r 35). Such forms of institutionalized censorship and falsification are undoubtedly stable features of the majority of totalitarian political frameworks; these were the exact systems that Orwell feared would become a reality.
             Widespread censorship by itself is not sufficient to ensure the perpetuation of detrimental governmental policies. In recognition of this fact, Oceania's Inner Party instituted mandates that assured that its subjects would submit their will to the regime. Through both psychological and physical manipulation, as well as heavy reliance on technology as a means of social control, the Inner Party was able to effectively manage the thoughts and perceptions of the subjects of Oceania through a policy of fear, thus ensuring their blind loyalty to a degenerative government. At any given moment, people were bombarded by depictions of "Big Brother," a nameless black-mustached faced that served as a constant reminder that "Big Brother is Watching You" (Orwell Nineteen Eighty-Four 2). Additionally, eve
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