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Originally Posted by The Germanator
The book 1984 I'm sure it's reffering to. Not the year.
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Yeah. Lol. It's referring to a book called "1984" by George Orwell. In this book, Orwell portrays a future (1984 was a "future" at the time he wrote it) in which the government controls everything. Have you ever heard the expression "big brother is watching you", Neo? This expression is derived from the book "1984". "big brother" was kind of like the government, and they watched EVERY move you make. The TV's in your home are two way, and they see you as you see the stuff on your TV.
They monitor everything you do, and they try to subdue you as much as possible. Orwell's novel is a prophetic satire, trying to warn us that if we let technology advance too far and consume us, then we will loose all of our god given freedoms, such as speech.
I for one think it's stupid that the boy was punished. Since when was speaking against the government unpatriotic? That's the most idiotic thing I have ever hard. According to the constitution, the boy was actually being PATRIOTIC. yeah, that's right. He is using his freedoms to speak out. In my opinion, being forced to ALWAYS agree with the government is as good as treason in america.