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Similarly, the cartoon portrays the idea of planning begin due to war-time situations in order to fully mobilize the nation's economy. In the same regard as Orwell's book, the cartoon demonstrates that once the war (or rebellion) is over, the planners want to stay in power and promise a Utopian society with hopes of remaining in power. | Similarly, the cartoon portrays the idea of planning begin due to war-time situations in order to fully mobilize the nation's economy. In the same regard as Orwell's book, the cartoon demonstrates that once the war (or rebellion) is over, the planners want to stay in power and promise a Utopian society with hopes of remaining in power. | ||
The cartoon then demonstrates that within planning, the planners are often to agree on one plan. The argument is that each planner wants their particular plan passed because they believe it the best plan for society. Not only that, but when a plan is introduced, citizens often disagree whether it the best plan or not (often these disagreements occur between two different groups of people (e.g. farmers and factory workers)). | |||
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The Collectivist Debate
What is Collectivism?
The Debate: Hayek v. Lange
The Debate and It's Effects on Literature
George Orwell's Animal Farm
The Rise to Power
This socialist debate soon spilled over to the popular literature of the time. In particular, George Orwell became strong critic of the socialist ideals. In particular, his 1946 book Animal Farm accurately depicts a cartoon adaption Hayek introduced following the publication of his book The Road to Serfdom.
In Orwell’s book we see the introduction of central planning coming from war-time necessity. The reader is also introduced to the central planners, the pigs (Napoleon, Snowball, and Squeaker) who take it upon themselves to teach and organize the other animals on the Manor Farm for the upcoming rebellion. The pigs push forward the idea of rebellion with the promise that no mouths will go unfed and that every animal would be free. As we move to chapter 3 in Animal Farm we can see that directly view themselves as the supervisors and are becoming like the planner is Hayek's Road to Serfdom. On page 30 we read that “the pigs did not actually work, but directed and supervised the others. With their superior knowledge it was natural that they should assume leadership.”
Similarly, the cartoon portrays the idea of planning begin due to war-time situations in order to fully mobilize the nation's economy. In the same regard as Orwell's book, the cartoon demonstrates that once the war (or rebellion) is over, the planners want to stay in power and promise a Utopian society with hopes of remaining in power.
The cartoon then demonstrates that within planning, the planners are often to agree on one plan. The argument is that each planner wants their particular plan passed because they believe it the best plan for society. Not only that, but when a plan is introduced, citizens often disagree whether it the best plan or not (often these disagreements occur between two different groups of people (e.g. farmers and factory workers)).
