c/sciencefiction · by p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1y[Damien Walter] Is 1984 a warning against socialism? Or fascism? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfHKsDaPmug-15 points · 7 comments · view on lemmy.world
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WMTYRO@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 1y
Authoritarianism in general. Next question.
Azzu@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 1y
"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 · 15 pts · 1y
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 pts · 1y
A surveillance state can exist under any form of centralized government.
CoCo_Goldstein@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
What did Orwell say his novel was about?
SolidShake@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
It's about 2025 maga actually. How ever you wanna look at it.
ikidd@lemmy.world · -5 pts · 1y
1984 was a training manual for both of them.