George Orwell's 1984 is our world today

Re:George Orwell's 1984 is our world today by mugwort13 on Thursday June 13, 2019 @08:04AM (#20173905)

Yet we are still somehow free to publish or post articles such as these without being arrested, tortured, interrogated, electrocuted, and having our heads locked in a rage cage. Perhaps the author is exaggerating just a bit.

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Re:George Orwell's 1984 is our world today by Mattasher on Thursday June 13, 2019 @08:58AM (#20174339)

True still in many places. Though in some countries you can be arrested for "hateful" posts or acts even if they are non-violet. You can also be kicked off Facebook, Twitter, Patreon, LinkedIn, Paypal, Youtube, the app stores, and Visa payment processing for expressing unpopular opinions. So not jail, more like a version of the black-mirror punishment that made undesirables invisible blurs.

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Re:George Orwell's 1984 is our world today by rolltiide on Thursday June 13, 2019 @08:14AM (#20173987)

Pack it up everyone, we can talk about it so therefore end of argument

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Re:George Orwell's 1984 is our world today by elvecinodeabajo on Thursday June 13, 2019 @09:01AM (#20174375)

We can talk about it, but many people can't. Let's talk about them.

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Re:George Orwell's 1984 is our world today by thomaswang on Thursday June 13, 2019 @08:39AM (#20174172)

Depend on where you live. About 20-30% of the global pop cannot.

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