I was intrigued by how Orwell imagined flat screen TVs back in 1949 when TVs were quite new and came in huge wooden cabinets. Also, how said "telescreens" issued propaganda all day. He must have been thinking of CNN in airports!
Then there was the total surveillance aspect of life. You could not do anything without Big Brother finding out. I think that is about to be brought home to 2000 Mules!
The job of the Ministry of Truth was to realign history, including previous newspaper articles, to make everything reflect the official narrative. People who were your enemies were now your friends and history would be changed to show that they had always been your friends.
Nazis used to be our enemy. Ukraine used to be corrupt and full of Nazis. Now they are our friends and a good place to send $39 billion and piles of weapons and the Nazis are not so bad after all.
I was intrigued by how Orwell imagined flat screen TVs back in 1949 when TVs were quite new and came in huge wooden cabinets. Also, how said "telescreens" issued propaganda all day. He must have been thinking of CNN in airports!
Then there was the total surveillance aspect of life. You could not do anything without Big Brother finding out. I think that is about to be brought home to 2000 Mules!
The job of the Ministry of Truth was to realign history, including previous newspaper articles, to make everything reflect the official narrative. People who were your enemies were now your friends and history would be changed to show that they had always been your friends.
Nazis used to be our enemy. Ukraine used to be corrupt and full of Nazis. Now they are our friends and a good place to send $39 billion and piles of weapons and the Nazis are not so bad after all.