There is a lot of talk about the book 1984 and how it translates into today’s society especially after the 2020 presidential election and the high amount of censorship found on social media and other platforms where people post their thoughts. Most of the censorship has been against anyone who questions the legitimacy of the election process no matter who they happen to be.
If they question it, they are censored.
There are many sites to help you find out more regarding the story 1984 and the parallel it has with today’s society. The question is, how do we prevent ourselves from slipping into this horrible place none of us truly want to live.
One research source is Britannica.
About the book…
Nineteen Eighty-four, also published as 1984, novel by English author George Orwell published in 1949 as a warning against totalitarianism. The chilling dystopia made a deep impression on readers, and his ideas entered mainstream culture in a way achieved by very few books. The book’s title and many of its concepts, such as Big Brother and the Thought Police, are instantly recognized and understood, often as bywords for modern social and political abuses.
Summary from site…
The book is set in 1984 in Oceania, one of three perpetually warring totalitarian states (the other two are Eurasia and Eastasia). Oceania is governed by the all-controlling Party, which has brainwashed the population into unthinking obedience to its leader, Big Brother. The Party has created a propagandistic language known as Newspeak, which is designed to limit free thought and promote the Party’s doctrines. Its words include doublethink (belief in contradictory ideas simultaneously), which is reflected in the Party’s slogans: “War is peace,” “Freedom is slavery,” and “Ignorance is strength.” The Party maintains control through the Thought Police and continual surveillance.
Quotes from the book…
“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.”
― George Orwell, 1984
“We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it.”
― George Orwell, 1984
“The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation. These contradictions are not accidental , nor do they result from from ordinary hypocrisy: they are deliberate exercises in doublethink”
― George Orwell, 1984
See the interesting video below about 6 quotes from the book which have come true and then the second video which is a reading of the actual book.
