The Real Story of Fahrenheit 451 And Its Relevance To Today:

We discussed: Peter’s detailed explanation of the Ray Bradbury book “Fahrenheit 451” which was originally published in 1953.

How many of the concerns about Thought Control and Censorship in the book “Fahrenheit 451” have manifested themselves today; how according to the Wikipedia page on “Fahrenheit 451” “In a 1994 interview, Bradbury cited political correctness as an example of the censorship allegory in the book, calling it ‘the real enemy these days’ and labeling it as ‘thought control and freedom of speech control'”; why any legislation restricting peoples’ freedom of speech needs to be revoked; Wikipedia’s false claim that the book was burned in South Africa, when similar books like George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm were school set work books in English; the dangers of fear porn in the media today ; and many other topics.

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