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There's a lot of discussion about George #Orwell and #1984 around, and i'm happy.
Although I agree that both #AnimalFarm and 1984 were clearly a critique of the Soviet Union, I would also claim that they were not direct critiques of #Communism as such & definitely not critiques of Marxism.
What these excellent pieces really were, were critiques of concentration of #power. That the object of power always becomes power of itself. Noble aims become corrupted & corruption can be framed as good.
There's a lot of discussion about George #Orwell and #1984 around, and i'm happy.
Although I agree that both #AnimalFarm and 1984 were clearly a critique of the Soviet Union, I would also claim that they were not direct critiques of #Communism as such & definitely not critiques of Marxism.
What these excellent pieces really were, were critiques of concentration of #power. That the object of power always becomes power of itself. Noble aims become corrupted & corruption can be framed as good.
jaz :twt: :wales_flag:
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Two classic novels by George Orwell have been translated into Welsh for the first time.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg4w1vel6no
#georgeOrwell #animalFarm #1984 #wales #welsh
Two classic novels by George Orwell have been translated into Welsh for the first time.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg4w1vel6no
#georgeOrwell #animalFarm #1984 #wales #welsh