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Re:Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost... by TopHand on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @03:46PM (#19089660)
It is an allegory of the Russian Revolution of 1917. The farmer represents the Tsarist autocracy. In a Tsarist autocracy all power and wealth is controlled by the Tsar (Farmer Jones). This is actually a long way from capitalism. In the end the pigs form what is referred to as an oligarchy.
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Re:Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost... by misterdoubt on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @05:12PM (#19090483)
It is more than that, however, both in authorial intent and without it.
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