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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow close are we to modern day 1984?
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How close are we to modern day 1984? (Original Post)
mfcorey1
Jun 2018
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RandiFan1290
(6,235 posts)1. Most of us have our Telescreens. nt
jpak
(41,758 posts)2. Very cloe
mfcorey1
(11,001 posts)6. LOL...The "s" has left the screen!
brooklynite
(94,587 posts)3. The fact that your able to ask the question answers it
Javaman
(62,530 posts)4. cloe cloe I'd say. nt
mfcorey1
(11,001 posts)7. That "s" is sneaky and silent.
sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)5. Depends. We have MiniTrue. We are at war with EastAsia/Muslims/immigrants
But we still dont have a fully autocratic govt.
There is time to fight and save the country yet.
To do that we need to unify as Dems - white and black and every other race - join together and be on the same side.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)8. Movie versions have not done the book justice
johnp3907
(3,731 posts)9. It's always been 1984.
That novel was a mirror, not a crystal ball.