'Orwellian': Over-used, Manipulative Term on Both the Right and Left
George Orwell has wisdom to impart, but not by ideological fanaticism
When I rediscovered the writings and career of George Orwell while traveling in Spain and Scotland in 2015, “Orwellian” had not become the hackneyed, almost meaningless cliché used by both the right-wing and left-wing that it is today. Both sides use Orwell in an attempt to manipulate and frighten readers that the danger of authoritarianism comes from o…
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