Orwell's great mistake was a kind of intellectual vanity. He thought that at the heart of totalitarianism, there would always be an O'Brien—a fanatical true believer who can nonetheless explain everything to dissidents. The idea of fools all the way to the top was too frightening
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If $0.99 is too much, Wikipedia links to the PDF here:https://mises.org/books/we_zamiatin.pdf …
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There's a radio adaptation on the BBC web site right now - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0076l2s … - but it's only up for the next 9 days,,,
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is this the thread we're supposed to use for pinboard feature requests?
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Any thoughts on 'Paradyzja' by Janusz Zajdel?
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I suggest the Ginsburg translation!
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My book club just read 'We', great book and fantastic discussion
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The BBC Radio audio drama of "We" is up for free for the next 8 days. Two episodes.https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0076l2s …
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