@Zombie_Trotsky
 
True, but then again the only reason why they could get away with it, is because the USSR (and the Russia, China, And South Korea after the USSR broke apart) was paying for all of it because they wanted a buffer state . And the other three because they don’t want to deal with the millions of refugees (and Russia wants cheap labor, yeah North Korea sends workers into Russia to cut down trees)

@d715
 
The book was made at a time where communism was gaining influence, so the fear is justified.
 
Anyway, the book is less about the severity of totalitarianism, but more how our passivity and apathy towards what our govt does leads to giving up our free will easily.  
North Korea has to accept its crappy state of living because the Kim’s hereditary lineage advocates a propaganda that makes the populace more likely to be brainwashed and deal with everything without the need to fight back.

@Yorec
 
the book is only good if you think it can totally happen, which it can’t
 
even the closest thing to the book’s government, North Korea is made of suck and fail

We need a ponifide V now….

War is Peace  
Freedom is Slavery  
Ignorance is Strength  
Friendship is Magic

Man that book was really good.
 
I heard the movie was okay, maybe I should check it out sometime.

Ponysoc is doubleplusgood.