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What would George Orwell have made of the world in 2013?
January 25, 2013
What would George Orwell have made of the world in 2013?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jan/24/george-orwell-britain-in-2013
"As we celebrate the first Orwell Day this week, it's irresistible to play the game of "what if"? Perhaps 2013 isn't so different from Nineteen Eighty-Four."--Stuart Jeffries
Happy George Orwell Day!
http://bigthink.com/purpose-inc/happy-george-orwell-day
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