George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four returned to Portland library after 65 years (www.bbc.com)

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This book and also Brave New World should be on every school curriculum.

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[-] Spudger@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago

You should look out for Orwell's Homage to Catalonia. His anti-communism stems from his experiences there. Or this general explainer is pretty good.

[-] sergio@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Right, the Communist militias in the Spanish Civil War were being influences by Soviet partisans or something. The Anarchist and Marxist militias, which Orwell served in, were of the people.

[-] Spudger@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

You got it :)

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