Reply #21: Oceania, Eurasia, Eastasia.....illusions and invented warfare. [View All]

[madfloridian]

I found this short bit somewhere, either Cliff notes or a Classic Notes site. It so describes this world now.

SNIP..."Oceania is a totalitarian state dominated by the principles of Ingsoc (English Socialism) and ruled by an ominous organization known simply as the Party. Oceania and the two other world superstates, Eurasia and Eastasia, are involved in a continuous war over the remaining world, and constantly shift alliances. As the novel progresses, it becomes clear that the war is largely an illusion, and that the three superstates maintain this illusion for their mutual benefit. It serves their shared purpose of holding onto absolute power over their respective peoples. Much of the warfare, in fact, is inflicted by these governments upon their own citizens...."

Sadly.