I’ve become very skeptical of the concept of “brainwashing.” Over the past few months this skepticism has boiled over into open and explicit disagreement with even well-meaning pushers within the Marxist-Leninist corner. I often find it difficult to explain concisely why it is…
  • whoami@lemmygrad.ml
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    2 years ago

    Why does Nineteen Eighty-Four feature an English hero in Winston Smith, and an Irish villain in O’Brien?

    Because Orwell was a simpleton, and deep down was no different than other middle class englishmen of his day. His hatred of the irish and papists is just facet of that.