Big Brother is probably one of the most referenced elements of 1984 in modern culture today. The constant surveillance of the populous in our current age draws many comparisons to Orwell's magnum opus. This leads me to consider how similar are they actually?
My limited knowledge of the patriot act and other similar measures by the US government put a damper on my ability to make a true comparison. However, I think there are a lot of fundamental similarities. The people are at the whims of their government when it comes to privacy and complete and total control is given up to the government. In 1984 we see a government which uses it almost entirely for evil so-to-speak, but in the modern day the moral status of surveilance is murkier. However, the key similarity is that they give the government complete leverage over its people.
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