e so they have no problems when they participate in patriotic activities, such as hate week, seems absurd to well informed people. As portrayed in the novel, those who have not yet been affected by the government's attempts to brainwash the people are less enthusiastic with the government and its leader. Winston, the protagonist of 1984, even goes as far to write, "Down with Big Brother" (Orwell 19), the leader of his nation. Since the people are not satisfied with the government until they are brainwashed, it would seem that allowing the people to be involved only after being brainwashed is a poor decision.
             Another way that leaders have attempted to let their people be involved is by allowing them to join the government. Russia discovered this is not a good approach when the people are unsatisfied with the current governing system. When the government told the people to elect representatives, the uniformed lower class picked radical leaders who made false promises. When these officials were then hand chosen by the Council of Ministers in Russia, the legislative branch known as the Duma was created. The problem was that it became a house filled with people conspiring to reform the Russian government. Richard Pipes, the author of a novel about Russian history states, "Conflicts arose from the day the Duma opened its doors" (46). This again shows a process of having the people be involved that does more destruction than construction.
             The choice to vote appears to be the best opportunity for the people because it makes them happy;
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