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POLITICAL PHILOSPHY IN 1984

POLITICAL PHILOSPHY IN 1984. INGSOC: Basic Info . Leader: Big Brother Ideology: Oligarchical Collectivism Similar to Stalinism Slogans: “War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength.” “Who control the past controls the future; who controls the present control the past.” .

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POLITICAL PHILOSPHY IN 1984

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  1. POLITICAL PHILOSPHY IN 1984

  2. INGSOC: Basic Info • Leader: Big Brother • Ideology: Oligarchical Collectivism • Similar to Stalinism • Slogans: “War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength.” “Who control the past controls the future; who controls the present control the past.”

  3. How did INGSOC begin? • Dubious beginnings • Result of a revolution against capitalism • Originally led by Big Brother and Goldstein, if these characters really exist • Goldstein became the enemy of the state • The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism, by Emmanuel Goldstein, describes the Party’s ideology as an Oligarchical Collectivism, that “rejects and vilifies every principle for which the Socialist movement originally stood, and it does so in the name of Socialism”.

  4. What is socialism? • Problems with capitalism • Public/common ownership of assets • Economy without profit and competition • No one person can amass great wealth • No rich CEO’s because companies are owned by the people  seeks to get rid of different classes • Not necessarily a dictatorship- although in reality all socialist countries have eventually become dictatorships

  5. Is this any different than capitalism?

  6. Why? • “The two aims of the Party are to conquer the whole surface of the earth and to extinguish once and for all the possibility of independent thought” (203).

  7. Some questions to ponder • Why does The Party only watch The Outer Party and not The Proles? • Why maintain previously existing class structures? Who does this benefit? • Why have a lower class? Why not let everyone be middle class?

  8. Activity • In groups, you will create your a political philosophy • Each philosophy needs: • A name • An explanation • A symbol or flag • An slogan • An enemy • A propaganda presentation (2-3 minutes)

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