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Orwell's ‘1984’ to get a feminist rewrite (archive.md)

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– ailurus 37 points 2 years ago +37 / -0

Publisher Granta said that Julia understands the world of Oceania “far better than Winston and is essentially happy with her life”.

“She has known no other world and, until she meets Winston, never imagined one. She’s opportunistic, believing in nothing and caring not at all about politics. She routinely breaks the rules but also collaborates with the regime whenever necessary. She’s an ideal citizen of Oceania,” said Granta.

So, in other words, "Sure, you may think 1984 is a dystopian nightmare, but look at this woman here, she's perfectly content to just be a cog in the machine and do what she's told. Be like her!"

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– FrozeInFear [S] 25 points 2 years ago +25 / -0

She routinely breaks the rules but also collaborates with the regime whenever necessary. She’s an ideal citizen of Oceana.

lolwut

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– Oppressinator 25 points 2 years ago +25 / -0

This is fucking hysterical to me because that Literally happened in 2020. Burning stores looting shops and gang beating people who just wanted peace was "breaking the rules", and it was collaboration with the regime to be the ideal citizen.

Its flaunting just how fucked shit has been and will be. Laws are for peons.

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– Assassin47 10 points 2 years ago +10 / -0

I can't find it now but there's a quote from Stalin or Lenin how "we seek nothing less than the complete elimination of law, its replacement being the will of the people".

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– Oppressinator 8 points 2 years ago +8 / -0

(Unless the will of the people is to live and work with people who are of similar creed)

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