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Way back in 1968 I wrote a piece for a newspaper based on the premise that "1984" had already arrived, but in a more subtle, more palatable and therefore much more dangerous way.
We have huge numbers of people who don't exercise even their most fundamental right: that of voting. The vast majority who do vote, do so based either on preconceived notions as to what will subsequently be done in their name, or else base their choice on sound bites and deliberate misinformation.
One way or another we are manipulated just as surely as if we were ruled by fear. The difference is that we are less likely to rebel.
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