• TreadOnMe [none/use name]
    hexbear
    29
    edit-2
    7 months ago

    What is wild to me is that it is rarely the chanting crowds that are supposed to be 'wrong' in your average dystopia sci-fi novel. Only 1984 has that, and they are mandatory rallies in movie theatres, the "Hour of Hate" by the state, not spontaneous protests by the people.

    Just say, "Some people here haven't read 1984 in high school and it shows." we know that's what you actually mean.

        • Venus [she/her]
          hexbear
          5
          7 months ago

          Also unless I'm misremembering there's no movie theater involved. There are screens everywhere and the two minutes hate just shows up in the middle of your workday or whatever and you drop everything to take part and then go back to business as usual

      • emizeko [they/them]
        hexbear
        17
        7 months ago

        it's Two Minutes Hate. your chocolate ration will be reduced by 25 grams.