government of Oceania
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The government of Oceania is the totalitarian regime in George Orwell’s novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four," characterized by pervasive surveillance, propaganda, and absolute control over its citizens.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dictatorship
ⓘ
fictional government ⓘ totalitarian regime ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Nineteen Eighty-Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnRealWorldConcept |
Nazi totalitarianism
ⓘ
Stalinist totalitarianism ⓘ |
| capitalCity | Airstrip One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlsClass |
Inner Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Outer Party NERFINISHED ⓘ the proles ⓘ |
| controlsOrganization |
Ministry of Love
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry of Plenty NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry of Truth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Orwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicSystem | state-controlled economy ⓘ |
| enforcesConcept |
Newspeak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
doublethink ⓘ |
| governsFictionalPlace | Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
absolute power
ⓘ
complete control over citizens ⓘ |
| hasIdeology |
English Socialism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
authoritarian collectivism ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | Big Brother NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRulingParty | Ingsoc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languagePolicy | replacement of Oldspeak with Newspeak ⓘ |
| legalSystem | arbitrary rule by Party ⓘ |
| maintainsState | permanent war ⓘ |
| practices |
censorship
ⓘ
historical revisionism ⓘ mass surveillance ⓘ personality cult ⓘ propaganda ⓘ thought control ⓘ |
| suppresses |
independent thought
ⓘ
individual freedom ⓘ |
| usesCommunicationMedium | state-controlled media ⓘ |
| usesEnemyFigure | Emmanuel Goldstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesEvent | Two Minutes Hate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
forced confessions
ⓘ
psychological manipulation ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| usesPoliticalSlogan |
Freedom is slavery
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Ignorance is strength ⓘ War is peace ⓘ |
| usesSecretPolice | Thought Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesSurveillanceDevice | telescreen ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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