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From: rlr@pyuxn.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Brave New World
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Date: Tue, 13-Dec-83 16:55:58 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 13 16:55:58 1983
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> I believe that the use of conditioning to keep the proles in
> their place is really a secondary theme in "Brave New World", although
> an important one.

It would seem to me that the notion of 'conditioning' people to believe
that they enjoy their wonderful way of life (not just the proles) was THE
primary theme of Brave New World.  Gosh, life is wonderful, what with soma
and the feelies. It's a shame that all we have in real life is marijuana
and MTV, but they seem to do the job, as we all go on with our shopping.
Everybody's happy nowadays.
-- 
					Rich Rosen    pyuxn!rlr