---what does the word ‘Orwellian’ mean? It comes from the author Eric Blair, who most people know through his pen name, George Orwell. Orwell was a journalist, author, and, political activist who became deeply concerned about the effect that totalitarian ideologies were having on the human condition. In particular, as a writer he was really concerned about the effect that newly emergent, sophisticated forms of propaganda were having on human discourse.
They are repulsive, lying Nazis no matter what country they come from.