1984 Political Spectrum
The political spectrum is described as a system to classify different types of political positions and or parties. It is used as a way for people to express how they feel in a political way. Classically, anything to do with the left side of the political spectrum is to do with freedom, equality, rights, and internationalism. On the right side, it’s expressed to be full of traditional rules, authority, hierarchy and orders. There is also a big difference between authoritarian and libertarian. Authoritarianism is described as the belief that the government will have authority and that it should be obeyed, while libertarianism is described as the belief of maximizing equity and personal freedom among the citizens. In the book, “1984,” I believe that the government, which is named INGSOC (English Socialist Party) and Big Brother, belong precisely on the top left of the spectrum because they are very controlling towards their citizens. With whatever it may be, the government will control who gets married to whom and much more to do with the citizen’s daily life, which they have no say in. As well, the government does not allow freedom of speech or thought, trying to keep things in a “traditional” aspect.
