1984 politics is extremely interesting because it shows you what could have been if the world went in a slightly different direction and how different world power would be placed on the political spectrum. The political spectrum is a spectrum which can help you understand different political ideals by using a graph and weather a party is left, right, authoritarian or libertarian. The difference between the left and the right can be oversimplified to show that the left in a government is more likely to support people and have equality for everyone but have higher taxes to pay for all the benefits people get. whereas the right would usually support people making money by themselves and giving no handouts but with less taxes for people and businesses. Another measure used to convey where a government sits on the political spectrum is authoritarian and libertarian. authoritarianism is the y axis on the graph or is at the top and is a government where an authority or a dictator is in complete control, quite like 1984. Libertarianism is on the bottom of the spectrum and is a society with ultimate freedom, little to no rules but is nothing like Ingsoc. I am quite confidently claiming that the 1984 English Socialist Party is a middle-left authoritarian government.