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Then and Now (lemmygrad.ml)

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[–] 667@lemmy.radio 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Orwell:

In no public or private utterance was it ever admitted that the three powers had at any time been grouped along different lines. Actually, as Winston well knew, it was only four years since Oceania had been at war with Eastasia and in alliance with Eurasia. But that was merely a piece of furtive knowledge which he happened to possess because his memory was not satisfactorily under control. Officially the change of partners had never happened. Oceania was at war with Eurasia: therefore Oceania had always been at war with Eurasia. The enemy of the moment always represented absolute evil, and it followed that any past or future agreement with him was impossible.

[–] darkernations@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

On Orwell: https://redsails.org/on-orwell/

[–] GaryLeChat@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is how it feels to live in the imperial core and periphery 💀

[–] amemorablename@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 months ago

Seriously, especially this part:

The enemy of the moment always represented absolute evil, and it followed that any past or future agreement with him was impossible.

This is 1:1 how they act about China, Russia, etc., whoever is among the current "enemies" of the day. Meanwhile, the "enemies" of the western empire are often like: "we're willing to co-exist and strive for peace, you warmongering fucks, can you stop ceaselessly bombing and bullying everything and everyone, wtf."