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My point is that Orwell at that time in his life was suggesting that no matter how good the intentions of revolutionaries, oppressive regimes would be the end result. Yes, as others have mentioned he remained vaguely dedicated to "democratic socialism" but that presumably wouldn't involve any revolution, just voting in a democratic fashion.



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