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Isn't it terrifying how accurate George Orwell's novel 1984 was...?

Really is scary when you compare the novel to what's taking place here in America.

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  • 8 years ago
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    Interesting how "reporting suspicious activity" when you're on a train (or anywhere, really) is about the same as the Thought Police in 1984. And with advances in technology like Facebook and the iPhone, our privacy has completely vanished.

    Great book though. Really makes you question the power of the mind.

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    8 years ago

    You should read "It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis. It is a about the US becoming a police state with a charismatic Christian leading the erosion of liberties. The novel was written in the 1930s.

  • 8 years ago

    He recognized that Socialist society where man is enslaved. This is what the US is becoming if the current government and UN has it's way.

  • 8 years ago

    You need to read The Handmaiden's Tale then. It was worse.

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