A pilot, Joseph Stack, in Texas crashed his plane into an IRS building in a furious rage against the IRS and society. One person who works in the 200 employee building was unaccounted for and two were hospitalized, while two bodies were found in the building. In Stack's suicide note read many disturbing things including a reference to George Orwell's big Brother. His note reflected many of the things that are prominent in Orwell's Party dominated society.
The following are quotes taken directly from Stacks suicide letter (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,586627,00.html)
"I saw it written once that the definition of insanity is repeating the same process over and over and expecting the outcome to suddenly be different. I am finally ready to stop this insanity. Well, Mr. Big Brother IRS man, let's try something different; take my pound of flesh and sleep well."
"We are all taught as children that without laws there would be no society, only anarchy. Sadly, starting at early ages we in this country have been brainwashed to believe that, in return for our dedication and service, our government stands for justice for all. We are further brainwashed to believe that there is freedom in this place, and that we should be ready to lay our lives down for the noble principals represented by its founding fathers. Remember? One of these was “no taxation without representation”. I have spent the total years of my adulthood unlearning that crap from only a few years of my childhood. These days anyone who really stands up for that principal is promptly labeled a “crackpot”, traitor and worse."
Many of Orwell's ideas from 1984 are overt in today's society. Unfortunately, Stack could not deal with the problems he faced, or thought he faced, and took out his anger through violence.
As Stack said in his suicide letter:
"Violence not only is the answer, it is the only answer."
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