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1984 was meant to be a satire, not a manual.
by robin_reala 1y ago
1984 was meant to be a satire, not a manual.
- SkipperCat 1y agoI always felt the movie "Brazil" was the satire. 1984 was the horror film.
- SkyeCA 1y agoUltimately both are just movies and I dislike when people compare them to the real world given how exaggerated they are, but the basic premise of Brazil happens regularly: one piece of paperwork filed incorrectly can seriously impact your life. See this woman for an example: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/live-woman-declared-dead-service-canada-1.7451371 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/live-woman-decl...
- linhns 1y agoYet somehow it’s turning into reality with big nations threatening to eat small ones and become super states.
- andsoitis 1y ago> big nations threatening to eat small ones and become super states what are a couple of examples you have in mind that support your claim of this trend? I must be living under a rock because I have not detected this.
- robin_reala 1y agoUSA threatening to take over Greenland? That’d increase its area by another ~20%.
- linhns 1y agoRussia?