You are not Winston. You are not in the Party. You are a prole. The party doesn't give a shit about what you think, do or say. The only exception is if you pose a meaningful threat to the Party. In which case, the Republican-Democrat Party, the Capitalist Party of the United States of America will threaten you, disappear you, etc, etc, just like they have done to every threat in American history.

  • Alaskaball [comrade/them]M
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    4 years ago

    Better take: Liberals who use 1984 as the basis of their sociopolitical views - Why do you base your perceptions of reality on fiction books?

    Of course we all know they base their perceptions of reality on fiction books anyways a la harry potter, game of thrones, etc.

    • crispyhexagon [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      because fiction is an easily digestable allegory for reality. fiction is not some antithetical thing to perceiving reality, its a tool for viewing reality in a way you might otherwise have not.

      the same as a biography or history can tell you about what has happened, fiction can postulate about what might happen, what could have happened, what one hopes for or dreams of.

      so no, that is not the "real" question. the question could be why they have stopped reading there, and become entrenched in viewing things through a poor lens.

      tldr; btfo lib, go read another book.