An eloquent & savage indictment of the world’s continuing obscene silence in the face of imperialistic barbarism by “the land of enchantment

... I sometimes have this image in my mind of this princess marrying a toad because no matter how many times she kisses him, he remains a toad... And there’s also this nice twist at the end in the movie Shrek... Ah... fairy tales versus feminism... But this is not about that.

“The essence of oligarchical rule is not father-to-son inheritance, but the persistence of a certain world-view and a certain way of life ... A ruling group is a ruling group so long as it can nominate its successors... Who wields power is not important, provided that the hierarchical structure remains always the same."

George Orwell, 1984