tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post2381688600464652044..comments2024-03-29T03:28:22.296-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: THE NEW THOUGHT POLICERoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-69964101679668214452019-02-12T22:10:28.007-06:002019-02-12T22:10:28.007-06:00The irony is that Orwell probably couldn't get...The irony is that Orwell probably couldn't get published today! Sad. Hi, Lee. Good to see you here. -)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-37007431187489407452019-02-12T21:55:09.894-06:002019-02-12T21:55:09.894-06:00Yes, we are living in Orwellian times. The Ministr...Yes, we are living in Orwellian times. The Ministry of Truth is alive and well. I wonder if Orwell could get published today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-83192022546352726552019-02-11T22:21:23.206-06:002019-02-11T22:21:23.206-06:00Sadly, the author was bullied into canceling it. :...Sadly, the author was bullied into canceling it. :-(Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-81270115984839202442019-02-11T21:36:02.341-06:002019-02-11T21:36:02.341-06:00Blood Heir seems like an interesting book. Thanks ...Blood Heir seems like an interesting book. Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />www.ficklemillennial.blogspot.comGina Gaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13744170029911926909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-29934589208393554412019-02-11T16:46:11.828-06:002019-02-11T16:46:11.828-06:00With the six figure advance, I think that perhaps ...With the six figure advance, I think that perhaps envy and jealousy had their places in the attacks. Sigh. I agree with you: too many people want to bleach out the harsh details of the world's history or the present vicious meanness that lurks to some degree or another deep down in all of us.<br /><br />To ignore blemishes does not make them disappear but only grow worse, right?Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-18532932924493973342019-02-11T16:40:05.559-06:002019-02-11T16:40:05.559-06:00I read about Blood Heir this morning. People are t...I read about Blood Heir this morning. People are too darn sensitive. They want to clean history of anything bad ever happening to anyone. But if we don't remember what really happened, we're doomed to repeat those mistakes.<br />And yes, I've always said not a chance in hell Blazing Saddles would get made today.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com