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1984 Anticipation Guide

I don't believe that you have to support your government in times of war in order to be patriotic. I think the patriotic thing to do would be to stand up for your right to speak about your feelings toward the given situation or conflict that you country happens to be in. A government is made up of people. People, as we all know, can be capable of greatness or utter stupidity. Humans are very imperfect beings. Therefore, some of the choices that people make can end in catastrophe. If a government made up of flawed individuals makes a decision for me or the country that I don't agree with, war being an example, then I am not going to necessarily support the government in that scenario. I will, however, support the troops who have gone overseas and who are fighting so that I don't have to. Soldiers who put their life on the line so that we may be free deserve more respect than the government that sent them into war in the first place. I'm not saying that supporting your government in times of turmoil or war is a bad thing, I'm just saying that you have a right to tell it how you feel. I think that's one of the most patriotic things you can do.

Free speech is what this glorious country was built on. Besides tobacco, free speech launched this country into it's greatness, and it's maintained the sovereignty that is the United States. If you support the decisions that your government is making, and you want to let everyone know it, then you are being patriotic. If you don't support what your government is doing when it comes to foreign policy, the economy, the peoples rights, etc... and you would also like to speak out about it, then it is okay. You are being just as patriotic as the people who spoke for the government. It is by enacting your right to speak that makes you patriotic.

As appearent in George Orwell's acclaimed novel 1984, the government becomes a totaltarian regime that seeks to control the thoughts and free will of it's people. They rewrite books that have been written and change them to make the people think whatever they want them to think at the given time. If you show any sign of disgust or distain in any way, then you can be arrested by Big Brother and accused of betraying you county, which can lead to the