Who Governs Your Life?
Had we lived in a police state, this essay probably would not exist. Although many may have begun to think otherwise especially after recent events with regards to one 's privacy or the sudden need for censorship, I assure you, we do not live in a police state. In the contemporary world, the only parallel to the dystopian world George Orwell depicts in his book would be North Korea. Fortunately, the majority of the world have progressed past this form of government to a government with laws that protect our civil liberties. Our right to speak freely, our access to the world around us, and our right to privacy, these are just three of the many reasons why we do not live in a police state.
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Unlike the most of us, the people of Oceania are completely unaware of the world around them. Totalitarian governments like that of Oceania control the flow of information and ensure that the people in their territory remain oblivious, "The problem is the same for all three super-states. It is absolutely necessary to their structure that there should be no contact with foreigners... forbidden the knowledge of foreign languages. If he were allowed contact with foreigners he would discover that they are creatures similar to himself and that most of what he has been told about them is lies. “(196, Orwell). Consequently, their control is entirely based on lies. Take North Korea for example, their propaganda brainwashes the people to believe that they are the greatest country whereas we have access to virtually any information in the world. As a result, the world we live in is not a police state because governments do not control the activities and information to such an extent that they would be on par with exceptions like North Korea. Unfortunately, in reality, many people do not think much about media biases and will then accept them as facts without any sort of confirmation. This could eventually be very detrimental to our society as the misinformed can be easily influenced to serve those in power; in 1984, lower and middle class serving the upper
Had we lived in a police state, this essay probably would not exist. Although many may have begun to think otherwise especially after recent events with regards to one 's privacy or the sudden need for censorship, I assure you, we do not live in a police state. In the contemporary world, the only parallel to the dystopian world George Orwell depicts in his book would be North Korea. Fortunately, the majority of the world have progressed past this form of government to a government with laws that protect our civil liberties. Our right to speak freely, our access to the world around us, and our right to privacy, these are just three of the many reasons why we do not live in a police state.
Our ability to say what we what; …show more content…
Unlike the most of us, the people of Oceania are completely unaware of the world around them. Totalitarian governments like that of Oceania control the flow of information and ensure that the people in their territory remain oblivious, "The problem is the same for all three super-states. It is absolutely necessary to their structure that there should be no contact with foreigners... forbidden the knowledge of foreign languages. If he were allowed contact with foreigners he would discover that they are creatures similar to himself and that most of what he has been told about them is lies. “(196, Orwell). Consequently, their control is entirely based on lies. Take North Korea for example, their propaganda brainwashes the people to believe that they are the greatest country whereas we have access to virtually any information in the world. As a result, the world we live in is not a police state because governments do not control the activities and information to such an extent that they would be on par with exceptions like North Korea. Unfortunately, in reality, many people do not think much about media biases and will then accept them as facts without any sort of confirmation. This could eventually be very detrimental to our society as the misinformed can be easily influenced to serve those in power; in 1984, lower and middle class serving the upper