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Orwell's America

The terminology of George Orwell's 1984 is often misused as a stand-in for describing totalitarianism

Andrew Liptak
Jan 11, 2021
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(Note: since this was sent out to subscribers, Slate got in touch and offered to reprint it. It’s now online there, titled “Orwell Would Be Horrified by the Right Wing’s Use of Orwellian”. It’s been edited and expanded a bit.)

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