeeling may believe that, but I believe humanity is so much smarter than acting barbaric and attacking in the name of peace.

Intended Audience for 1984

It seems to me that the audience was members in the community active in politics. This book tells a story of a strict government, controlling every aspect in a citizens life. This book is a warning or maybe even a forshadow of a government corrupted and gone wrong. This book was written during the time of the red scare. Communism was spreading and the United States was in a panic. the US feared communism and the loss of all individual rights. 1984 was a book for the common man to help shape the future of the government, after all, popular soverigncy is a main principle of the gov't. It's a message to the people: saying choose your gov't carefully. Corruption is quick and easy to happen.