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To: newfreep

He was a socialist but he made a lot of sense.


18 posted on 02/11/2015 3:39:01 AM PST by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: Pontiac

But one who had seen the face of totalitarianism, and almost lost his life because of it. If you haven’t read Homage to Catalonia, I recommend it highly, and it’s a quick read.

I think Orwell’s time in Spain was his “Liberal getting mugged” moment.


19 posted on 02/11/2015 4:00:26 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Pontiac

Orwell knew the evil with leftwing central planning governments.


20 posted on 02/11/2015 4:03:14 AM PST by newfreep ("Evil succeeds when good men do nothting" - Edmund Burke)
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