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I think peoples' willingness to be subjugated makes it easier to see the parallels between Huxley and Bradbury's worlds and our own, but I don't think they nail
by z3c0 5y ago
I think peoples' willingness to be subjugated makes it easier to see the parallels between Huxley and Bradbury's worlds and our own, but I don't think they nailed the "Post-Truth" ethos quite as well as 1984 did. It appears that Orwell tragically overestimated people and assumed that it would require methodical violence to make his world a reality.
- tharne 5y ago>...but I don't think they nailed the "Post-Truth" ethos quite as well as 1984 did. 100%. What 1984 really nails is the use of the control of language and history to create a new reality that they have near 100% dominance over.
- Ekaros 5y agoAlso the parallels between Trump, deplorables, right, far-right, etc. and two minutes of hate is quite scary... Just that it extends over much longer period...