Foreword "Goofy Mustaches"

[Cyrus]

Terrance wrote:

>1984 is  not about government control or the Bush government. And I
>don't know if you have read the entire Pynchon Foreword (or the novel),
>but it does  not focus on this particular  aspect (it's a particular
>aspect not what the novel is About) of the novel.
>
>1984 is a work of literature.  It is a novel that is tangled in English
>Literature. To read this novel as some prediction about our times is to
>play O'Brian's part. Read it. If you don't wake up with Shakespeare on
>your lips, read it again.
>  
>

Where did you get all this stuff, man? I never mentioned Bush in my 
post, nor do I think it's any kind of "prediction" about our times. 
Leave that for Nostradamus enthusiasts. I've read 1984 a few years back, 
thank you. It's beautiful. Yes, it's literature, fiction, if you like. 
That's why it's beautiful. But government control is still a major theme 
in it -- yes, yes, I know, "about" is maybe too strong a word, but I 
thought this would be clear.

Cyrus