Tradition is a *positive thing* for authoritarians, something they race to co-opt Familiarity and comfort are their favored sword and shield, they come carrying a Bible and wrapped in the flag Yes, this is true of Uncle Joe Stalin's regime too
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But this whole thing started because a bunch of right-wing Internet people - many of them Trump voters - started descending on math educators talking about trying to make math classes more diverse and inclusive Accusing them of being the Party and all that
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This is a very common stance It's almost the MOST common way Orwell gets invoked nowadays, and why Orwell's face in a profile is such a red flag It's because of this kneejerk *aesthetic* response of "complication and sophistication is deception - plain speech is the defense"
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Nazis are bad. But Nazis misusing Orwell is not Orwell’s fault. Anyone rational can recognize the current authoritarian GOP is The Party. Because some nazis are illiterate & can’t comprehend the point of a book doesn’t mean Orwell is wrong. He’s in fact condemning the Nazis.
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