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It was while reading 1984 on a train in Taiwan that I first discovered what frightened people across time have always known:  that art could be dangerous.  That is, that a piece of art could be so effective and so insightful that it might produce extreme behavior among its audience.  That a book could topple kingdoms.  That a song could stir up rebelli…

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