Another virtue of That Hideous Strength is that Lewis is good at blurring the lines between "good guys" and "bad guys". Instead of Thought Police, he shows Mark

Another virtue of That Hideous Strength is that Lewis is good at blurring the lines between "good guys" and "bad guys". Instead of Thought Police, he shows Mark Studdock and Feverstone doing evil things out of ordinary motives that we all share. To continue your metaphor, when it holds up a mirror, we can all see our own faces. It makes us consider how little it might take to turn us into collaborators in such a future. That might be a useful thought for tech companies right now.