Sunday, July 25, 2010
Do we need to be controlled.
I'm on chapter thirteen and I find it most interesting that Huxley made a future against monogamy and mothers. Helmholtz literally laughs out loud at the mention of mothers and fathers in Romeo and Juliet. Why did he choose this future for the world? How did all those Hollywood romantic dramas and romantic books get so completely turned around? Huxley's reason is simple; the leaders do not want any individual attached to any other individual. The "Controllers" want the population's loyalty to reside only with the government controllers. They want society to be thought of as a whole and not as individuals, no friendship or love above respect for society government. How did this future come about? Was humankind too out of control and needed to be controlled? Why does Huxley feel that the government will have the need to enslave its people through technology and brain-washing? What was 1932 like?
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I don’t think people need to be controlled but to be guided in the way they should go. I don’t think anyone can be controlled by any one. If someone wants to leave or get out of any situation they can but they need to mentally want to get out. Humans will always do what they want. So even if the human race becomes enslaved by technology and brain-washing the human race will not let that happen without a fight.
ReplyDeleteWhat was Machiavelli's most famous quote? It was "it is better to be feared than loved". Perhaps that is why Huxley felt that the government needed to enslave its people. I don't think that it was because people were SO out of control, I believe that they simply thought that they could derive more grounded support from the people if they just to love out of the equation. This is hardly advisable in today's society. It is unfathomable how many riots would break out if the government tried to enslave us. As Amber says, we will not go down without a fight. But is it plausible? Absolutely. But perhaps a more tactful approach would be necessary, i.e. propaganda or manipulation.
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