Blog post #4

     The statement by Squealer is in my opinion hypocritical. Would it not be easy just to allow the animals to listen to Napoleon's point of view and from there decide democratically on their actions? Even though these animals might be a bit dull, they still are considered "equal" by the commandments so they have the right to voice their opinions and decide for themselves their future paths. What Napoleon is doing though is justifying his role of tyrant by saying that his motives were to help the farm animals and not simply for his own interest in power. I think (being captain obvious here hah) that Napoleon is using Squealer as a form of propaganda to convince the farm animals that there is nothing wrong with Napoleon taking full control of the farm. One could relate this (Captain obvious) to Joseph Stalin and his control of Russian media.