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Martin Eden

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7. Doublethink that goes beyond Orwell's 1984

Reply to ColoringFool (Reply #6)

Sun May 24, 2026, 11:46 AM

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That fictional book was a stern warning about the consequences of fascism, and needed to be heeded.

But the reality of our time is too absurd for fiction

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