Let's not go crazy here. China is bad. But just like comparing people you disagree with to Hitler is silly, so is saying a government is worse than the ones in 1984. The only government on Earth that even comes close is North Korea's. That is not to excuse any of the awful, repressive regimes out there, just to say that no, they are not worse than a fictional regime specifically created to be the scariest thing Orwell could imagine.

I've been re-reading 1984 and almost posted a comparison until I read your comment.

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