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2011: A Brave New Dystopia

Posted on 3 January, 20113 January, 2011 by Ann Hendon

by Chris Hedges THE TWO GREATEST VISIONS of a future dystopia were George Orwell’s “1984” and Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World.” The debate, between those who watched our descent towards […]

Posted in Opinion Tagged 1984, Chris Hedges, Communism, Fascism, George Orwell, National Security 1 Comment

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