I think you are being a bit paranoid. 1984 type of world is totally possible and you definitely see it in different parts of the globe (N. Korea actually have all homes wired with speakers and the Great Leader talks to people through out the day) but we are not even close to having that going on in the US at the moment. From a historical context, there has never been a long term sustained society as "free" as the United States is today. I am not saying that we live in a perfect society. But I think you undermined the real ills in our society when you draw false exaggerated comparisions. (e.g., as soon as anyone starts comparing the president to Hitler, then folks tune you out because you are starting off with an exgaerated premise).

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