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May 15, 2019

1984 – Dystopias and Apocalypses – Extra Sci Fi

Filed under: Books, Britain, Government, Media — Tags: , , , , , — Nicholas @ 06:00

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Published on 14 May 2019

What makes 1984 still relevant to modern readers is that it serves as a warning against fascism in all its possible forms. George Orwell’s service fighting in the Spanish Civil War led him to see that the heart of totalitarianism is about xenophobia and nationalism no matter which kind of government it came from.

The idea that Orwell presents us in 1984 is that people subtle enough and brutal enough can take the undirected dissatisfaction and anger of a society and point it at whatever they will, using us to damn ourselves.

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