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Chapter 1:
"Ignorance is Strength details the perpetual class struggle characteristic of human societies; beginning with the historical observation that societies always have hierarchically divided themselves into social classes and castes: the High (who rule); the Middle (who work for, and yearn to supplant the High), and the Low (whose goal is quotidian survival). Cyclically, the Middle deposed the High, by enlisting the Low. Upon assuming power, however, the Middle (the new High class) recast the Low into their usual servitude. In the event, the classes perpetually repeat the cycle, when the Middle class speaks to the Low class of "justice" and of "human brotherhood" in aid of becoming the High class rulers."
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Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)Wouldn't it be weird if they were related?
pscot
(21,024 posts)were THE Manny Goldstein.
intaglio
(8,170 posts)but I really don't think he is truly an "agent provocateur"
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socialist_n_TN
(11,481 posts)to Stalin's Big Brother. Also, Snowball the pig in Animal Farm was supposed to be Lev Davidovich.