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In the discussion thread: Aldous Huxley's letter to George Orwell following the release of 1984: [View all]

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Wed Jun 29, 2022, 06:47 AM

Brenda (464 posts)

5. Opiods Plus Fox

He was right in predicting that.

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33 replies	Author	Time	Post
Aldous Huxley's letter to George Orwell following the release of 1984: [View all]	demmiblue	Jun 2022	OP
Glad I read this... interesting.....	secondwind	Jun 2022	#1
+1000	Solomon	Jun 2022	#2
A touch of ego in that compliment?	BSdetect	Jun 2022	#3
Yes indeed...	jimlup	Jun 2022	#6
The fascists are not handicapped by any lack of ego in their leadership.	hunter	Jun 2022	#18
Wow. Huxley was right.	yardwork	Jun 2022	#4
partially...	jimlup	Jun 2022	#7
Add in a little Postman	lonely bird	Jun 2022	#29
Opiods Plus Fox	Brenda	Jun 2022	#5
Pro hypnotist warned us about Dimento Trumpnosis in 2016...	Kid Berwyn	Jun 2022	#8
Seems like Hitler was very effective at using "Trumpnosis".	keithbvadu2	Jun 2022	#19
So was Jim Jones, who convinced followers to give him all their possessions and join him.	Lonestarblue	Jun 2022	#26
I've often wondered if Putin used this method on Drumpf and other GOP stooges	judesedit	Jun 2022	#21
Huxley's exploration of hypnosis and mind control in politics appears prescient.	sop	Jun 2022	#9
Hmmm	PTWB	Jun 2022	#11
Trump was the hypnotic strongman who was able to harness their ignorance, racism and hatred.	sop	Jun 2022	#15
No, Huxley's discussion of hypnosis and mind control is not like Trump and his followers	muriel_volestrangler	Jun 2022	#13
I concur. Trump's appeal to the masses involves a vast	harumph	Jun 2022	#16
I attended a Trump rally in South Florida several years ago and saw the effect he had on the crowd.	sop	Jun 2022	#17
I think it has to do with his tv popularity as a figure who could make or break you	judesedit	Jun 2022	#23
No doubt Trump's years as a reality tv star, and his notoriety in general, had a lot to do with it.	sop	Jun 2022	#27
Appealing to what people hate and/or fear is very effective	lonely bird	Jun 2022	#30
Also, IME there's an element of self-selection	not fooled	Jun 2022	#32
I guess (some) people really do learn to love their chains....	FM123	Jun 2022	#10
This is a very interesting OP and peek into "Trumpnosis" as well. Pretty quick read if you are so	dameatball	Jun 2022	#12
Bookmarking for later	Bayard	Jun 2022	#14
Fascinating, thanks for posting	PatSeg	Jun 2022	#20
Love the post	Joe Nation	Jun 2022	#22
I have an ongoing internal debate: Are we now living in "1984" or "Brave New World"	librechik	Jun 2022	#24
This message was self-deleted by its author	librechik	Jun 2022	#25
Huxley was right	Bok_Tukalo	Jun 2022	#28
I would posit that they are both right	lonely bird	Jun 2022	#31
Weird, I said years ago that what was happening most resembled,	gab13by13	Jul 2022	#33

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