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Read the novel then saw the original movie decades ago and loved them. Just showed the movie to my teenage grandson and granddaughter (ouch forgot it had that much nudity!) 2 weeks ago as part of their education.

Just ran across this brilliant expose on it and realized with the new safe-T act in Chicago as well as increasing violence everywhere and dysfunctional government this novel is becoming our existence.

1 posted on 01/02/2023 2:50:17 AM PST by Phoenix8
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To: Phoenix8
The reason vigilante justice doesn't occur in our society is because there are effective public institutions to bring order. If and when public faith in those institutions declines (because those institutions fail to perform their duties), vigilante justice will fill the void.

Ergo, those creating our dystopian future will be met with non-institutional force.

That seems to be something the Democrats and the Deep State have considered hence their targeting of "far right terrorist" groups as their "public enemies number one."

The question arises, do any Democrats and employees of the FBI have the presence of mind to consider that they are being used by the Marxists among them to create chaos and thereby destroy our current society and system of government.

2 posted on 01/02/2023 3:03:57 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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When I saw Kubrick’s movie, I didn’t believe that society could ever become like what it depicted. Now I’m living in it.


3 posted on 01/02/2023 3:08:37 AM PST by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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To: Phoenix8
Can democracies be totalitarian?

No.

That's like asking if a dictator will obey the will of the people. A dictator wouldn't be a dictator if he did.

4 posted on 01/02/2023 3:16:07 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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10 posted on 01/02/2023 5:02:23 AM PST by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
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To: Phoenix8

Q: Why does authoritarianism fail to create safety and prevent crime?
A: That was never its intention from the start.

Q: Can democracies be totalitarian?
A: Hello-oo

Q: What makes policing ineffective?
A: SELECTIVE policing

Q: How do liberals respond in a world where liberalism is falling out of favor?
A: They attribute all of liberalism’s unintended consequences to be the result of the practices of those opposed to liberalism.

Q: How does culture, art, and architecture reflect the character of a society?
A: They no longer reflect the character of a society. Today, their purpose is to mold the character of society.


19 posted on 01/02/2023 5:46:55 AM PST by Roccus (First we beat the Nazis........then we defeated the Soviets....... Now, we are them.)
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At least I can still have a tall, ice cold glass of Whole Vit-D milk when I want one..


26 posted on 01/02/2023 8:02:03 AM PST by Delta 21 (MAGA Republican is my pronoun.)
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