Huxley vs. Orwell
Published: August 19th, 2009
Brave New World vs. 1984: This cartoon shows why the former was right in its predictions. The totalitarianism scenario of 1984 stayed within the communist block, where it was already in full swing when Orwell wrote his book, with the West choosing the soft, gentle smiley-face tyranny of the Nanny State instead.
(Via Jason Kottke.)
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