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Somewhat meta: this is perhaps the most fertile ground for an online flamewar I've ever seen. It's got something for everyone. Any ideology I can think of could
by Ancapistani 3mo ago
Somewhat meta: this is perhaps the most fertile ground for an online flamewar I've ever seen. It's got something for everyone. Any ideology I can think of could be applied both for and against with equal ferocity.
- _doctor_love 3mo agoHey, as long as the masses are looking to the left and the right for their enemies, rather than up, that's what's desired.
- tharmas 3mo agoYes, THIS!!!!!!
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- Oarch 3mo agoBut popcorn sales are through the roof!
- kstenerud 3mo agoHow so? Orwell's stories dealt with class protectionism, and how the average person unwittingly contributes to systems of oppression and exclusion. Empire is about outsourcing the bottom end of inequality.
- Ancapistani 3mo agoThe article is about how removing those books - for the very stated reasons you outlines - could, according to the author, contribute to the rise of the right and the destruction of those ends. (just an example; it really can be framed from pretty much any angle)
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