toofy
9 hours ago
the librarian was put under investigation when she refused to ban the books.
> An investigation into the librarian was soon launched and the library closed as a "temporary safeguarding measure".
of course 1984 is one of the books being banned.
ivell
7 hours ago
It seems 1984 is the manual that most governments are using to inspire themselves. Definitely not something that us plebs should have access to.
/s (for those few)..
agrishin
6 hours ago
I red 1984 and "Brave new world" roughly at the same time, and for quite some time I thought 1984 to be too unrealistic, and I considered bnw as more likely scenario. I was wrong.
zombar
3 hours ago
I remember having a similar feeling about 'A Handmaids Tale', a TV show I gave up watching because I would actually weep myself to sleep.
Coming soon no doubt. It's like they are determined to make dystopian nightmares a reality, almost as if they know the end is nigh or this particular iteration of civilization is drawing to a close and they are determined to squeeze the very soul out of the experience.
To what end? Distraction? Personal enrichment?