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erronis

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Sun Jul 27, 2025, 07:43 PM

Jul 2025

“...she had without exception the most stupid, vulgar, empty mind that he had ever encountered. She had not a thought in her head that was not a slogan, and there was no imbecility, absolutely none that she was not capable of swallowing if the Party handed it out to her. 'The human sound-track' he nicknamed her in his own mind.” - George Orwell, 1984

He obviously knew Karoline….

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The Civil Discourse Book Club - 1984 -- Joyce Vance [View all] erronis Jul 2025 OP

Top comment on Joyce's post: erronis Jul 2025 #1

Another insightful comment (referring to The Handsmaids Tale) erronis Jul 2025 #2