The following list includes twenty aspects of the society depicted in Orwell's novel "1984". For each one, consider whether the United States is presently trending towards a negative (UNGOOD) or positive (GOOD) outcome, and how strongly. Then click the corresponding "radio button" for that rating.

For example, if you feel that the situation is improving somewhat, you might click the button for "PLUSGOOD." If you feel the situation is deteriorating rapidly, or is already in serious trouble, you might click "DOUBLEPLUSUNGOOD."

	DOUBLE-PLUSGOOD	PLUSGOOD	GOOD	UNGOOD	PLUS-UNGOOD	DOUBLEPLUS-UNGOOD
BIG BROTHER (Cult of personality)	The following list includes twenty aspects of the society depicted in Orwell's novel "1984". For each one, consider whether the United States is presently trending towards a negative (UNGOOD) or positive (GOOD) outcome, and how strongly. Then click the corresponding "radio button" for that rating. For example, if you feel that the situation is improving somewhat, you might click the button for "PLUSGOOD." If you feel the situation is deteriorating rapidly, or is already in serious trouble, you might click "DOUBLEPLUSUNGOOD." BIG BROTHER (Cult of personality) DOUBLE-PLUSGOOD	PLUSGOOD	GOOD	UNGOOD	PLUS-UNGOOD	DOUBLEPLUS-UNGOOD
BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU (Government surveillance)	BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU (Government surveillance) DOUBLE-PLUSGOOD	PLUSGOOD	GOOD	UNGOOD	PLUS-UNGOOD	DOUBLEPLUS-UNGOOD
INGSOC/INNER PARTY (Absolute political hegemony by one ideologically-driven group)	INGSOC/INNER PARTY (Absolute political hegemony by one ideologically-driven group) DOUBLE-PLUSGOOD	PLUSGOOD	GOOD	UNGOOD	PLUS-UNGOOD	DOUBLEPLUS-UNGOOD
MINISTRY OF PEACE/"WAR IS PEACE" (Maintenance of a permanent war footing)	MINISTRY OF PEACE/"WAR IS PEACE" (Maintenance of a permanent war footing) DOUBLE-PLUSGOOD	PLUSGOOD	GOOD	UNGOOD	PLUS-UNGOOD	DOUBLEPLUS-UNGOOD
MINISTRY OF PLENTY (Manipulation/falsification of economic data for political ends)	MINISTRY OF PLENTY (Manipulation/falsification of economic data for political ends) DOUBLE-PLUSGOOD	PLUSGOOD	GOOD	UNGOOD	PLUS-UNGOOD	DOUBLEPLUS-UNGOOD
MINISTRY OF TRUTH (Use of propaganda, falsification/reinterpretation of the past, and manipulation of language)	MINISTRY OF TRUTH (Use of propaganda, falsification/reinterpretation of the past, and manipulation of language) DOUBLE-PLUSGOOD	PLUSGOOD	GOOD	UNGOOD	PLUS-UNGOOD	DOUBLEPLUS-UNGOOD
MINISTRY OF LOVE (Use of extreme psychological techniques, including physical torture, against dissidents)	MINISTRY OF LOVE (Use of extreme psychological techniques, including physical torture, against dissidents) DOUBLE-PLUSGOOD	PLUSGOOD	GOOD	UNGOOD	PLUS-UNGOOD	DOUBLEPLUS-UNGOOD
THOUGHTCRIME (Repression of dissent; citizens being punished/persecuted solely for their beliefs)	THOUGHTCRIME (Repression of dissent; citizens being punished/persecuted solely for their beliefs) DOUBLE-PLUSGOOD	PLUSGOOD	GOOD	UNGOOD	PLUS-UNGOOD	DOUBLEPLUS-UNGOOD
THOUGHT POLICE (Mechanisms and infrastructure in place to monitor and punish thoughtcrime)	THOUGHT POLICE (Mechanisms and infrastructure in place to monitor and punish thoughtcrime) DOUBLE-PLUSGOOD	PLUSGOOD	GOOD	UNGOOD	PLUS-UNGOOD	DOUBLEPLUS-UNGOOD
UNPERSONS (Indefinite or "preventive" detention; revocation of habeas corpus, right to representation, etc.)	UNPERSONS (Indefinite or "preventive" detention; revocation of habeas corpus, right to representation, etc.) DOUBLE-PLUSGOOD	PLUSGOOD	GOOD	UNGOOD	PLUS-UNGOOD	DOUBLEPLUS-UNGOOD
PROLESEC (Use of popular entertainment and other distractions to keep the working classes occupied and politically disengaged)	PROLESEC (Use of popular entertainment and other distractions to keep the working classes occupied and politically disengaged) DOUBLE-PLUSGOOD	PLUSGOOD	GOOD	UNGOOD	PLUS-UNGOOD	DOUBLEPLUS-UNGOOD
"FREEDOM IS SLAVERY" (Citizens willingly surrendering rights in the name of security)	"FREEDOM IS SLAVERY" (Citizens willingly surrendering rights in the name of security) DOUBLE-PLUSGOOD	PLUSGOOD	GOOD	UNGOOD	PLUS-UNGOOD	DOUBLEPLUS-UNGOOD
NEWSPEAK (Manipulation of language to make dissent difficult if not impossible)	NEWSPEAK (Manipulation of language to make dissent difficult if not impossible) DOUBLE-PLUSGOOD	PLUSGOOD	GOOD	UNGOOD	PLUS-UNGOOD	DOUBLEPLUS-UNGOOD
DOUBLETHINK (Citizens expected to hold contradictory and paradoxical beliefs; use of doublethink to justify the unjustifiable)	DOUBLETHINK (Citizens expected to hold contradictory and paradoxical beliefs; use of doublethink to justify the unjustifiable) DOUBLE-PLUSGOOD	PLUSGOOD	GOOD	UNGOOD	PLUS-UNGOOD	DOUBLEPLUS-UNGOOD
"IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH" (Anti-intellectualism; the misuse of the educational system to produce citizens without critical thinking skills)	"IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH" (Anti-intellectualism; the misuse of the educational system to produce citizens without critical thinking skills) DOUBLE-PLUSGOOD	PLUSGOOD	GOOD	UNGOOD	PLUS-UNGOOD	DOUBLEPLUS-UNGOOD
EMMANUEL GOLDSTEIN (Demonization of one individual or group as the focus for hatred and war hysteria)	EMMANUEL GOLDSTEIN (Demonization of one individual or group as the focus for hatred and war hysteria) DOUBLE-PLUSGOOD	PLUSGOOD	GOOD	UNGOOD	PLUS-UNGOOD	DOUBLEPLUS-UNGOOD
TWO MINUTES HATE (Systematic maintenance of a constant attitude of hatred towards the specified enemy)	TWO MINUTES HATE (Systematic maintenance of a constant attitude of hatred towards the specified enemy) DOUBLE-PLUSGOOD	PLUSGOOD	GOOD	UNGOOD	PLUS-UNGOOD	DOUBLEPLUS-UNGOOD
ANTI-SEX LEAGUE (Repression - or, alternatively, trivialization - of sexuality used as a tool for social control)	ANTI-SEX LEAGUE (Repression - or, alternatively, trivialization - of sexuality used as a tool for social control) DOUBLE-PLUSGOOD	PLUSGOOD	GOOD	UNGOOD	PLUS-UNGOOD	DOUBLEPLUS-UNGOOD
“THE BROTHERHOOD” (Strength of the resistance, organized or small-cell, to the ruling ideology)	“THE BROTHERHOOD” (Strength of the resistance, organized or small-cell, to the ruling ideology) DOUBLE-PLUSGOOD	PLUSGOOD	GOOD	UNGOOD	PLUS-UNGOOD	DOUBLEPLUS-UNGOOD
“THE BOOK” (Availability of information regarding the true nature of the system)	“THE BOOK” (Availability of information regarding the true nature of the system) DOUBLE-PLUSGOOD	PLUSGOOD	GOOD	UNGOOD	PLUS-UNGOOD	DOUBLEPLUS-UNGOOD

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