[trebuch3t]

> What if the nightmare imagined by George Orwell in 1984 were real? What if you had to live in a country where radio dials were fixed to a single government station? Where the surroundings were entirely black-and-white except for the red lettering of the propaganda signs? Where you were required to keep a large portrait of the president on your living room wall and bow to it on national holidays?

This sounds like an incredible read. I just ordered a copy from Amazon. Thanks for the recommendation!

[auctiontheory]

What if the nightmare imagined by George Orwell in 1984 were real?

In the absence or near-absence of Facebook and email and internet browsing and private cars and smart phones, I suspect (in fact I'm certain) that North Koreans have far more privacy from their government than we Americans do.

[Wingman4l7]

Just because those things exist and can be used to track you doesn't mean you have to use them.

Just because US privacy rights are being eroded doesn't mean that not having them at all is better.