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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day 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.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Authoritarianism in general. Next question.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

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

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 day ago

1984 was a training manual for both of them.