sciencefiction·Science FictionbyP03 Locke [Damien Walter] Is 1984 a warning against socialism? Or fascism?View original on lemmy.dbzer0.com-15Comments7Reply
Azzu replylemm.ee"Is it about unrelated thing A or unrelated thing B?" seems to be the question too often these days. On another completely unrelated note, fuck capitalism11Reply
PPfeffy lemmy.worldOrwell was literally a socialist who armed himself and went to kill fascists. You'd think that bit of common knowledge would answer this stupid question.13Reply
hhuskypenguin sh.itjust.worksA surveillance state can exist under any form of centralized government.9Reply
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Authoritarianism in general. Next question.
"Is it about unrelated thing A or unrelated thing B?" seems to be the question too often these days.
On another completely unrelated note, fuck capitalism
Orwell was literally a socialist who armed himself and went to kill fascists. You'd think that bit of common knowledge would answer this stupid question.
A surveillance state can exist under any form of centralized government.
What did Orwell say his novel was about?
It's about 2025 maga actually. How ever you wanna look at it.
1984 was a training manual for both of them.