Hilarious for a conspiracy theorist to claim that anyone else has not 'figured it out'.

If Orwell were alive today he would, first of all, be furiously scratching on the inside lid of his coffin.

Then, after he cleaned himself up and got something to eat, as he surveyed the current world situation and looked at the political landscape of the U.S. he would laugh at simplistic takes on "1984", noting that totalitarianism of both the left AND the right are equally dangerous.

And he of course would see Trump as the embodiment of:

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"Orwellian" is an adjective describing a situation, idea, or societal condition that George Orwell identified as being destructive to the welfare of a free and open society. It denotes an attitude and a brutal policy of draconian control by propaganda, surveillance, misinformation, denial of truth , and manipulation of the past.. .

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Pretty sure he'd have some trenchant observations to make about fake news and about Russia too.

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What Happened in Catalonia?

Why the independence referendum turned violent.

By Isaac Chotiner

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politi...olent.html

*For the conservative government in Madrid, being inflexible in Catalonia and flexing its muscles in Catalonia—it has also been electorally advantageous to adopt a harsh and zero-tolerance attitude. There is an interesting way in which two parties who are on the same side politically have been engaged in a game of chicken, which for both has served to strengthen their electoral base. Everyone knew these trains were going to crash, but neither one had short-term electoral incentives to change course or break.

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* 'Liberals' my ass!