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pat_k

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5. That DOJ banner mirrors the big brother image from the film.

Reply to cliffside (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 01:14 AM

20 hrs ago

I doubt anyone in the regime was on the ball enough to do it intentionally, but the dystopian image of the eyes looking down from above... horrifying to see in the United States of America.

It is hard to imagine how they could have made that banner more creepy.

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How many buildings in DC display pictures of trump, DOJ, labor, others ... [View all] cliffside 22 hrs ago OP

It's fascist bling that Mussolini pioneered. LastDemocratInSC 21 hrs ago #1

What a menacing/ugly picture, my thought would be to run. Hard to believe that we see trump's photos on buildings .... cliffside 21 hrs ago #3

Big brother pat_k 21 hrs ago #2

Thanks, never watched and honestly did not grasp the meaning when it was required reading many decades ago! cliffside 20 hrs ago #4

That DOJ banner mirrors the big brother image from the film. pat_k 20 hrs ago #5

I do think it's intentional. Who has the time to think these things up? Boomerproud 14 hrs ago #6