Orwell and Covid vaccine

"All animal are equal, but some animals are more equal than others," wrote George Orwell in his allegorical novel Animal Farm. the stody in short conveys the meaning that the absolute power corrupts absolutely.

His novel 1984 which is a classic dystopian novel, also wrote about Thought Police to persecute individuality and independent thinking . This novel and Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" rank as two of the best dystopian novels of twentieth century. Huxley's novel describes a world where people are born and raised through engineered artificial wombs and childhood indoctrination into predetermined classes or castes based on intelligence and labour.

In all these novels, a world covered by intelligence which gives it an order and discipline predetermined by its rulers, is a dire prediction.

Coming to Covid 19 driven world of today, our ways and methods are directed by rulers assisted by doctors, epidemiologists and virologists , and we are not at liberty to do and act on our own. The overarching societal welfare notion constrains individual liberty and movements. Since it is viewed as a temporary measure many have been living with it.

But once Vaccine is made available, this may give way to more individual liberties and rights.

However there is a lingering question: "who will get Vaccine first".

Pl. read the opening sentence now again. Some people are considered more equal than others and they are the powers that be and those close to them.

But this notion is against the principles of natural justice and would not hold waters in a democratic society in a free world. The Vaccine adminstration should have a free protocol without any strings of power, money, position pulling it. This is very very important for the society or any country to think they are still democratic and free.Only then future is secure and people can look forward to prosperity guided by a truly compassionate Govts.

Are we still democratic society?

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