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Huxley's Vision In 1984 By George Orwell
In today’s contemporary society, Postman’s assertion that Huxley’s vision is more relevant than Orwell’s vision is found to be untrue. While Orwell states some valid points in his prediction of the future, Huxley’s vision seems to be much more familiar and recognizable when we take a look at the world around us. Although we don’t live in a complete police state that controls the media like the citizens in George Orwell’s “1984,” the American government still uses various methods in order to influence which sources of information we use, albeit in more subtle ways.
Trump has substantiated Orwell’s vision by attacking major news sources which oppose him in an effort to discredit them and prevent others from paying attention to them. Just yesterday,

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