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"Oceania was at war with Eurasia; . . ." [View all] markpkessinger Sep 2014 OP
"Quite half of the posters had the wrong faces on them." KamaAina Sep 2014 #1
That Goddam Manny is everywhere. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #4
Already have, already have. Puzzledtraveller Sep 2014 #2
"There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination." MohRokTah Sep 2014 #3
Wow. GeorgeGist Sep 2014 #13
Appropriate, given the topic of the thread. eom MohRokTah Sep 2014 #15
Isn't war funny? BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #31
And that person's choice of the enxt Presdient tells us a great deal too. truedelphi Sep 2014 #42
Oh, I've thought about it and Boreal Sep 2014 #5
''Eastasia for the Eastasians!'' Octafish Sep 2014 #6
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^n/t truedelphi Sep 2014 #20
Octafish!! Puzzledtraveller Sep 2014 #33
Fox Action_Patrol Sep 2014 #7
Those of us who read the book see the parallels. Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #8
It does seem that way, now doesn't it? Depaysement Sep 2014 #9
Where did all the high tech weaponry for ISIS come from? truedelphi Sep 2014 #18
Too much truth. You just calm down! DocMac Sep 2014 #22
A writer I read once explained it well. LuvNewcastle Sep 2014 #26
A most excellent explanation. Thanks LuvNewcastle. n/t truedelphi Sep 2014 #39
Do you have a link for that number? Depaysement Sep 2014 #34
A friend of mine here on DU, she truedelphi Sep 2014 #40
Eastasia, you Eastasian spy! MisterP Sep 2014 #10
we watched the movie for the first time the other night. eerie resemblance indeed. NRaleighLiberal Sep 2014 #11
Been thinking about that line a lot lately. Brigid Sep 2014 #12
I never stop thinking about it FiveGoodMen Sep 2014 #14
Great quote, FiveGoodMen - mind if I use it? n/t truedelphi Sep 2014 #19
Please feel free to! FiveGoodMen Sep 2014 #25
I read fiction for entertainment, Progressive dog Sep 2014 #16
The year was not known in the story. rogerashton Sep 2014 #28
That's where the title cane from, Progressive dog Sep 2014 #30
Yes and no. Aristus Sep 2014 #36
“Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.” LanternWaste Sep 2014 #37
I'll bet there is even a quote out Progressive dog Sep 2014 #38
Meanwhile, a third of city of Lucerne's residents were just red-tagged for truedelphi Sep 2014 #17
We have always been at war with terror! Hugabear Sep 2014 #21
Double Plus Good! another_liberal Sep 2014 #23
Other than 1984 being a work of fiction...sure. randome Sep 2014 #24
Smedley Butler wasn't.... think Sep 2014 #27
Perhaps it is classified as a work of fiction, but it works as a pretty terrifying truedelphi Sep 2014 #43
William Neal Harrison did a pretty good job explaining how we got there........... wandy Sep 2014 #29
I don't remember Oceania holding free elections... brooklynite Sep 2014 #32
... progressoid Sep 2014 #35
K&R liberal_at_heart Sep 2014 #41
"1984" was a cautionary tale deutsey Sep 2014 #44
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