Sue - happy sparrow...
1984.... not as Orwellian as 2016... 1984 - year of my very casual graduation...
Written in 1949.... 'The adjective Orwellian refers to these behaviours of The Party, especially when the Party is the State:
Invasion of personal privacy, either directly physically or indirectly by surveillance.
State control of its citizens' daily life, as in a "Big Brother" society.
Official encouragement of policies contributing to the socio-economic disintegration of the family or any other close relationships.
The adoration of state leaders and their Party.
The encouragement of "doublethink", whereby the population must learn to embrace inconsistent concepts without dissent, e.g. giving up liberty for freedom. Similar terms used are "doublespeak", and "newspeak".
The revision of history in the favour of the State's interpretation of it.
A (generally) dystopian future.
The use of euphemism to describe an agency, program or other concept, especially when the name denotes the opposite of what is actually occurring. In 1984, the department that wages war is called the "Ministry of Peace"; in reality, departments responsible for engaging in offensive military action are named the "Ministry of Defense".' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orwellian
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell
Southampton University - 1984...
1984.... not as Orwellian as 2016... 1984 - year of my very casual graduation...
Written in 1949.... 'The adjective Orwellian refers to these behaviours of The Party, especially when the Party is the State:
Invasion of personal privacy, either directly physically or indirectly by surveillance.
State control of its citizens' daily life, as in a "Big Brother" society.
Official encouragement of policies contributing to the socio-economic disintegration of the family or any other close relationships.
The adoration of state leaders and their Party.
The encouragement of "doublethink", whereby the population must learn to embrace inconsistent concepts without dissent, e.g. giving up liberty for freedom. Similar terms used are "doublespeak", and "newspeak".
The revision of history in the favour of the State's interpretation of it.
A (generally) dystopian future.
The use of euphemism to describe an agency, program or other concept, especially when the name denotes the opposite of what is actually occurring. In 1984, the department that wages war is called the "Ministry of Peace"; in reality, departments responsible for engaging in offensive military action are named the "Ministry of Defense".' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orwellian
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell
Southampton University - 1984...