Yea, I probably should have left John Stuart Mill out of that post. I like how communitarianism was an influence for the society of Bioshock 2, which seems to be similar to the collectivism I'm going for (but certainly very different from everything else in the ways you mentioned). My aim is to...
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Thanks, all! These responses have been very helpful for narrowing down my focus--and, for confusing 1984 even more for me :-p
Based upon the discussion, I am leaning far more toward a communitarian/collectivist society (John Stuart Mill and Ayn Rand's Anthem) than any type of...
Hey all,
I'm interested in writing a dystopian alternate-history novel in a collectivist America where citizens freely relinquish their free will because they find themselves unworthy of using it correctly--in this alternate universe, choice is a burden, something to fear, and selfish...