Content
@
0 reply
0 recast
5 reactions
dante4ever.base.eth🏰🍖💉
@dante4ever
1984 is a book and movie that many people from East could relate to, as it shows how dictatorships can control our actions and thoughts. This story is a must read/watch because its themes are still relevant today. In our digital world, where surveillance and control are growing concerns, Orwell’s vision warns us about the dangers of losing our privacy and freedom. The novel offers a chilling critique of totalitarianism and the dangers of unchecked power. Despite its bleak tone, the compelling narrative and enduring relevance of its themes make it a must-read for anyone interested in political and social commentary. Orwell’s masterful portrayal of a dystopian future serves as a powerful warning about the potential consequences of sacrificing freedom for security.
3 replies
0 recast
5 reactions
Paweł Miech
@pawelmhm
Don’t you think it’s trivial now? It’s like Mona Lisa, everyone knows the idea without reading. If book doesn’t teach you something fresh it’s not worth reading. Also the whole concept of totalitarianism as defined by political science is problematic and political in itself.
1 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
dante4ever.base.eth🏰🍖💉
@dante4ever
But for Gen Z it's not that much fresh. In the east people are still struggling with it and sometimes it could be a little helpful to mention it. But overall you are right. But our life is entangled with politics if we want or not and the concept of power is always problematic
1 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
Paweł Miech
@pawelmhm
In eastern Europe people who don’t remember communism think it was worse than it was. Older people usually have more nuanced view. Communism in Eastern Europe was totalitarian just for short period, most of the time it was not. opposition existed, underground books and papers were published. People read much more independent books and magazines than they read today. Of course in some countries it was worse. perhaps in East Germany they really went mor totalitarian. But Poland or Czech Republic it was really not half as bad as they portray it
0 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
