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Hans Karlsborn 1y ago

George Orwell Explains in a Revealing 1944 Letter Why He’d Write 1984 https://www.openculture.com/2014/01/george-orwell-explains-in-a-revealing-1944-letter-why-hed-write-1984.html

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ever4st 1y ago

this had to be said

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paulo 1y ago

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Marakesh 𓅦 1y ago

"Most of them are per­fect­ly ready for dic­ta­to­r­i­al meth­ods, secret police, sys­tem­at­ic fal­si­fi­ca­tion of his­to­ry etc. so long as they feel that it is on ‘our’ side."

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Melvin Carvalho 1y ago

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Hans Karlsborn 1y ago

I’m not interested in Open Culture’s newsletter, only this particular piece by Orwell

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Melvin Carvalho 1y ago

I read it, it as a good article. Thanks for the share. Interesting that he thought that the war started in 1936. I think the history of that time is fascinating and largely untold.