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44. 1984 is the obverse of BNW

Thu May 23, 2019, 08:54 PM

May 2019

And, yes, I would say that which one fits best all depends on place and time.

BNW came out in 1932. What was the driving force behind it? We know good and well why Orwell wrote. I should probably read up on the background to Huxley.

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