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erpowers

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17. Orwell's "1984" Should be Mandatory Reading in High Schoo

Reply to sir pball (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 02:18 PM

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High school students should be required to read "1984" every year. Maybe more people would have been able to see this coming if they had read "1984". I saw so much in common, from the beginning, between Donald Trump and his supporters and the party in "1984". It is crazy how much can be taken from "1984" and applied to Donald Trump and his supporters.

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In "1984", Orwell absolutely, perfectly described Karoline Leavitt. [View all] sir pball Saturday OP

Orwell, Menken etc. were highly prescient. Apart from the aquiline, noble face, Disaffected Saturday #1

It does... sir pball Saturday #3

What do you expect popsdenver Saturday #12

Mar-a-Lago face is so gross es466 23 hrs ago #20

Acqualine face is a requirement for women in the Trump administration MadameButterfly 22 hrs ago #21

Yep surfered Saturday #2

PROJECT 2025 Marcuse Yesterday #14

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** Marcuse Saturday #4

Actually 1984 was far too intellectual popsdenver Saturday #13

"The Mouthpiece" evolves Saturday #5

I like that you can see precisely where the doctor injected fillers in her lips tishaLA Saturday #7

she should try to look older NJCher Yesterday #15

Please don't insult Mme. Defarge 23 hrs ago #19

Holy shit orangecrush Saturday #6

She has Michael Jackson's nose Puppyjive Saturday #8

Well, *now* she does... SeattleVet Saturday #11

This describes several qualities that were intentionally selected for in this entire administration. dgauss Saturday #9

Wow! Nailed her as if he KNEW she would be born to that description. Enter stage left Saturday #10

Orwell's "1984" Should be Mandatory Reading in High Schoo erpowers Yesterday #17

The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. Boomerproud 21 hrs ago #22

Animal Farm depicted all the right-wing radio, podcast & tv propagandists mdbl Yesterday #18