Telegraph inadvertently proves Orwell's point in hit piece worthy of 1984 Newspeak

Twitchy.com ^ | 10/19/2023 | Tertullianis

[NetAddicted]

There are occasionally posts that get missed when they are initially posted. These are the posts that start out bad and get worse. This writer is unsure how this particular one made that list, given that he follows the Telegraph specifically because of their notoriously bad takes.

George Orwell was ‘sadistic, misogynistic, homophobic and sometimes violent’ https://t.co/GAps4MA8pM

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) October 15, 2023, (*** followed by extremely informative Community Note! ***)

The Telegraph tries to cancel Orwell for crimethink. Now, if you ask us, that may be the most ironic thing ever posted. Apparently, according to the book, Wifedom, by Anna Funder, Orwell's attitudes are expressed through his fictional characters.

We are on record as stating that 1984 is not an instruction manual, but the current 'woke' ideology consistently tries to use it as such.

The replies and QTs for this post are gold, but the icing on the proverbial cake is the Community note pointing out the utter lack of evidence for the assertion. (As if Leftists would let lack of evidence stand in the way of a particular narrative.)

Would you like a free T-shirt? pic.twitter.com/x0hRnn7zQP

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 16, 2023

You knew that Elon would have to step into this fray, didn't you?

Wait. We're cancelling Orwell now?

I didn't have that one on my bingo card. 🙄

— 🎃 Nosferatu-Trish 🎃 (@wtffiles) October 17, 2023

“the past is whatever the Party chooses to make it...the essential act of the Party is to use conscious deception while retaining the firmness of purpose that goes with complete honesty. To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them...”

1984 George Orwell

— Equality 7-2521 (@Equality7d2521) October 16, 2023

That one appears to come directly from the Leftist playbook.

Ultimately, we're not sure that Orwell is cancellable. The more they try, the more his books seem prophetic.

You left out correct and prophetic.

— Hyde Von Zarovich (@TheSpergScholar) October 16, 2023

Some of this writer's favorites had to chime in as well.

Now the media is trying to cancel Orwell 🤣 https://t.co/9DxdiH7HJK

— Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) October 16, 2023

Uh oh, was he a little too anti-authoritarian for the current crop of socialists? https://t.co/l0LdBc2VhR

— Dave Gordon (@Gordon_Kushner) October 17, 2023

Yet more people enjoyed dunking on the Telegraph's tone-deaf take on Orwell.

The Newspeak now wants to silent Orwell, because Orwell has exposed the Globalists.

Everyone needs to get '1984' and 'Animal Farm' books, and read them if you haven't already. https://t.co/VuK8G1VtsZ

— Navy⚓Brat (@_NavyBrat) October 16, 2023

They’re trying to cancel Orwell.

Pretty sure there was a book that warned us about something like this. https://t.co/TcrMdvrKWg

— Adrian Norman (@AdrianNormanDC) October 17, 2023

We're pretty sure there was too, Adrian. If only we could remember the author's name.

Irony, thy name is Telegraph ... or something like that anyway.

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[NetAddicted]

Accusing Orwell of crimethink. Oy vey. :(

[sauropod]

Bkmk

[NetAddicted]

I tried to post Community Note for this tweet, but today it wants me to log in first. Doesn’t usually happen. Note says: “Headline is an extract from book “Wifedom.” The assertions in this book assume that characters in his fictional work are a reflection of his actual personality. There is no documented evidence supporting this assumption. “

[wjcsux]

Orwell was a modern day prophet.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Oh, the irony.

[Clutch Martin]

People read 1984 and think they know Orwell, he wrote more than 1984 and a lot of it’s pretty good.

He grew up and spent many years on the tattered fringes of the failing British empire. Nice readable catalog that presents a realistic picture of the British psyche during that period. Fascinating stuff really. Smashing!

[LanaTurnerOverdrive]

Wanted to get in early on the most poignant irony thread that may have ever been posted here. Also I have no comment.

[gitmo]

I’ll bet Babylon Bee wishes they had thought of this first.

[Nateman]

George Orwell went to Spain to fight on the side of the Communists. Needless to say he get a real education in tyranny that he later on used in his books.

[The Antiyuppie]

“He grew up and spent many years on the tattered fringes of the failing British empire. Nice readable catalog that presents a realistic picture of the British psyche during that period. Fascinating stuff really. Smashing!”

Down and Out in Paris and London is great. I actually used some of the “living poor” tricks from this book while attending college.

[grundle]

This is great. Thanks for posting it.

[Vaduz]

Indeed

Telegraph inadvertently proves Orwell’s point.

[Clutch Martin]

“Down and Out in Paris and London is great. I actually used some of the “living poor” tricks from this book while attending college.”

I pulled out my Orwell reader about three or four months ago and read that story again, I like his Burma writings as well.

[AppyPappy]

‘Does Big Brother exist?’
‘Of course he exists. The Party exists. Big Brother is the embodiment of the Party.’
‘Does he exist in the same way as I exist?
‘You do not exist,’ said O’Brien.

[jmacusa]

“1984’’ wasn't science fiction or prophecy. "1984'' was a warning. A warning that wasn't heeded.

[dfwgator]

The Left is using “1984” as an instruction manual.

[Hiddigeigei]

"George Orwell went to Spain to fight on the side of the Communists."
If I remember correctly, Orwell was an anarchist at the time , the joining the communists was the only way he could become involved.
Orwell and his wife adopted a baby, and his wife died not too long after. Orwell later died when the child was about five, but the stepson remembered Orwell with great love and gratitude for doing all the more feminine child-raising chores like changing his diapers and showing him love after the wife died. When this attack on Orwell came out, his stepson wrote an article defending his father as a good kind man.

[NetAddicted]

Thank you for this info. Do you have a link to his step-son’s article?

[rmlew]

Ironically, people in Airstrip One, call this leftist rag the Tory Telegraph.

[jmacusa]

Yes. They are.