Thought Crimes And The Reality Of No Free Will
"Who controls the past controls the future who controls the present controls the past". In the film of George Orwell's book "1984" the country of Oceania is under total control by, who the people call, Big Brother. Big Brother is the face that they see all day everyday. He is on a screen in every room, everywhere and can be watching anyone at any time. Thought crimes are what the people fear to be charged of and are thought as a deviant act. The Party and Big Brother control everything giving the people no free will and can also change the past to something more pleasant.
A functionalist would agree with what the Party and Big Brother is doing. Cooperation and Peace are key parts in a functionalist society. Big Brother made everyone cooperate through fear, fear of being a thought criminal. He also changes the past into good things. For example, he lowers the chocolate ration from 30 grams to 20 grams and later that week he changes it so that it says he raised it from 20......
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