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[–] WMTYRO@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Authoritarianism in general. Next question.

[–] Azzu@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"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

[–] Pfeffy@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] huskypenguin@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

A surveillance state can exist under any form of centralized government.

[–] SolidShake@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It's about 2025 maga actually. How ever you wanna look at it.

[–] CoCo_Goldstein@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

What did Orwell say his novel was about?

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago

1984 was a training manual for both of them.