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usonian

(24,333 posts)
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 07:50 AM Yesterday

ICE is the enforcement arm of "Oligarchical Collectivism". It must be stopped or we live in "1984"

The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation. These contradictions are not accidental, nor do they result from from ordinary hypocrisy: they are deliberate exercises in doublethink.


– George Orwell

1984. Part 2, Chapter 9. Winston reading from Emmanuel Goldstein’s book The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism.

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Not only are they acting out the fascist playbook, but are aiming for a "1984" surveillance and mind control state.

Does this sound like Trump's ICE Gestapo army?

Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless.” – O’Brien


Check out these quotes and let us know if ANY are irrelevant to the regime.

https://quotewhattosay.com/1984-quotes-george-orwell/

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The book within a book, "The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism" by the fictional Emmanuel Goldstein is available from the Internet Archive. (PDF)

https://dn721904.ca.archive.org/0/items/the-theory-and-practice-of-oligarchical-collectivism_202408/THE%20THEORY%20AND%20PRACTICE%20OF%20OLIGARCHICAL%20COLLECTIVISM.pdf

And explains why the regime would destroy the archive (which is being archived)

Or online here: https://genius.com/Emmanuel-goldstein-the-theory-and-practice-of-oligarchical-collectivism-annotated

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ICE is the enforcement arm of "Oligarchical Collectivism". It must be stopped or we live in "1984" (Original Post) usonian Yesterday OP
from the beginning, the cartoonishly absurd budget was a huge red flag and not one word from the small guv crowd themaguffin Yesterday #1
Don't go hungry, EAT the RICH. multigraincracker Yesterday #2

themaguffin

(5,048 posts)
1. from the beginning, the cartoonishly absurd budget was a huge red flag and not one word from the small guv crowd
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 08:52 AM
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