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(5,141 posts) Mon Apr 7, 2025, 09:19 AM Apr 7

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And now for a few words of warning from George Orwell's 1984 [View all]

“How does one man assert his power over another, Winston?“

Winston thought. “By making him suffer”, he said.

“Exactly. By making him suffer. Obedience is not enough. Unless he is suffering, how can you be sure that he is obeying your will and not his own? Power is in inflicting pain and humiliation. Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing.
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“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped."
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“Now I will tell you the answer to my question. It is this. The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power, pure power.

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And now for a few words of warning from George Orwell's 1984 [View all] allegorical oracle Apr 7 OP

History is being erased as we speak Easterncedar Apr 7 #1

They'll just get rid of that annoying little treatise and any Tadpole Raisin Apr 7 #2

Except they'll keep it, it's their playbook. Ligyron Apr 7 #7

If they haven't already banned it from being taught. llmart Apr 7 #9

I've just been re-reading 1984 radical noodle Apr 7 #3

I've just begun reading it for the third time. StarryNite Apr 7 #4

For the young'uns here... WinstonSmith4740 Apr 7 #5

Wow! That's pretty neat! Thanks for sharing. KPN Apr 7 #16

"How many fingers am i holding up, Winston?" rubbersole Apr 7 #26

'How can I help seeing what is in front of my eyes? Two and two are four. WinstonSmith4740 Apr 7 #28

tsf's bimbo press secretary says five... rubbersole Apr 7 #31

Yes. How DARE we question Press Secretary Barbie? WinstonSmith4740 Apr 7 #33

In our public Jr. High DENVERPOPS Apr 7 #30

Chilling! some_of_us_are_sane Apr 7 #6

Read it years ago. Re-reading. Thanks, allegorical oracle. wordstroken Apr 7 #8

Happily done. Seems so meaningful, now. allegorical oracle Apr 7 #13

And there's this one: Charlie Chapulin Apr 7 #10

Can I copy that to BlueSky? Nictuku Apr 7 #11

By all means -- allegorical oracle Apr 7 #14

I read it for the first time recently LittleGirl Apr 7 #12

I think I was 18 when I read it Nictuku Apr 7 #15

Also, a revisionist history warning from "1984," and I paraphrase somewhat .. Bo Zarts Apr 7 #17

Brian Tyler Cohen explains this perfectly Owens Apr 7 #18

Also from George Orwell. . Stargleamer Apr 7 #19

There are two ways of reading 1984. markodochartaigh Apr 7 #20

No-one ever needed to read Orwell for a plan. All they had to do was read accounts the Third Reich, Mao's Cultural Martin68 Apr 7 #23

Good point. I see it as a warning about a plan. nt allegorical oracle Apr 7 #34

Latest edition is called Plan 2025 thought crime Apr 7 #35

Brilliant man. We ignore his prophecies at our own peril. People turned him onto a cliche, but now they will understand Martin68 Apr 7 #21

1984 is a banned book in my local school district Clouds Passing Apr 7 #22

Animal Farm is also good to read mdbl Apr 7 #24

"Some animals are more equal than others.." Permanut Apr 7 #38

2084: The End of the World EricL Apr 7 #25

How on earth did the Fourth Estate pillage itself? SleeplessinSoCal Apr 7 #27

Newspeek is how our society communicates. Doc_Technical Apr 7 #29

How long Cherokee100 Apr 7 #32

"Bwaaa ha ha ha ha." - Satan (R) BoRaGard Apr 7 #36

Nothing about this on Truth Social thought crime Apr 7 #37

Ionesco Paul-EM Apr 7 #39

painting Paul-EM Apr 7 #40

I have read "1984" three times Larissa Apr 7 #41

"Power is in inflicting pain and humiliation." calimary Apr 8 #42

Another 1984 quote: anamnua Apr 8 #43

In 1984 the world was divided into three spheres: anamnua Apr 8 #44