“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face– forever” (Orwell 267). George Orwell wrote this line in the theme of his dystopian novel, 1984, however, this too can be applied to the United States today. As technology advances rapidly, along with the amalgamation of wealth and power held by a select few, America is slowly following a path lined with censorship, surveillance, and the expanding wealth rift. The erosion of human civil liberties, along with powerful entities’ increasing control over knowledge and documentation, contribute to Orwell’s authoritarian vision. Modern America is slowly transforming into a dystopian society similar to 1984 through the rise of technological censorship and fluctuating socioeconomic …show more content…
While it is indubitable that modern America is developing too many comparable characteristics to Orwell’s dystopia depicted in 1984, despite all its flaws, the United States continues to uphold its principles of democracy, individualism, and law and order. The Freedom in the World report is an international record that documents global trends in civil liberties and political rights that published the United States “is a federal republic whose people benefit from a competitive political system, a strong rule-of-law tradition, robust freedoms of expression and religious belief, and a wide array of other civil liberties” (Freedom House 2). This statement is validated through their thorough and insightful analysis of US economic, political, and social policies, accentuating that although the United States struggles with challenges, overall its democratic practices are sustained and natural rights continue to be preached. To contradict this finding, these same freedom of speech and economic equality freedoms expressed in the report are eroding due to flawed or lack of regulations regarding income disparity and cyber