If you want to know who rules over you, look at who you are not allowed to criticise

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DunningKruger · 61-69, M

Congrats, you just quoted Kevin Alfred Strom, an American neo-Nazi, who first said those words in 1993.

iamthe99 · M

@DunningKruger actually it was George Orwell, liberal poet and author, who said it in 1949.

DunningKruger · 61-69, M

@iamthe99 No.

https://www.reuters.com/article/fact-check/to-learn-who-rules-over-you-quote-wrongly-attributed-to-voltaire-idUSL1N2UE2LM/

iamthe99 · M

@DunningKruger I never mentioned Voltaire

DunningKruger · 61-69, M

@iamthe99 Did you actually read the article?

iamthe99 · M

@DunningKruger yes. I never mentioned Voltaire. Disappointing that Strom said it. But Fact remains, the quote remains true, and you can see it happening in Trump’s America.

DunningKruger · 61-69, M

@iamthe99 So, in your opinion, who is it you're not allowed to criticize?

ThePatientAnarchist · 61-69

@iamthe99 Do you have a source for Orwell saying/writing this?