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:''Animal Farm'' is actually anti-Stalinist, but yeah. In fact, ''1984'' is quite liberal. --[[User:MakeTomorrow|<font color="#00ff00">Make</font><font color="#0000ff">Tomorrow</font>]] 12:12, 14 January 2008 (EST) | :''Animal Farm'' is actually anti-Stalinist, but yeah. In fact, ''1984'' is quite liberal. --[[User:MakeTomorrow|<font color="#00ff00">Make</font><font color="#0000ff">Tomorrow</font>]] 12:12, 14 January 2008 (EST) | ||
::The two books have many themes in common, including playing up an outside threat to seize or retain power. How is it that one's con and the other's lib?--[[User:Frey|Frey]] 12:25, 29 October 2008 (EDT) | ::The two books have many themes in common, including playing up an outside threat to seize or retain power. How is it that one's con and the other's lib?--[[User:Frey|Frey]] 12:25, 29 October 2008 (EDT) | ||
| + | Ok, so this was in an edit, but not on this page, but I want to raise the issue anyway. How is The Moon is a Harsh Mistress not conservative? The statement of TANSTAAFL (There ain't no such thing as a free lunch) is best statement of the bedrock of conservatism I've ever heard.[[User:ArnoldFriend|ArnoldFriend]] 11:27, 30 October 2008 (EDT) | ||
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Animal Farm is anti-Communist and 1984 is anti-totalitarian; this doesn't make them conservative. Dadsnagem2 11:59, 14 January 2008 (EST)
- Animal Farm is actually anti-Stalinist, but yeah. In fact, 1984 is quite liberal. --MakeTomorrow 12:12, 14 January 2008 (EST)
- The two books have many themes in common, including playing up an outside threat to seize or retain power. How is it that one's con and the other's lib?--Frey 12:25, 29 October 2008 (EDT)
Ok, so this was in an edit, but not on this page, but I want to raise the issue anyway. How is The Moon is a Harsh Mistress not conservative? The statement of TANSTAAFL (There ain't no such thing as a free lunch) is best statement of the bedrock of conservatism I've ever heard.ArnoldFriend 11:27, 30 October 2008 (EDT)