Apparently he was a socialist, but he was against “authoritarian socialism” like Stalinism. What are your opinions on him and/or his writings?

  • Star Wars Enjoyer @lemmygrad.ml
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    4 years ago

    He wasn’t a socialist… like at all. He may have written about anti-capitalism, and he may have called himself a socialist, but he was a member of the petty-bourgeoisie who benefitted from the exploitation of the proletarian class - predominately the foreign variety - and actively opposed socialists. Instead of going on a long rant about Orwell again on Lemmy (you might be able to find the other times we’ve talked about Orwell with a search) I’ll post a link to an article talking about him. (and a few other fakes)

    https://seeyouin2020.blogspot.com/2019/08/orwell-hitchens-and-hollow-self.html

    Comrades don’t let comrades support Orwell.