Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 07:57:16 +0000
From: Iain McKay <iain.mckay-AT-zetnet.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Fwd: Question about Emma Goldman and 1984


Hello all

I doubt it. Goldstein is obviously
based on Trotsky -- the character in
1984 has obvious similarities to both
Trotsky and the Stalinist distortions
about him.

As such, its unlikely he was named
after Emma Goldman.

Iain