'1984' sales soar after Trump claims, 'alternative facts'

The Associated Press ^ | 1/24/2017 | The Associated Press

[mdittmar]

NEW YORK (AP) -- After incorrect or unprovable statements made by Republican President Donald Trump and some White House aides, one truth is undeniable: Sales of George Orwell's "1984" are soaring.

First published in 1949, Orwell's classic dystopian tale of a society in which facts are distorted and suppressed in a cloud of "newspeak" topped the best-seller list of Amazon.com as of Tuesday evening. The sales bump comes after the Trump administration's assertions his inauguration had record attendance and his unfounded allegation that millions of illegal votes were cast against him last fall.

[mdittmar]

The Associated Press weighs in;),this is fun to watch.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Not Mein Kampf or the Little Red Book?

[BRL]

Right. Probably sold 5 per day and last week they sold 100

[reasonisfaith]

Conway simply meant alternative points.

[Lurkinanloomin]

The Ministry of Propaganda has been using 1984 as an instruction manual for decades!

[headstamp 2]

The left must be trying to read up on PC and the Obama Administration.

[Baldwin77]

1984 should be read by everyone... as should “Animal Farm”. It will do them good.

Obama’s reign was more in line with those 2 novels.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Prove he’s wrong.

Since they don’t allow voter ID, there is no way to prove one way or the other.

[SecondAmendment]

Methinks the AP does not realize “Nineteen Eighty Four” was a critique about “Uncle Joe” and his merry band of lefty-pinko-commies ...

[tflabo]

Obama’s reign was more in line with those 2 novels.

Exactly-- blinded liberals got it backwards.

[pissant]

The irony is thicker than frozen molasses.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“’1984’ should be read by everyone... as should, ‘Animal Farm.’ It will do them good.”

My high school copies were worn out, so I’ll admit it. I bought myself brand new copies this past year.

They truly ARE a primer for what to expect from the Socialists.

[markomalley]

Shows that leftists are stupid. 1984 has been available for free for ages.

LOL.

[clearcarbon]

Orwell got a huge head on post-obama books.

[FlingWingFlyer]

The left has gone full retard.

[Da Coyote]

Appears the AP clowns evidently never read the book, or more probably never understood it.

[LibWhacker]

his unfounded allegation that millions of illegal votes were cast against him last fall

AP is going to find out how well-founded the allegation is next election, after President Trump has booted out 10, 20 or 30 million them and he wins reelection by the largest landslide ever.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

“1984” is being used as the leftist playbook.

[Publius]

Do we need to write a book titled Who is Winston Smith?

[RegulatorCountry]

Oh, this is rich. They think sales of George Orwell's 1984 are due to Trump?

Ahhahahahaha. They've got to be kidding.