Orwell's 1984 and the subsequent idea of a superstate, serves as a huge context for Icke's Reptilian theory. It's fundamental message is that of a 'Big Brother' where we are watched and prisoners of the government - an 'omnipresent government surveillance, and public manipulation'.
It carries on this dystopian theme that Fišers explored, of a world that makes sense although isn't quite real. In addition, the book also contains these surrealist qualities with the government in the novel having their own invented language called 'Newspeak'. Essentially Fišers, Icke and Orwell's work all links through this idea of a symbolic and representational world that could easily be our own. Touching on humanistic qualities that mirrors our society and how we act, with recognisable environments and political structures.
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The ‘nations’ of 1984 - Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia - are three fictional superstates in Orwell’s satirical dystopian novel. How the world evolved into the three states is vague. They appear to have emerged from nuclear warfare and civil dissolution over 20 years between 1945, the end of WW2, and 1965.
'The story revolves around Winston Smith and Julia, who try to resist their government’s overwhelming control over facts. Their act of rebellion? Trying to discover “unofficial” truth about the past, and recording unauthorized information in a diary. Winston works at the colossal Ministry of Truth, on which is emblazoned IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH. His job is to erase politically inconvenient data from the public record. A party member falls out of favor? She never existed. Big Brother made a promise he could not fulfill? It never happened.'
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