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the world is ruled by three giant superstates: Oceania (wherelives),
Eurasia, and Eastasia. They are in near-constant conflict with each other, driven on by
relentless propaganda that paints the enemy as somehow less than human. In Oceania in
particular, the populace is encouraged to hate foreigners, and any average citizen who
establishes contact with foreigners is committing nothing less than high treason.
So long as this mutual hatred can be maintained, the political elites will be able to
remain in control. However, if the people of the three superstates should ever establish contact
with one another, then the consequences for the powers-that-be are potentially
catastrophic.
For then, the citizens of these states would realize that their
counterparts are human beings just like themselves. At that point, they'd also realize that
they'd been lied to all these years by their respective governments. This would undermine the
ability of each state to control its citizens, as power in the three superstates is largely
based on keeping the population in a state of ignorance and fear.
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