Re: Living in the mind of Big Brother -HBPPM-

[Lorax <lorax@dojo.tao.ca>]

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On Fri, 10 Nov 2000, john doe wrote:

> yet, it has always been assumed that the "BIG BROTHER" is evil, this term 
> dates back to ham radio days when operaters saw the FCC in the area and 
> would warn fellow operators by refering to the FCC as big brother. The FCC 

No, the term "Big Brother" (Is Watching You) was introduced by George Orwell in
1949, with the publication of his book, "1984".

http://kulichki-lat.rambler.ru/moshkow/ORWELL/r1984ch1.txt  seems to be the full
text of the novel, a reccomended read for everyone.  

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Lorax


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