“But the proles, if only they could somehow become conscious of their own strength, would have no need to conspire. They needed only to rise up and shake themselves like a horse shaking off flies. If they chose they could blow the Party to pieces tomorrow morning. Surely sooner or later it must occur to them to do it?” - George Orwell, 1984
Reminds me of Lexington back in 1775. The British had long since taken things too far and there was an armed standoff. We don’t quite know who fired the first shot, but the rest is history
“But the proles, if only they could somehow become conscious of their own strength, would have no need to conspire. They needed only to rise up and shake themselves like a horse shaking off flies. If they chose they could blow the Party to pieces tomorrow morning. Surely sooner or later it must occur to them to do it?” - George Orwell, 1984
Reminds me of Lexington back in 1775. The British had long since taken things too far and there was an armed standoff. We don’t quite know who fired the first shot, but the rest is history