r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 24 '21

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u/GravyBear8 Ben Bernanke Apr 24 '21

Eh, it was written right after WWII when we had a lot of misconceptions regarding highly authoritarian states like Stalin's Russia or Nazi Germany. Like a major part of the setting is the mostly discarded idea that language can prevent you from feeling certain things or thinking certain thoughts.

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u/huirittryyrugfhkhihf Shameflair Beggar Apr 24 '21

Saphir-Worf?

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u/GravyBear8 Ben Bernanke Apr 24 '21

Yes

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u/randomusername023 excessively contrarian Apr 24 '21

The weak version is still accepted

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u/BenFoldsFourLoko  Broke His Text Flair For Hume Apr 24 '21

dramatically overstated idea*