• ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca
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    Just so you know. This idea is literally the same idea the evil guys have in the book 1984. They convince the main character that revolutions never make anything better, they only change who is in charge, and so there is no reason for anyone to change the dystopian system they have created.

    • Patapon Enjoyer@lemmy.world
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      Holy shit literally 1984.

      I find it funny that the protagonist’s arc peaks at him realizing (what he already knew) that the one thing that will free people is the lower class learning class consciousness but somehow* it’s the big gobbunism bad book.

      *McCarthyism, American School system

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        People don’t want to accept that Orwell was a socialist. Probably because of Animal Farm. Being disillusioned with the Soviets didn’t make him less of a socialist.

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      It’s funny (in a frightening way) how relevant this meme is these days.