The United States today rivals the government of Oceania in 1984 by George Orwell. In many situations, Americans are equally oppressed, abused, and controlled by their own government. In 1984, Big Brother watches the citizens through telescreens, which is very similar to the cameras that are being placed on street lights. Almost exactly the way citizens never know if Big Brother is watching, Americans today would have no idea if they were being watched and listened to by their own government. The United States today is disturbingly similar to Oceania in Orwell’s 1984. The citizens of Oceania are under constant surveillance. Both citizens of the United States and Oceania are afraid when an authority is around. Have you ever said, “watch out, there’s a cop over there”, as if you feared the cop would give you a ticket, or throw you in jail? Obviously, the Thought Police are a bit more disturbing and strict. The Patriot Act allows government officials to search citizen’s telephone, e-mails, medical, financial, and other records. Today, under the Patriot Act, Big Brother will certainly be watching us every time we use a public service.
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It was the interpretation that for a totalitarian government to maintain itself, it would need to invade privacy. 1984 is a depiction of what happens at the end of that road. Why would a government feel the need to become totalitarian? It is a part of human instinct, to have a will to control others and to want power. There is a social pressure to be on Facebook, as well as linkedin for professionals. The information that is required to sign up for both of these websites is invasive, and is definitely being used by the government to spy on its citizens. Social Security offices, Welfare agencies, and military recruiting facilities all investigate citizens through Facebook, linkedin, and other social media
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It was the interpretation that for a totalitarian government to maintain itself, it would need to invade privacy. 1984 is a depiction of what happens at the end of that road. Why would a government feel the need to become totalitarian? It is a part of human instinct, to have a will to control others and to want power. There is a social pressure to be on Facebook, as well as linkedin for professionals. The information that is required to sign up for both of these websites is invasive, and is definitely being used by the government to spy on its citizens. Social Security offices, Welfare agencies, and military recruiting facilities all investigate citizens through Facebook, linkedin, and other social media