When I was in high school, we read both "1984" and "Brave New World." At the time I kind of thought: "liberals are more like BNW with drugs and 'karma' and suc

When I was in high school, we read both "1984" and "Brave New World." At the time I kind of thought: "liberals are more like BNW with drugs and 'karma' and such, and conservatives are more like 1984 with endless wars and refusing to acknowledge things." At some point in my life, it feels this has flipped. I now see conservatives as consuming soma (tv) to lull them into a false and simple world, and liberals as enforcing wrong-think. Obviously, life is much more complex than two books, and similarities can be drawn in any direction. But I still find it interesting having watched my perceptions flip.