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Down on the Animal Farm
« on: February 05, 2010, 05:12:10 PM »
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Snowball attempts to teach the animals reading and writing; food is plentiful; and the farm runs smoothly. The pigs elevate themselves to positions of leadership and set aside special food items ostensibly for their personal health. Napoleon takes the pups from the farm dogs and trains them privately. When Mr. Jones tries retaking the farm, the animals defeat him at what they call the "Battle of the Cowshed." Napoleon and Snowball struggle for leadership. When Snowball announces his idea for a windmill, Napoleon opposes it. Snowball makes a speech in favour of the windmill, whereupon Napoleon has his dogs chase Snowball away. In Snowball's absence, Napoleon declares himself leader and makes changes. Meetings will no longer be held and instead a committee of pigs will run the farm.

Using a young pig named Squealer as a mouthpiece, Napoleon announces that Snowball stole the idea for the windmill from him. The animals work harder with the promise of easier lives with the windmill. After a violent storm, the animals find the windmill annihilated. Napoleon and Squealer convince the animals that Snowball destroyed the windmill, although the scorn of the neighbouring farmers suggests the windmill's walls were too thin. Once Snowball becomes a scapegoat, Napoleon begins purging the farm, killing animals he accuses of consorting with Snowball.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm

Napoleon = Obama

Snowball = Bush

Discuss.
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Re: Down on the Animal Farm
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2010, 05:14:20 PM »
Now we know what Obama was reading at Harvard.
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Re: Down on the Animal Farm
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2010, 05:26:22 PM »
Quote from: FGL on February 05, 2010, 05:14:20 PM
Now we know what Obama was reading at Harvard.
But where most of us consider it a warning Obama took it as an instruction manual.
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Re: Down on the Animal Farm
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2010, 05:29:21 PM »
Quote from: Mr Snuggle Bunny on February 05, 2010, 05:26:22 PM
But where most of us consider it a warning Obama took it as an instruction manual.

He sure did. I bet we can figure out some of the other books he's been reading, some of them even written for adults. I am sure he could read by then.
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Re: Down on the Animal Farm
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2010, 10:49:53 PM »
Quote from: FGL on February 05, 2010, 05:29:21 PM
He sure did. I bet we can figure out some of the other books he's been reading, some of them even written for adults. I am sure he could read by then.


Hmmmm,

Well one thing for sure, I agree BO Plenty ain't a snowball!

All men are created equal, some are more equal than others.......George Orwell

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5412

PS:  For some of you young folks, BO Plenty was a cartoon character when I was a kid.  He had the same aura as pig pen......which brings us back to Animal Farm
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