Reading this a second time for clarity, I found so much of what is happening today in America. But I discovered this a long time ago and was looking for answers. I knew America was heading toward Socialism but everyone I talked with about this shut me down. It's as if this is what they wanted. I couldn't believe it.
I am angry and will not forgive, those in large cities like Chicago, who are submitting to this tyranny for the sake of security. It's unforgiveable by those who have fought to preserve freedom for these fools. Probing this book, I will discuss Ethical Ketman, the ethics of this new faith. "Admissions to this order is not unlike entrance to a religious order.....the higher one stands in the Party hierarchy, the more attentively one's private life is supervised. Love of money, drunkenness, a confused love life will prevent a party member from holding important offices. Hence the upper brackets of the Party are filled with ascetics devoted to a single cause of Revolution. As for certain human tools, deprived of real influence but useful because of their names, even if they belong to the Party one tolerates or sometimes encourages their weaknesses, for they constitute a guarantee of obedience. If it were feasible to lodge all the citizens in cells and release them only for work or political meetings, that would be undoubtedly most desirable.
I found this very interesting now that Covid has wrecked our lives and how these democrats want to restrict our rights in every way. I don't even feel like I can write this review without being kicked off this site. Well....Milosz goes on to say " The "new man" is conditioned to acknowledge the good of the whole as the sole norm of his behavior. He thinks and acts like others; is modest, industrious, and is satisfied with what the State gives him; he spends his private life at home, and passes all the rest of his time amidst his companions at work or a play, observing them carefully and reporting their actions and opinions to authorities. Informing was and is known in many civilizations, but the New Faith declares it a cardinal virtue of the good citizen.
This seems to be very close to what is happening before our very eyes. To me it seems the Democrat Socialists have used Covid as the opportunity to push for total totalitarian control over us. This is what we feared would happen one day but now we seem to welcome it.
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