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Winston Smith [1984] (isofthedead) wrote in undertherainbow,
@ 2008-04-12 21:30:00

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bree dennison, o'brien, steven hyde, winston smith

I'm...fake?

How can this...there is a book. A book. It documents what happened! With me, with Julia, the torture, the rats...everything.

It's...it...how?

What?

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	modernkerouac 2008-04-14 01:27 am UTC (link)
	I don't know, I came here from 1981. It wasn't like that, though, from what I remember. People were still able to choose. And from what I've been told by others, it wasn't like 1984. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	isofthedead 2008-04-14 01:28 am UTC (link)
	And that's because of the book that was written? That things were okay? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

modernkerouac
2008-04-14 01:38 am UTC (link)

It might have been due to that, in part. We as a society wouldn't stand for a lifestyle like that of your reality, mostly because we aren't sheep, we're people with our own minds, own opinions, and ultimately our own choices on what we want to do. What happened with your world was something nobody wanted to see happen in ours.

But that was just MY reality. It could be different in this one, but the fact of the matter is that what happened to you personally was something that we learned from not just as individuals, but as an entire world.

Anyone who's read that book knows that it's something not to live up to, but to fear.

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isofthedead
2008-04-14 01:43 am UTC (link)

Indeed. Though we weren't...sheep. Not really. Our country was under duress before Big Brother took over. They helped regulate things. Helped people...

It wasn't...all bad. People were taken care of as long as they followed the rules. As long as they loved Big Brother. Here, though, there are so many people with homes or jobs or food...and the government does nothing.

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modernkerouac
2008-04-14 01:53 am UTC (link)

The government only intervenes when it's called upon to do so. There's kids who were in the system like me who learned exactly how the government works because we tested the limits. I know exactly when enough is too much, and when the government will get involved. My whole childhood was screwed up due to irresponsible people around me, and the government tried placing me in foster care. That didn't fly. I found my own foster family.

In any case, people without homes can get homes if they ask, people can get food if they ask for food, and people without money can get financial assistance. It's called Welfare. A lot of people are just too proud to get it because they think it's a blow to them as a person. Some people just don't know how to do it.

There are government programs in place, but a person has to ask for assistance before they get it. Even then, sometimes they fall through the cracks because OUR Big Brother doesn't want to help them. Rather see them starve or freeze to death than see them fulfill a rich life.

What I'm trying to say is yeah, so our government isn't perfect, but it's not all-seeing or all-encompassing, either.

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	isofthedead 2008-04-14 02:02 am UTC (link)
	I suppose...I have a lot to learn about, then? It's all very interesting. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

modernkerouac
2008-04-14 02:18 am UTC (link)

I suggest doing some research into the world you're in now, Winston. It's not as chaotic as you might think, and it sure as hell isn't scarier than what you've already lived.

You might be happy to find yourself in this world after a while. I'm sure it's MASSIVE culture shock for you to be here, but hell, it might just help you be your own man again.

Hey, there's schools that you could actually gain more than just knowledge for your research. It might even help you integrate better here.

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	isofthedead 2008-04-14 02:21 am UTC (link)
	I'll take all this into consideration, then. Perhaps once I've...settled in more? I'm afraid I've just been thrown here and I have a daughter to look after... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	modernkerouac 2008-04-14 02:36 am UTC (link)
	Alright. Well, there's online courses and stuff, too. Heh, I just realized I'm being pretty damn nice to someone I've never met before, just because I read a book about you. Let me just say that I was rooting for you the whole time, man. Wait - Is she Julia's daughter? Because that'd be awesome. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	isofthedead 2008-04-14 02:37 am UTC (link)
	No, no. Goodness no! I haven't...had anything to do with Julia since...it happened. No. I replaced the young girl's father, apparently. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

modernkerouac
2008-04-14 02:41 am UTC (link)

Well, that's a weird turn of events.

And kind of tragic. Sorry to hear about that, man. Well, I better get going. I have English Lit homework staring me in the face and I need something to eat.

Hey, if you need anything, let me know, alright? My number is [phone] and I'm pretty okay if you just want to talk or something. I may not be the nicest guy on earth but hell, if you can put up with me schooling you this long, I'm sure you'll be able to deal with me. If you have any questions about anything, I'll try and help.

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	isofthedead 2008-04-14 02:43 am UTC (link)
	Alright, Hyde. Thank you, very much. You've given me much...to think on. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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