“Absolute power corrupts absolutely”. Those words couldn’t be truer. When the animals of Manor Farm rebelled against Mr. Jones, they hadn’t thought about how to run the government if they succeeded. They wrote laws that were the complete opposite of how Mr. Jones had run the farm so they could enjoy things Jones hadn’t provided. They hadn’t looked to the future to make laws that would be required. They simply wrote rules that countered current problems and spit in the face of the Czar, but, as time progressed, they stuck to laws that helped as much as an electrician fixing a flood problem. Problems would emerge that only a true genius could fix.
A common problem during the time of the Russian Revolution was that very few people had a proper education. They could be persuaded by the simplest of things. Stalin, Lenin, and Trotsky knew this and utilized it to their full capacity. Intelligence can be as key to survival as food. Knowing dangers, what benefits them the most, and how to survive. Einstein once said that an empty stomach is not a good political adviser. Apparently, it was to the animals Animal Farm.
Soon after Stalin took power, he realized people were literally starving on the streets of Moscow. A very persuasive tool he used was a sudden restocking of food supplies. He made sure the country ate well, but they ate too much and came near to running out of food entirely. On Animal Farm, Napoleon was covering up their lack of food to visitors by placing bits of food on top of barrels and filling them with grass and dirt. He lied to keep up his appearance at the cost of the people’s food. He basically did what Jones was doing.
When Karl Marx wrote the Communist Manifesto, he created laws that were against everything the Czars had put into place. At first, they sounded very appealing and the people had gratefully accepted these laws. But the leaders, both Squealer and Napoleon, had something different in mind. Over time, they gradually replaced an evil with one of even more power. They became exactly what they were opposed to in the beginning of revolution. Not to mention, they also altered the 7 rules of Animalism, which is a mirror image of Communism. Whenever they wanted something or did something that opposed a law, they changed it to accommodate their greed and selfishness. They betrayed Old Major and his dying wish, a bold leader whom they had once admired. But admire him more, they would not.
As time progresses, people, along with everything else, ages and will eventually die. Boxer, the strong-hearted, not-so-strong-minded horse, Napoleon’s loyal and most faithful worker was nearing his time. He had collapsed and was said to be sent to one of the best hospitals to receive the best care he could. Yet another of Napoleons infamous lies. Napoleon saw it fit to send him to his death rather than have an old horse lying around. Stalin had done this numerous times during his iron rule. He did terrible things to innocent and brainwashed people. Many Russians believed that he was the great man who led Russia to glory. That is a misconception. If you look at what Stalin did, one can easily compare him to the most infamous dictator of all time: Adolf Hitler.
