An excellent skewering of Swedish society. No offense to the Swedes on this forum, but both Orwell and Sontag (particularly) were onto something, and things seem to have perhaps even gotten worse, since the open embrace of "socialism" in the 70s. Y'all are weird. Though I knew that already... - Kotaku In Action 2 - The Official Gamergate Forum

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An excellent skewering of Swedish society. No offense to the Swedes on this forum, but both Orwell and Sontag (particularly) were onto something, and things seem to have perhaps even gotten worse, since the open embrace of "socialism" in the 70s. Y'all are weird. Though I knew that already... (archive.is)

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– DemolitionsPanda 2 points 264 days ago +2 / -0

Orwell certainly grew disillusioned with the socialist movement. 1984, which was written while he was afflicted with (eventually terminal) illness certainly shows that.

1984 is very much a critique of authoritarian government and the human condition. It might as well be aimed directly at the Socialist governments of Europe.

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