TOPIC: In the Foreword of "Amusing Ourselves to Death", author Neil Postman presents the contrasting views of George Orwell and Aldous Huxley.
Orwell's vision of the future is one where Big Brother watches everyone, and thus controls through externally imposed oppression.
Huxley's vision, on the other hand, predicts that no Big Brother is required because citizens will come to "love their oppression, and adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think."
Which of these perspectives do you feel best describes our current American society and why? (Postman, 2006)