Ronald Reagan & George Orwell in 1984

Ronald Reagan & George Orwell in 1984 Political Busy Beaver Button Museum
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Political
Humorous
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Ronald Reagan & George Orwell in 1984 Back Political Busy Beaver Button Museum
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Text on Button RONALD REAGAN & GEORGE ORWELL in 1984
Image Description

Red, bold text on a white background
Back Style
Locking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
2 inch
Year / Decade Made
1980s
Additional Information

The slogan "Ronald Reagan & George Orwell in 1984" suggests parallels between Reagan’s Cold War rhetoric, patriotic messaging, and the authoritarian themes in Orwell’s work, with 1984 being both Reagan's reelection year and the title of one of Orwell's most famous novels. The button reflects political opposition in the 1980s and the enduring cultural power of Orwell’s novel as a critique of propaganda and state control.

 
Sources

Pankowski, Edward, "We Love Big Brother: An Analysis of the Relationship between Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four And Modern Politics in the United States and Europe" (2018). Honors Scholar Theses. 559. https://opencommons.uconn.edu/srhonors_theses/559
Catalog ID PO1299