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1984

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Dangermouse

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So long as they continued to work and breed, their other activities were without importance. Left to themselves, like cattle turned loose upon the plains of Argentina, they had reverted to a style of life that appeared to be natural to them, a sort of ancestral pattern. Heavy physical work, the care of home and children, petty quarrels with neighbors, films, football, beer and above all, gambling filled up the horizon of their minds. To keep them in control was not difficult. 

--George Orwell

Art: Photograph by Francisco Ontañón

Re: 1984

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Wow. Perfect description of the UK I grew up in. But not for everyone. I was born a dissenter. Asked to many intelligent questions at school. But then I grew up in a family that was far from compliant or resigned. The subtext in the British psyche is not to be underestimated.