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How does this power structure ensure control of its people and the
implementation of its ideology?
o The breakdown of the personal life state controls who you meet,
why you meet, who you marry, and even the procreation process.
There is no such thing as love nor is there loyalty to any one
person or group except Big Brother or the state.
Political control
Use of propaganda ensures that the state message of love of an
anonymous figure is reinforced Posters, repetition, slogans, paradoxes,
ministry of truth.
An enemy is provided as the scapegoat for the society to vent their anger,
frustration or as a means of sexual release.
Goldstein and Hate week.
The use of the enemy without complements the enemy within.
This means that the population are in a constant state of fear or anxiety.
The government is controlling through psychological manipulation.
Role of thought police robs a person of the right to individual thought.
To ensure this they devise a language system that robs the people of the
words to express new ideas or challenge old ones- Ungood as opposite of
good.
It rewrites past and changes history no-one can challenge what they
cant remember. They cant compare if there is nothing to compare to. The
past is always up to date.
Economic
Everyone has an assigned role as a worker of the state.
This role depends on social class and ability.
The economic system is regulated no capitalism since it is associated
with freedom to choose.
The state owns and controls business.
Stifles innovation but ensures conformity.
Constant shortages and rationing mainly because the individuals needs
and desires are secondary to the states need to be prepared for war.