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The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)

by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author)

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The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)

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“In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter who has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to deceive and overawe the People.”
― Eugene Victor Debs

tags: authoritarianism, deception, exploitation, fundamentalism, nationalism, oppression, patriotism, religion, totalitarianism, tyranny

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Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Manga, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Science fiction, Self help, and Thriller

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