In light of Orwell's Animal Farm

In reading the novel Animal Farm I found myself slightly outraged and disgusted. I knew the novel was a paradigm for the communist indoctrination of western europe, or so I assumed from the critiques of the novel, but it was hard to seperate myself from the characters. Or the animals I should say.
Boxer, the cart horse, could represent black people, who in Orwell's lifetime where known to toil their lives away and die early, only for their children to resume their post in the working mans life. They were never appreciated and very rarely reached a point of luxury or even mild comfort. Me being the baby Black Panther I am, I immediately recognized the relationship between the tragically simple and devoted cart horse and my people.
In short, the story told of a fictional animal rebellion from their oppresive human masters. The animals were spurred on by a supposed dream retold by Old Major, the farm's prize boar. Shortly after the dream is passed on, Old Major dies, leaving the simple animals mind's pregnant with the thoughts and dreams of a life devoid of human influence. This could only be achieved after rebellion, and so rebellion was had. Led by the angry horses and cows who had not been properly fed, the owner of the farm and his men were easily dispelled, and later repelled when they attempted to recapture the newly claimed Animal Farm.
Upon finding themselves freed the animals do not know what to do with themselves. It soon comes to them, however, that there is much work to be done if they are to remain self-sufficient, but the task ahead seems much lighter now that they are their own masters. The pigs, who are the most clever of the animals, readily assume posts as the brains of the operation. The foreshadowing was enormous, but the novel went on smoothly. The animals then adopt 7 Commandments, which are to maintain equality among the animals, as well as prevent them from deviating from the principles of Animalism, their developed philosophy. SOon however, things begin to change as the pigs begin to assume more and more of the mental aspects, eventually removing any form of democracy from the lives of the animals. Napoleon, who is laconic and somewhat repellant, has seized power through fear, he has raised a brood of dogs from weaning age and trained them to kill at his command. He then begins to systematically remove not only democracy, but any remembrance of democracy, and even has one of his minions, Squealer, secretly alter the commandments so that the things they now practice do not violate the commandments. Eventually the animals are reduced to worse conditions than existed on the farm prior to the rebellion, although they cannot remember what those conditions were. They only know that life is hungry and miserable. The pigs have moved into the farm house, sleep in beds, drink alcohol, wear man's clothes, and even walk on two legs. The once leader and Comrade, Napolean has become something like a master to the animals, and now not only runs the most efficient farm in all of England, but now keeps company with humans. Orwell ends the book by saying something curious had occured with the pigs, something unnatural (as if), and says "The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."
This novel, which I began reading in 5th grade, really became much more real to me. The manipulation of religion, ignorance, and fear in government has suddenly become very simple and very complex. The pigs managed to convince the other animals that everything they were doing was in their best interest, lest the hated humans return and seize the farm. Comparable perhaps, to the way the Patriot Act was passed. We rebelled and overthrew the English rule, only to replace it with the tyrannical and racist system of government which now controls our lives and our minds. Homeland Security is keeping the borders tight, to everyone except the terrorists. There are more black males enlisted in the army than in college. Perhaps because the Military Industrial Complex has picked up where the Prison Industrial Complex left off. It is fascinating, the way we have been manipulated. This is precisely why I am a developing politcal scientist/analyst, because these things should be studied. In closing I will say, Animal Farm is a phenomenal novel, one that any mind of depth, seeking clarity should engage. Bonne lecture!