Imagine a state where the government rules with an iron first. You can do and think as you please, so long as these actions and ideas do not go against policy or officially mandated doctrine. You are subjected to some twisted psychology, too. Not only are you brainwashed to obey the totalitarian government, you are taught to love it as well. Does this scenario seem unthinkable?
This is the world British writer George Orwell portrayed in his novel, 1984. If you think, however, that fiction is the book is strictly a work of fiction used to entertain its readers, think again. Today, governments throughout the world use spy video cameras to monitor key areas, including Orwells former London home!
Ill Be Watching You
Each person in Great Britain is caught on Closed Circuit Television, or CCTV cameras, about 300 times every day. The country possesses about 4.2 million of these spy video cameras. That’s about one camera for every 14 people in Great Britain! In fact, about 200 yards away from where Orwell lived until he died, over 30 CCTV cameras monitor peoples every move. An irony is that a special plaque hanging near Orwells home praises the author for his...