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Bezos is sending a message.
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Kindle should be in the title
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Hardly. We have a fully-functioning Police State. We have Thought Crimes. These exist regardless of the "party" in power.
In that sense, 1984 didn't work as a safeguard. But it is essential...
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“That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.”
― George Orwell
1984, by George Orwell ($2.99 | previous price $9.99)
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Big Brother and the Ministry of Truth surely pissed on the gunpowder of the original book when making the movie.
Please read the book before watching movie.
They cast an unknown as the hero and...
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This should be taught in high school and be a mandatory part of education. This book is a safeguard against fascism.
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All classics, anyone who graduated high school should have read these. If not, these are certainly must reads.
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I feel like you need to read Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451 also to fully appreciate 1984.
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It's in the public domain in Canada and is freely available via Project Gutenberg:
https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/orwellg-nineteeneightyfour/orwellg-nineteeneightyfour-00-h.html
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Why not both? Warning for some, template for others.
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Save your money, you’ve been living this for the last 2 decades at least...
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Sad thing is that this book was a warning not a template....
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1984 is also free to watch in prime video for the time being.
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Thanks, always heard about this book. Only ever read Animal Farm in school many years ago. In for a copy.
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Should probably specify that it's an ebook in the thread title.
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FYI, this is a kindle book.
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Damm Orwell, maybe he caused all this mess :(
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DBP8T2F
Written in 1948, 1984 was George Orwell's chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will...