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Napoleon

All animals are equal, but…

Orwell's allegory of the revolution betrayed.

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Governance+97
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Social+20
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The Berkshire boar of Orwell's allegory, whose seizure of the farm dramatises how a communist revolution hardens into a new dictatorship.

social

Rewrites history and commandments to entrench the new elite.

economic

Collective ownership captured by a new ruling clique.

governance

Revolution curdled into one-pig totalitarian rule.

Notable for
  • Antagonist of 'Animal Farm'
  • '…some are more equal than others'
  • Allegory of Stalinism
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