Word: orwellianisms
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...answer, of course, was less important than what Burmese living under one of the world's most Orwellian regimes thought. And what they said surprised me. Yes, some deemed the elections "useless." Others conceded that the obstacles to even a semblance of electoral freedom are formidable. Before a single vote is cast, Burma's elections will be rigged. The newly minted constitution ensures that top leadership posts are reserved for the military, which, above all, appears to be motivated by self-preservation. Many members of the political opposition - including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who still languishes...
...opposition to the use of these cameras at the city council meeting did not have a problem with the standard function of the cameras in emergency situations but were more concerned about the possibility of exploitation. But as much as these cameras may conjure up images of an Orwellian nightmare with the government watching our every move, they add no more cause for alarm than cameras installed on highways to monitor speed limits or in stores to monitor shoplifting. Boston has installed over 100 similar cameras already and has seen no problem in surveillance-related abuse. While the installation process...
...potential consequences of inaction are chilling. According to the New York Times, software developed by web-based firms like Facebook, Google, and even the software division at Apple have the potential to be abused—and this is not limited to relatively innocuous profile access on Facebook. The Orwellian prospects of powerful firms or the government using collective intelligence are truly shocking. Governments across the world could use sense-driven networks—cellular phone towers, for example—to track down dissidents and protesters. American health insurance providers, already notorious for their predatory practices, could use similar...
...Governor offers Orwellian spin...
...Murillo has even tried to reinvent the feminist movement in her own image by penning an Orwellian essay called "Feminism and Low Intensity War." Murillo's feminist manifesto is intended to change the way Nicaraguan women look at feminism, but her views will hardly be deemed transformative - she lauds the traditional role of a woman as wife and mother, and rails against other feminists as "counterrevolutionaries" who "dress in the clothing of women, but have never known the sensibility of a woman's heart...