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Orwell, himself a socialist, argues first that "Socialism in its developed form is a theory confined entirely to the [relatively well-off] middle class.” In its language, it is formal, stilted, wholly distant from the language of ordinary citizens, spoken by people who are several rungs above their audience, and with no intention of giving up that status.
~[Jeff Greenfield in Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/04/19/orwell-teach-democrats-working-class-00025047) |