we talk a lot about orwell in the west, and sometimes it's an analogy, but it's largely hyperbole.
as much as i want to stand with the people in the street yelling, it is not just likely but probable that the protesters were coerced on to the streets by undercover agents with the explicit intent to slaughter them.
that is right out of 1984. not hysterically. but literally.
protect your freedom judiciously.
it's fragile.