Replying to George Orwell's 1984: not so far off?

Every year that goes by world afairs seem to get worses, the list is infinate, but as governments seak to 'protect' citizens some freedoms are restricted but all in the interest of saftey. In addition as technology becomes more sophisticated with video phones, high speed conections, and monitoring capabilities the concepts of George Orwell's 1984 seem a potential reality for the future. Its no longer purley concepts or theories layed out in a political satire but infact the ground work is already begining to be layed out.
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