I’ve actually seen libs say that Orwell’s 1984 applied equally well to capitalism in the US. In fact, the 60th anniversary edition includes an essay to that effect by Erich Fromm...
36 posted on 12/10/2010 8:25:37 AM PST by piytar
(0's idea of power: the capacity to inflict unlimited pain and suffering on another human being. 1984)