1984. in China.

[Gillies, Lindsay]

re aaron's two gulf possibilities (massive conspiracy or stupidity).
1984 - War is Peace - didn't that book have s-something to do with media 
molding opinion?  Seems like it also dealt with the case where people have 
given up any belief that they can influence the course of events---I dunno. 
 Reminds me of one of aesop's fables:

A fly sat on the coachman's seat.
"At what great speed I travel," he said.
The same fly sat on the wheel axle.
"And what a great cloud of dust I raise."

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