That's the whole point of most dystopia novels but people seem to think the authors are just imagining these things as taking place 100 years out or something. That's why stories like Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451 are good because they make it more obvious that it's supposed to be talking about the world as it exists with slight modifications. 1984 should be pretty obvious as well I suppose, but there is no metaphor or allegory too apparent for people to squirm their way out of understanding.
That's the whole point of most dystopia novels but people seem to think the authors are just imagining these things as taking place 100 years out or something. That's why stories like Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451 are good because they make it more obvious that it's supposed to be talking about the world as it exists with slight modifications. 1984 should be pretty obvious as well I suppose, but there is no metaphor or allegory too apparent for people to squirm their way out of understanding.