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A Warning From the Unpublished Preface to Orwellโ€™s Animal Farm

Orwell had considerable difficulty getting his fable published. That wasnโ€™t principally because of wartime issues. There was a shortage of books and his was highly readable. Rather, British intellectuals of the day did not wish to hear any criticism of Stalin or allusions to his atrocities

https://mindmatters.ai/2023/08/a-warning-from-the-unpublished-preface-to-orwells-animal-farm/

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61f57e42... 2y ago

nostr:npub1w5p2xgn2hkddv5ced2527rrclk7gkjup7qntgqxcdcu40jvnwsssrz7gzp Good stuff.

"......But the chief danger to freedom of thought and speech at this moment is not the direct interference of the MOI or any official body. If publishers and editors exert themselves to keep certain topics out of print, it is not because they are frightened of prosecution but because they are frightened of public opinion."