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[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (27 children)

Seems more like Huxley than Orwell.

They get you with inconvenience instead of brute force.

[–] Sandouq_Dyatha@lemmy.ml -1 points 6 days ago (26 children)

stop talking about novels like they're historical studies or facts

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (19 children)

Getting too close to comfort for you?

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The fact that they're this mad says yes.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Reminds me of the same reaction, but inverse for the right, when Squid Game first came out. The right keeps insisting that the show is about socialism, even though the creator explicitly mentioned it's about capitalism.

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