Manifestation of the Orwell problem
Introduction
The Orwell problem mentioned by Chomsky in his book is based on: How do we know so little considering that we have such wide evidence?. This problem is much mentioned with firmly sustained and widely accepted beliefs, although completely lacking and often in flagrant contradiction with obvious facts of the surrounding world.
Developing
In my opinion the best way to explain the point of George Orwell is with an example;If we apply it in today’s events, it could be related to religious doctrines, due to the debates that are generated with this issue among people are very controversial;As why a God is venerated whose existence has never been proven, another point to highlight is due to history it has been shown that in ancient times they controlled people with these premises that spread with threats or warnings of the punishment that you would receive ifYou do some action that was considered as something negative for these doctrines, in this way they generated fear and power over the people.
Thus, religious doctrines could govern for long periods in the history of humanity, which are not remembered as the best, due to oppression to intellectuals and possible scientific and technological advances that could have been developed without the intervention of these doctrines (time known as darkness).
This is why people are currently with this controversy, due to history and great advances throughout these years in terms of technology and science, and since these have not proven if any divine being is real.
As for the Michael Moore documentary, Orwell’s argument is shown with the problem in the United States in terms of privatized health services.
American citizens are not satisfied with their health services and the treatment they receive from their medical insurance, which are supposed to hire these companies for some health emergency in the future, but these are responsible for seeking the most insignificant excuse for That the patient does not receive insurance; So because they do not do something to change this, because the media in the United States manipulate the information to their benefit by seeing them as the country that has the best health system in the world and that do everything possible to improve it, and that to Difference of other countries they do not have a socialist political system, making them believe that they live in a better situation to that of other countries.
This is where Orwell’s problem enters, because we live in a globalized world, that is, thanks to technology and the internet we are able to access any type of information to the palm of our hand from any part of the world. So how it is possible that American citizens are not able to analyze that their health system is a farce having as reference the situations of other countries such as that of France, Canada, Cuba and England, to which their news is madesee how the bad because they have a system that they consider socialist, since it is different from the one they have.
In my opinion social control if necessary (but only to a certain limit). We are currently governed by a Democratic government and laws that punish you if you do any action that is prohibited, and even so there are many people who break them and live for the rest of their lives with a stigma or some as fugitives of the law,So I do not want to imagine how it would not have a social control, there would be an lack of control in the world, we would live in an anarchy, since everyone would do what they please looking for only what suits him regardless of whether this affects someone, their actions would have no consequence.
What characteristics should a public servant have?
- You must possess the following qualities:
- Responsibility
- Honesty
- Empathy
- Honesty
- Transparency
- Tolerance
It works through the media, especially the news.
- Canada: Free and Universal Service
- France: Free and Universal Service
- Cuba: Free and Universal Service
- England: Free and Universal Service
- United States: Privatization of Medical Services
conclusion
Use the media misrepresenting citizens information so that they have a bad image of the other countries whose health system is better to their, in this way citizens believe that they are in a better situation to their. One of the most notorious points they use is by stating that other countries use a socialist political system and a mode of socioeconomic organization, something that in the United States is seen as something horrible (due to historical events), since two of the most of the mostGreat political parties in the United States is the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
In the United States it is the government, pharmaceuticals, doctors and health insurance, because they make agreements where they all benefit and not the sick. On the other hand in Canada, France, Cuba, England benefits the people, since everyone has access to medical services and medicines with accessible prices, doctors also benefit, since if they show a list of the follow -up of how many patients they have improved,Your salary is improving.
With the free and universal service used in Canada, France, Cuba and England, because in my opinion it is the best way that citizens with serious diseases can have a better quality of life when they are able to be treated without having to worry about themedical expenses so large that they would be if they had the same medical system as that of the United States.
A privatized system like that of the United States that does not seek the best for the people, the only thing that achieves is affecting sick citizens, because they are charged exaggerated amounts either by consultation, treatment, operation, medicines, even thetransport used by hospitals, etc. Originating that the patient cannot pay all this prefer not to treat their illness, or have a very low quality of life.
Bibliography
- Chomsky, Noam. (1985). Language knowledge. Its nature, origin and use, Spain: ed. Altaya.
- Moore, Michael (director). (2007). Sicko (film tape). United States: The Weinstein Company.
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