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    the linear political spectrum the Right signifies less government, the Left more government. The scale runs from zero (0) to one hundred (100). The end and middle points are set by the easily quantified Ideological terms anarchism [zero 0], Totalitarianism [One Hundred 100] and Center or Moderate [Fifty 50]. As can be seen, some ideological definitions are easily quantified and positioned. Others have to be quantified within a reasonable range and placed on the scale. A third type are decidedly

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    reason for this is that people would not willingly consent to to lose their freedom to act or how they think. 1984 was written during the years of the rise of the nazi germany. This book was written to inform people about how bad life would be if totalitarianism was your government. The government in 1984 is an dictatorship that controls its people by constantly monitoring them and making sure all records are updated to the doctrine of the dictator Big Brother. One of the party’s slogans are “Who controls

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    The Soviet Union, controlled by the Communist Party, frightened other world powers because of their totalitarian view of governing. In response to totalitarianism, George Orwell wrote 1984 to portray what it would be like for the entire world to be ruled by totalitarian governments. The novel depicted a bleak existence for all of humanity if totalitarianism continued to grow support and strength. By writing 1984, George Orwell illustrates the idea that governments are not benevolent but self-serving

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    Totalitarianism is by definition an authoritarian political system or state that regulates and controls nearly every aspect of the public and private sectors. In 1984 and V for Vendetta both governments are successful because of the totalitarian regime they conveyed. As a result of this they are able to control the people and the media which they fill with propaganda. In addition to this the governments are extremely effective at suppressing any sort of rebellion within their countries. The regimes

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    Despite how soley totalitarianism is presented in 1984, George Orwell believes that humanity should not reflect these negative qualities that the society adopts. Orwell's vision of humanity will still exist in the dystopian future. Take Winston as an example of how Orwell’s dystopian society will still be great, he portrays himself as an outcast in Oceania, he truly believes that Big Brother is a joke and always questions himself about how he wanted to overthrow The Party but doubted himself many

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    Both populism and totalitarianism are negative attributes that we have seen an increase in the mid-20th century and also in the latest presidential election cycle. However, comparing the rise totalitarianism and populism seems trivial and does not aim to solve the tense political climate stemming from Donald Trump’s choice to run for office. Hannah Arendt, in her piece titled, The Origins of Totalitarianism, discusses these topics in relation to Nazi German and Stalin’s Soviet Union; the similarities

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    Although the action of the novel did nothing to confirm this faith, in the end it remains a warning concerning the dangers of outweighing the common good so highly against the private. Totalitarianism in 1984 also led to extreme psychological manipulation and physical control. In Orwell’s novel, for example, the Party, or totalitarian state, ruled that all citizens must have a telescreen in their room, which blasts a constant stream of

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    Totalitarianism in Orwell's Mind Essay

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    Big Brother, and Ingsoc are embodiments of everything that author George Orwell hates in government. 1984, a book written by Orwell, depicts a society called Oceania, in which unwary citizens are obedient to the Party, a totalitarian regime. Totalitarianism is defined as a political system in which a centralized government does not tolerate any form of political dissent and seeks to control many, if not all, aspects of public and private life. Another one of George Orwell’s books, Animal Farm, is

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    is illustrated. It is meant to be the most extreme grasp of a modern-day government imaginable with complete power over its citizens. The title of the novel was meant to reveal to the audience what could possibly happen in the near future: if totalitarianism was to be the future form of government, then the world described in the book could become a reality in thirty-five years. Orwell depicts a world in which the government watches and controls every form of human life to the degree that possessing

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    sway the gullible working class. This phenomenon occurs in the novella Animal Farm by George Orwell, where, by crafting characters that mirror their real-life counterparts, Orwell effectively ridicules several aspects of Communism, Socialism, Totalitarianism, as well as countries like the former

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