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Re:CIA suddenly stops publishing, removes archives of The Wo... by MrSkelter on Friday February 06, 2026 @06:02AM (#46911410)
The idea 1984 is about Russia would have surprised people at the time. That’s an ironic twist of history Orwell could have written about himself.
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Re:CIA suddenly stops publishing, removes archives of The Wo... by darepublic on Friday February 06, 2026 @08:45AM (#46912757)
Maybe they are getting 1984 confused with animal farm?
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Re:CIA suddenly stops publishing, removes archives of The Wo... by JKCalhoun on Friday February 06, 2026 @10:21AM (#46913922)
The recent HN front-page post linked to Asimov's review of 1984—Asimov claimed it was Stalinism through and through (writing the review in 1980, FWIW).
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