Keeping the Future
Note: This is the combined articles of Jan. 9 (Part One) and of Jan. 16 (Part Two)
Understanding the Problem
Rewriting History
In his acclaimed work Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell wrote “He who controls the past controls the future; he who controls the present controls the past.” These words, written to describe an oppressive dystopia have been proven by the propaganda efforts of several brutal regimes. The Nazis sought to rewrite German history as to control her future. Numerous efforts of agitprop within the Soviet Union sought to cover the atrocities of a very bloody past.