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Talk:Nineteen Eighty-Four (view source)
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, 18:53, December 12, 2011→Really liberalism?
:Obviously not liberalism in the sense of Democrats. Ingsoc is based on fascism but also heavily based on Russian communism (such as the idea of "unperson," reference to "three-year plans, etc). Ingsoc is nationalistic which might put it vaguely on the exrtreme right, but it is closer to extreme leftism. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 11:38, 21 May 2009 (EDT)
:Obviously not liberalism in the sense of Democrats. Ingsoc is based on fascism but also heavily based on Russian communism (such as the idea of "unperson," reference to "three-year plans, etc). Ingsoc is nationalistic which might put it vaguely on the exrtreme right, but it is closer to extreme leftism. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 11:38, 21 May 2009 (EDT)
:I think that the idea of big government taken to its most extreme, along with the elimination of religion from public life and the breakdown of the family are all things that have striking parallels to the goals and effects of the liberal agenda of today. This is not surprising, as the liberal agenda has not changed much since Stalin put his finishing touches on it. Orwell may not have been talking specifically about United States [[liberal|Democrats]], as he was from England, he knew what a liberal was and how dangerous they could be.