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Re:Are we living at the 'hinge of history'? by ta1234567890 on Sunday September 27, 2020 @11:33AM (#24607388)
> We came very close to the world being completely dominated by Orwell style authoritarian one party states.

It seems like not only we came close, but it is the very reality we currently live in, we just don't like admitting it. Although instead of one party, we have one class.

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Re:Are we living at the 'hinge of history'? by AnimalMuppet on Sunday September 27, 2020 @02:54PM (#24609184)
If you think that, you have no clue what it's like to live in the real deal.
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Re:Are we living at the 'hinge of history'? by ta1234567890 on Sunday September 27, 2020 @04:53PM (#24610056)
If you think that, you have no clue what it's like to live in the real deal.
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Re:Are we living at the 'hinge of history'? by AnimalMuppet on Sunday September 27, 2020 @10:48PM (#24612475)
Correct. Because, you see, I don't live in the real deal. I don't live in anything approaching an authoritarian state, even if you include class as well as party.
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