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by ewoodrich 4400 days ago
At various points, the author describes in detail how he wanted to torture and murder any loving couple because it offended him so much. Along with his bizarre descriptions of a sexless utopia where all women are enslaved and forced to be artificially inseminated to procreate.
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FWIW,

> bizarre descriptions of a sexless utopia where all women are enslaved and forced to be artificially inseminated to procreate.

...is required reading for millions of schoolchildren

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/1984/study.html

Yes, but not in the form of an endorsement.
Well policymakers do seem to like treating 1984 as an instruction manual as opposed to a satire.