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Originally posted by jaguar
But since you want to get into 1984..
While the book is a great warning the society could never exist. For the society to exist noone inside it can understand it, if noone understands it, how did it comes into being. The only way it could have been set up is if its creator died without passing on the reins, rahter inplausiable.
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Socio-dynamical mechanisms in large societies often mirror those in smaller societies, once a certain size barrier has been passed. Scientology continues to be very successful, propagating itself despite the efforts of the federal government, amongst others. Draw comparisons to the statement made by jaguar; do Cruise, Travolta, Elfman, et al understand how their cult came into being?
On a macro-level, the similarities between organized cults/religions, and modern political systems can be surprising; consider that next time somebody's frothing at the mouth regarding the evils of communism (or capitalism) compared to the evils of Catholicism, Jehovah's Witnesses, or Scientology. It's all about your perception of the world, and in 1984 Orwell (a fervent anti-Communist) attempted to show how reality is merely in the eye of the beholder.
Doublethink exists - does it shape
your view of the world?
X.