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Students for an Orwellian Society
Because 2003 is 19 years too late.
George Orwell
What is SOS?
Students for an Orwellian Society (SOS) is a nationwide student group.
Although SOS has always been a nationwide student group, there is
evidence to suggest that it first appeared at Columbia University. The
mission of SOS is to promote the vision of a society based upon the
principles of Ingsoc, first articulated by George Orwell in his prophetic
novel, 1984. SOS is active at Columbia, Oberlin, Penn State, NYU, UMass,
Minuteman High School, FSC, CalTech, UVA, RIT, Murray, and a number of
other schools. However, while we of course have a complete list of
schools available, we do not list them here until we are contacted with
information of their existence.
Successes
As to be expected, SOS has been quite successful. Since the events of 11
September, we have been able to convince a number of figures in national
and local politics to help forward our aims. How could they do otherwise?
Our successes can be shown to fit into the three major ideals of Ingsoc
as expressed by Orwell:
o War Is Peace
Oceania (commonly called the US and Britain) is at war with Afghanistan
Iraq. Oceania has always been at war with Afghanistan Iraq.
Eurasia (commonly called Russia, Pakistan, etc.) is allied with Oceania
in war against Afghanistan. Eurasia has always been allied with Oceania.
US Congressman Charlie Rangel has been arguing for a return of military
conscription ("The Draft") as-so he tells the public- a way of reducing
war.
o Freedom Is Slavery
The Anti-Terrorism Act ensures US citizens' freedom by ensuring the FBI's
ability to examine their activities.
Security cameras have been placed around the Columbia campus and around
the island of Manhattan.
If you are buying postage, do not ask for stamps without flags on them.
Such would clearly be a sign of lack-of-patriotism, and we at SOS are
glad to see that the Post Office is cracking down on it.
We encourage all true citizens of this country to join Operation TIPS,
which, we promise, will help further an Orwellian society in ways that we
at SOS cannot even begin to fathom.
There's really nothing we can say about DARPA's Total Information
Awareness project except to thank them for all their hard work.
While Victory Gin is not (as far as we know) yet available, the sale of
freedom fries is an important first step; freedom fries and freedom toast
are also now available in Congress.
The truly Orwellian and praiseworthy Transportation Safety Administration
gets our thanks for spotting anti-Americanism in passengers' baggage.
o Ignorance Is Strength
Osama bin Laden's messages will no longer be shown in Oceania. This will
improve the strength of the bloc.
There is no dissent in this country. Those who disagree with President
Bush are merely confused.
The New York Times published an excellent piece of doublethink in its
magazine section on Sunday 18 November. It is bad that Al-Jazeera fails
to take American positions seriously. It is good that American media
doesn't take Arab positions seriously. And all this from an Arab-American
scholar who President Bush the First once called "more anti-Arab than the
Israelis."
Government agencies are requesting that certain government reports be
removed from public libraries. An excellent indication that SOS is having
influence at the highest levels!
The Guardian reports that PR firms have begun creating false citizens to
try and shift the debate on certain key issues. Big Brother is certainly
pleased!
Do not wear a Give Peace a Chance t-shirt at the mall. It may be illegal.
Failures
Any reports of failure are almost certainly lies, the work of
thoughtcriminals. Kindly ignore them. SOS does not fail.
Posters
It is the duty of all citizens to print out 300 posters weekly and place
them around campus. We may be monitoring you at any time. For your
convenience, we provide posters here. You need Acrobat Reader to view
them. This product is made by Adobe, a company which we greatly admire.
Report Thoughtcrime
War Is Peace
Freedom Is Slavery
Ignorance Is Strength
Big Brother Is Watching You
Flyer
SOS is pleased to present a special flyer about ROTC, the Reserve Officer
Training Corps and a truly Orwellian organization. We know you find it
useful.
Sticker
Sticker production is up 300% for the year.
Contact Us
We already know what you're thinking. There's no use hiding. To report
incidents of aberrant behavior or thought among your classmates, please
email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also, our group is so successful
that sometimes we miss reports of our own success. If you find one,
please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] If our other ministries wish
to hear from you, they will contact you directly.
Copyright (c) by the Students for an Orwellian Society Ministry of Truth.
The information on this page was last improved on 17 March 2003.
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