• Shrike502
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    8 months ago

    The prose is shit and emotional manipulation is pretty obvious. If you read 1984 as a description of a capitalist world, however, it makes significantly more sense

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      8 months ago

      I guess I’ll read it just to say I have, but I won’t be happy about it 😡

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          8 months ago

          Reactionary, old, prole-hating pervert is intercepted by the state before he can do a terrorism and is rehabilitated with no lasting harm done to his person.

          Long live Ingsoc, Glory to Oceania! The thought police are here… for you.