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Originally Posted by Hasbinbad
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..although I've heard an interpretation that stated that there actually was no war, even that there was no eurasia or eastasia.. ..that oceania was in fact a global state.. ..that Goldstein never existed. It was all manufactured to keep the proles and the "outer" party in a constant state of terror. Manufacturing Consent anyone?
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I actually thought that was the generally accepted interpretation of 1984 tbh. What with the suddenly switching from being at war with eurasia to eastasia and "we have always been at war with eastasia" propaganda. Just manufactured drama to keep everyone scared/in line. I never did read it for a class though, so I didn't do a whole ton of deep thought on it.
/derail
back on topic, I too hope that you can one day marry the man of your dreams Hasbin.