SABAMon, 16 Sep 2024 00:22 UTC
Speaking at a press conference with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Ahmed Abdel Ati, the Russian minister said that despite Orwell's fertile imagination and historical insight, he could not have imagined what a totalitarian state would look like.
Lavrov said:
"Orwell described some of the features of such a state, but he could not reach the depth of totalitarianism that we see now in the framework of the so-called rule-based system," Lavrov said.
"They just need democracy to give instructions to different countries around the world on how to organize their lives and
once you tell them: Let's discuss the democratization of international relations as well, the discussion stops there."
Comment: Footage:
Indeed. Whilst the rules-based-reality may not be quite as fantastical as 1984 - although it has its moments - its sinister reach is certainly all pervasive, and the cruelty and death that lie in its wake are near unfathomable:
Comment: Footage:
Indeed. Whilst the rules-based-reality may not be quite as fantastical as 1984 - although it has its moments - its sinister reach is certainly all pervasive, and the cruelty and death that lie in its wake are near unfathomable: